John Oliver Bold Ale
Steamworks Brewing in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.66
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Steamworks John Oliver Bold is a tribute to the end of Prohibition. This strong ale (7.9%) delivers bold, full-bodied flavour with a balanced malt backbone and subtle hop finish. It's easy-drinking and full of character—a fitting tribute to the man who brought beer back to BC.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Light copper, beige head. Nose of light fruit/corn syrup. Light spicy Belgian yeast fore. Medium alcohol heat mid. Medium bitterness, peppery notes
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2025
at 22:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
473mL can, pours a mostly clear bright golden orange with a small white head. Aroma almost has a sort of Belgian estery character, with bready caramel malt and some corn syrup (agreed with Gerbeer). Flavour is much the same, with toasted caramel, corn-like sweetness, and a touch of lychee. Unsure what this is supposed to be, but it’s a decent miscellaneous, malty, lightly sweet strong ale of some sort. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 03:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
473 ml can. Pours a copper color with light head. Aromas of corn syrup, nondescript fruit, and toasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional herbal fruit, like lychee. Bitter paper like finish. Definitely bold but also odd…
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2024
at 23:29