Ferris (26026) reviewed Nox Aeterna from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft - Smoke, peat and roast malts. Deep jet brown with a brown head. Peaty and smokey with a woody roast finish. Nice.
Metalchopz (8073) reviewed Beat The Heat from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from the LCBO, under "Black Oak Saison" now (not summer). Pours a clear golden-amber colour with a frothy white cap, good retention because of very active carbonation. Gets a little hazy at the next pour. Mostly orange aromas from the zest. Citrus notes, honey and pepper. Pretty much the same for the taste, but milder. The wheat comes out in the finish. Pretty good overall, but missing a little balance to be a nice Saison.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle at my uncle’s place. A nice mellow orange pour with a beige head of foam. A more complex hop aroma than their normal pale ale: resin, piney goodness. Classic rough sharp plate scraping carbonation. Medium bodied with a bitter hoppy taste, somewhat one-noted but good enough just not my cup of tea.
KansaiBeerLovers (8946) reviewed Pale Ale from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
On tap at my uncle’s place how cool is that? A clear honey gold holds a nice rich malty aroma. A surprisingly hoppy taste, light pine that slowly build in bitterness. Clean and simple. This was the end of the keg.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Beat The Heat from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle - Citrus, fruity esters and spice. Hazy gold with a rich white head. Light malts, light fruit and some citrus, with a bit of yeast in the finish. Basic but nice.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Pale Ale from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle - Smells of pale malts and some a weird off note. Clear copper with a nice head. Grains and light earthy bittering hops. Although something odd in the nose, is tastes just fine for an English style pale ale. Doesn’t quite have the oomph required for an APA.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle - Hazelnut and caramel with some toasted notes. Clear dark brown with a light beige head. Toasted malts and hazelnut, finishes with a nice sweetness. Not an exciting style but a good example.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Break of Dawn APA from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle - Bright grapefruit and nice sweetness. Hazy gold with a nice white head. Lots of grapefruit, bright quick bitterness. Really nice and balanced.
Helsdon (1072) reviewed Beat The Heat from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours amber with next to no head. Nose of hops, honey and roasted malts. Bitter hops, with the same in the aftertaste, honey flavour, malts, and citrus on a long draw. Meh. Aug 26 2016. So apparently I was on some crack when I had this a couple of years ago. Probably part of a few drinks because I don’t remember this at all. I don’t know what all that talk of hops is, since this beer doesn’t have any. Beside that the Meh rating stands.
Helsdon (1072) reviewed Nutcracker from Black Oak Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
What in the world this was doing on shelf in June, being a seasonal beer and all, I have no idea. So I bought it. Also worth a note I wish Gretzky made a beer, like he "makes" a wine, cause this is beer number 99 for me. This beer pours a black, inkiness as dark as my outlook was on election night. With a barely a finger of dense tan head, or 100 fingers by Hudak’s math. Nose of smoky, medicinal black cardamom, molasses, and toasted malts. Nice smooth flavour on the first try, like those first few months of any politician’s rule, before the lies and broken promises become unbearable. Toasted malts, more of that black cardamom flavour, and mild molasses sweetness. Overall very drinkable.