CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed OXB from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: clear yellow to almost copper color with a two finger and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: faint floral to earthy hops with a clean crackery/biscuity malty character
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a sturdy sweetness; finishes cleanly with the malts
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; great smoothness
Overall: though there might not be much to say, I will say this - this was brewed nice and clean enough to warrant me not pouring the next out and just sip by the can next to my grill or possibly take cans of to go fishing.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luppolo from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: yellow sort of semi-cloudiness with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to grassy hops up front, light clean biscuity malts further down in there
Flavor: combines all the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet and sweet oily quality; finishes citrusy and sweet oily
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; smooth to slick along the tongue, touch of dryness
Overall: I believe this might have been my first ever Italian pilsner way back and then the revisit to this came with this review from can to becher glass and it's still the same the first time I had it. I say nice enough beer to welcome a third time if that ever happens.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at McGillicuddy's in Williston, VT
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass with no head, thus no lace
Aroma: cocoa powder with a touch of vanilla, subtle black coffee tones, subtle earthy to semi-citrusy hops far down in there
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter and slightly roasty quality; finishes dry with black coffee-like with some cocoa powder
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue with some dryness
Overall: nicely done porter I would welcome again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Sap Haus from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tall tulip.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour and in the glass with a two and a half fingers of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: smoky then some herbal to slight peppery scents, some honey, dark fruits, caramel notes
Flavor: blends the previously noted aromas to a fine smoky sweet and herbal toned quality; finishes smoky with some honey and caramel
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; good smoothness and a light dryness
Overall: nicely done smoked lager I would return to.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Blacklight from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger off-white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then left some light lace
Aroma: coffee tones, hay/grassy whiffs, cocoa powder, sweet earthy tones, tart fruity notes, herbal/floral scents and a little bit of wheat
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to earthy and tart quality; finishes dry with some coffee, cocoa powder and earthy sweetness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness, some dryness
Overall: love me a dark saison and this one doesn't disappoint.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy copper color with some transparency about it and a quarter finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral sweet to grassy and orange peel bittersweetness; white pepper, and some light banana to light clove
Flavor: combines all the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy to bitter quality; finishes with the orange peel and grassy to floral tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a closer to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some of the white pepper brushes against the tongue; some dryness on the tongue as well
Overall: nicely done saison I would welcome again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: brown in color with a with a two and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed apples, clean earthy tones, grassy, floral, cocoa powder, light whiffs of black pepper, funky, oak and mineral water notes
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine funky sweet with sly tart yet spicy quality; finishes semi-spicy to earthy and some apple tones
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; smooth along the tongue but also noticeable dryness
Overall: there seems to be an abundance of characters going on with this beer that I would love to have again just to see if I pick up something else.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Blue Noir from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle pours a pale gold, blue tint with some white head. Nose had blueberry and funk and some wheat and flinty. Flavor has candlewax and blueberry and pinot. Nice minerality.
radagast83 (13601) reviewed Blue Noir from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. At the February DCBeer share. Poured a pale golden color with a small white head. Aroma was an immediate blast of funky feet or something, blueberries. Second sniff was just funky blueberries. Wheat, blueberries, some wine. Not my jam.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Grizacca from Oxbow Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: soft burnt yellow/orange color; one finger white foamy head slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemony whiffs, grassy to herbal, extra citrusy, slightly funky with piney undertones; slight biscuity malts down in there
Flavor: mildly sweet through the prior noted aromas, subtle crisp bitterness riding in underneath, mild aftertaste of piney to herbal to grassy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, medium smoothness on tongue; finishes crisp with a fluffy lemony tone
Overall: I say a nicely done Grissette and I bet I'd want this with some lobster tail the next time I hope to get this beer!