Oakes (33493) reviewed Setting Sun Oatmeal Stout from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown, thin head, nutty, a bit oaty but doesn'�t bring much creaminess; it'�s a drier stout. Not a whole lot of bitterness or complexity -it is a middling kind of stout.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Lost Lake Pale from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Amber, slight haze, medium head. Has a nice blackberry hop character, biscuity malts, a bit soft, and maybe some marmalade. Solid effort.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown, a bit opaque. Thin head, light blueberry, the base porter is off dry, and the berry mellow. Restrained, whereas I'�d prefer it leaned into the blueberry chocolate thing a little more.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Moonwake Double IPA from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Opaque, pale, berryish hop with a touch of peachiness. Soft malts. Decent bitterness, alcohol is assertive in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown, thin head. Lots of coffee. Looks murky, tastes mostly of coffee, a touch of sweet malt base, and a bit of alcohol. It'�s okay but the malt could stand to be richer, to help the coffee along and give it a true dessert vibe.
Oakes (33493) reviewed White Rapids from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Gold, bright, thin head. Bright nelson aroma, gooseberry and pear and papaya. Medium bitterness, malts have a bit of biscuity note. Well balanced, both malt and hop being fairly expressive. This beer feels like White Sails'� best wheelhouse.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Disco Cactus from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pale opaque amberish sort of colour. Strawberry and hop aroma, pine and lemon. On the palate more lemony bitterness than expected but I'�m happy with the tonka coming in late, kinda rounds things out. It all somehow comes together. This is better than it ought to be.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Order + Chaos Hazy IPA from White Sails Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy and pale. Fairly thick head. Peachy and lemony. There'�s a bit of alcohol in the finish. Decent pale malt note, lowish bitterness. Juicy finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
473 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with full tan head. Aromas of metallic roasted malts and black coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, dry dark chocolate and black coffee. Really roasty. Not getting any sweetness from the vanilla, not any orange peel. Not a bad basic stout, but not what I was expecting
Oakes (33493) reviewed Easy Peasy Fruit Sour from White Sails Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at the brewery. Hazy pale amber colour with a thin head. The lime and raspberry are prominent. Medium acidity and light malt sweetness. The balance is good but the fruits don't 100% come together for me.