Oakes (33493) reviewed Breaking Bread Amber Ale from Barn Owl Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Kind of murky, sweet, not much to it. Not super awesome. It's actually not that interesting a concept, but rock on.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Owlcatraz Barley Wine from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Doesn't look great, a bit on the murky side. Lots of sweetness, fruity esters but it's also balanced with just enough bitterness. Intense, and the finish is quite boozy. All the good elements are there, but in a rough and ready format where lately I've been leaning towards more refined barley wines. If I were to put this one in a barrel, it would be a late harvest wine.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Owl Be Back Blood Orange Ale from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Dull colour. Sort of a bland, malty base, and a little orange character. This isn't really connected to the base - they aren't complementary in any way. The gose would have been a better base. So it doesn't clash but it doesn't go anywhere either.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Gingerbread Nordic from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Basically a spiced kveik porter. The base porter is pretty good, the spices are old school but well balanced. Mild underlying bitterness is just enough, and allows this to be an effective session beer. Still, you have like the old school cinnamon and nutmeg thing.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Roundabout Radler from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Well, I do like grapefruit soda, so I suppose I like this. Hard to evaluate it seriously, but maybe I'll ride down there in the spring and see how I really feel.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Lakeshore Lager from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pale gold. Thin head. Sweetish, but I guess it's balanced enough, or the malt character isn't bad.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Arlo's Honey Brown Ale from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Quite sweet, which isn't super surprising, but then it gets all phenolic and thins right out. Depending on how the yeast and honey interact, that's also not surprising. Disappointing, because it doesn't make for a great beer, but not surprising.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Bohemian Red Pilsener from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Golden amber. Nice nutty character, with high caramel. A bit sweet to play the pilsner card, or even polotmavy, but it's not a bad beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Better balanced than I expected it to be, actually. Mostly vanilla, less chestnut character. But decent malt base and enough bitterness that it wasn't cloying, allowing the flavour elements to come across positively.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Raspberry Wheat Ale from Barn Owl Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pink and cloudy. Light tartness. OK raspberry taste. Not bad, as raspberry wheat goes.