Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
( bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small white head; aroma of coconut, chocolate liquor; soft palate; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter sweet finish
RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Oak & Ember from Alesong Brewing & Blending 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle. Pours black with minimal beige head. Aroma has really nice dark malts and bourbon. Flavour has toasty bready malts, nice bourbon character. Not super complex. Nice malt and bourbon characteristics, but not particularly well-incorporated. Mouthfeel is kind of sludgy. The components are here, but needs a bit of tuning. Not really the quality I would have expected from this brewery.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Oak & Ember from Alesong Brewing & Blending 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of oak, subtle bourbon, medium roast, and some lightly smoked meat. Flavour is quite dry, with plenty of oak, medium roast, and very subtle vanillin. Medium-bodied, with a somewhat sludgy palate. It's not terribly complex or elegant, and that palate leaves plenty to be desired. Decent, but underwhelming for Alesong.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle (7.8% abv listed). Brown-ish red with minimal white head. Vinous, background juicy berry, mild tartness. Nose is quite nice, but taste almost seems a bit thin bodied. Still decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml (thx, Renny!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: purple with some copper notes with a white head. Aroma: rustic notes, lots of Pinot Noir, oak. Taste: along the same lines, semi-dry, tannic, woody. Overall: good one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pale red, bright. Not much head. The aroma shows lots of grape and oak. Light body, vinous, a hint of acidity, and a touch of tannin to help round out the finish. Still grape sugars, decent balance.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
500mL bottle. Pours murky deep red with pinkish head. Aroma has a ton of musty red wine grapes up front, followed by dry wood. Flavour also has musty red wine grape, burnt wood, dry oak. Tons of red wine tannins, pinot noir grapes. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500mL bottle, pours a clear dark pinkish red with a small white head. Aroma is very buggy and vinous, with lots of musty red wine grape skins, plenty of tannins, and charred oak. Flavour is more of the same, with plenty of charred oak, intense tannins, red grape skins, and wild yeast. Excellent cohesion, finishing bone dry, tannic, and vinous. Really great.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Lots of bourbon, sweet oak, dry, quite nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Draft pour, 13 oz at Tapped, Mill Creek. Dark cola brown pour, quick fading head. Really inviting aroma with oak, whiskey, charred barrel, soft dark fruit and spice. Very layered. Thick body, dark fruit, toasty constant, dry oak. Barrel notes are dominant, but sp well executed that they can stay. Surprisingly smooth taste here. Long lasting caramel and whiskey note. Bummed I haven't tried any previous vintages of this one. Incredible brew.