Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange.
Appearance: clear copper/red color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which fell off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tart & sweet cranberries, slight wheaty sweetness then a light tart hint, wet grains
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart quality; finishes very cranberry forward and a touch of wheat
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, subtle tart zing but nothing that sticks, no pucker & no kick anywhere
Overall: nice as a cranberry tart wheat ale, I could come back to this as that.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange.
Appearance: red/slight purple color with a quarter finger's worth of white foamy head which fell off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet and tart blackberries, slight wheaty sweetness then subtle lemons and wet grains
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart quality; finishes very blackberry forward and a touch of wheat
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, subtle tart zing but nothing that sticks, no pucker & no kick anywhere
Overall: nice as a blackberry tart wheat ale, I could come back to this as that.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange.
Appearance: clear yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which fell off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet cucumbers, slight wheaty sweetness then a light tart hint, subtle lemons, wet grains
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart quality; finishes very cucumber forward and a touch of wheat
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, subtle tart zing but nothing that sticks, no pucker & no kick anywhere
Overall: nice as a cucumber tart wheat ale, I could come back to this as that.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Citrafonix IPA from Oakshire Brewing 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: light yellow to copper color with some transparency and a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange peel with some lemony to citrusy hops, subtle floral hop backing then a light malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fair bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes somewhat lemony & orange bitter toned
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; light smoothness and expected hop bitterness assertiveness - just noticeable - nothing overbearing
Overall: nicely done West coast IPA I could bang again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: way more on the raspberry side, than 2024 one.
Taste: tastes like a lot of raspberry puree dumped into a nice BBA imperial stout.
Overall: very different to 2024, more fruity, kinda getting to the smoothie style Imperial Stout 😂 (and guess where 2023 is in the picture 😁).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: mix of raspberries, chocolate, and American oak. Bold and sweet with some acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, prominent raspberries and chocolate, with noticeable American oak notes on the back.
Overall: very good.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Barleywine from Oakshire Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026. Vintage 2015.
Aroma: caramel, hops, moderately sweet, bold.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit dusty, resinous and quite bitter.
Overall: good American bw, but too bitter for me.
BodyByDuff (255) reviewed Hellshire XIV from Oakshire Brewing 5 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9.5
500ml bottle, 2025 vintage. Dark chocolate aroma with notes of roasted malt, molasses, cherry, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has no retention and no lacing. Starts with rich dark chocolate, cherry, molasses and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes incredibly smooth with roasted malt, bourbon and oak flavors as well as having a wonderful warming booziness as the very end that warms the belly on this chilly evening. Fantastic.
Iznogud (14911) reviewed Watershed IPA from Oakshire Brewing 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
On tap at Oakshire Beer Hall, Portland. Cloudy orange with medium white head. Citrus, pine, malty, some caramel notes, sweetish, moderate bitterness in finish. Medium bodied. Pretty average.
Iznogud (14911) reviewed Gnome Down Under from Oakshire Brewing 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Oakshire Beer Hall, Portland. Hazy orange yellow with medium white head. Hoppy, citrus, some tropical notes, some medium bitterness in finish. Medium bodied.