Oakes Profile - Brewver

Dark brown, no head. Bourbon, dark chocolate, light fruitiness on the nose. Super dense, cheesecake richness, light vanilla, exquisite dark sugars, the bourbon lending warmth to the finish. Gorgeous beer, superbly balanced.

Tried from Draft at Fremont Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 19:07

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Oaktoberfest from Firestone Walker Brewing

10 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Pale amber, and bright. Not much head. This has a good toasty, oaky note, with a bit of caramel. Decent quality, maybe I would prefer more malt complexity.

Tried on 03 Oct 2025 at 06:55

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Oktoberfest Lager from pFriem Family Brewers

10 months ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Bright gold. Thin head. Light biscuity, slightly bready malt aroma. On the palate, a fresh pilsner malt character, light bit of toastiness, like really low lov munich malt in there, lowish bitterness but just enough. They've studied the style, and done a pretty good job of getting that malt complexity and balance out of a relatively light beer.

Tried from Can from Elizabeth Station on 03 Oct 2025 at 05:55

Oakes updated a beer: Oktoberfest Lager brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
10 months ago

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Nomadic Schwarzbier from Checkerhead Brewing

10 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

Dark brown with red accents. The aroma is quite grainy, with some phenols coming out as it warms. While the phenols still annoy me on the palate, there's certainly a good toasty malt note to it.

Tried on 03 Oct 2025 at 05:50

Oakes added a new beer Nomadic Schwarzbier by Checkerhead Brewing
10 months ago

Oakes added a new brewery: Checkerhead Brewing located in Canada
10 months ago

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Elliot from Endeavour Brewing Company

10 months ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

Amber-brown. Earthy. Light chocolate. This is good. Some sweet balsamic, but not oxidized. Solid work.

Tried on 03 Oct 2025 at 04:32

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Express ESB - Bourbon Barrel from Endeavour Brewing Company

10 months ago

6.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7

Hazy and amber. Sort of toasty. Decent malt, light bourbon, some alcohol, clashing with the base. Bourbon ESB is an odd combo, but it doesn't not work.

Tried on 03 Oct 2025 at 04:25

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Patio Lanterns from Sooke Oceanside Brewery

10 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Pale, some haze. Thin, relatively weak head. The aroma has a fair bit of apricot puree - it's a decent fruit character. It still comes in a bit like an afterthought versus the best-integrated fruit beers around. The palate also has a decent apricot character, but also a light malt and a bit more alcohol taste. There was a beer in BC back in the 90s that was a strong fruit ale that came across too boozy to make sense - the Tall Ship Raspberry Ale - and this calls to mind that beer in terms of its structure and balance. It's far from perfect but I can appreciate it.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2025 at 04:05