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Pale berry colour, with some haze. The aroma is again berries - I'm not familiar with the chokeberry so I'll be pretty generic here. On the palate, the body feels relatively light, wheaty. There's a mellow tartness. The berry is nice, brings some good fruitiness, like a cross between a cloudberry and a blackberry. Solid stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2025 at 06:32

Oakes (34246) reviewed

The Rusty Nail - Double Barrel from Fremont Brewing Company

10 months ago

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

Dark brown. Rich and inky, nice and thick. The aroma is bright cinnamon, maybe cardamom and nutmeg but definitely those classic rusty nail spices. On the palate, it does feel like a deeper mace/cinnamon spiciness. Cassia? Get out the flavour wheel. The base is rich, syrupy, with a bit of chocolate. Alcohol rounds it out. The barrel is rounded, but also a bit brash. It's a big, assertive badass beer.

Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 06:12

Oakes (34246) reviewed

Maple Porter from Grist & Mash Brewery

10 months ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Dark brown. There's a touch of maple on it, but it's thin. The lack of residual sugars really cripples this...the maple has nothing to latch on to. I don't know. This sort of thing needs to have way more richness and more maple.

Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 05:53

Oakes (34246) reviewed

Black Damnation XI - Special K (Kay) from De Struise Brouwers

10 months ago

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

Dark brown. No head. Aroma is boozy, phenolic, headsy. On the palate, the port barrel shows through a bit, then there's lots of alcohol, a bit of dark sugars, toffee sort of thing. Raisiny and boozy.

Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 05:20

Oakes (34246) reviewed

Espresso Corsé - Bière de Glace from Beauregard - Brasserie Distillerie

10 months ago

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

Dark brown. Aroma is chocolate and coffee. OK, way too much carbonation, it's got a bit of sugar but it seems like something is eating that sugar. Bugs? Yeah, something here. Not something good. It's not 100% off but it's definitely not on. That's interesting, but not good interesting. Just like damn, was there a good beer here at some point?

Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 05:05

Oakes (34246) reviewed

Mead from Snowgoose Brewery Inc.

10 months ago

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5

Pale and slight gold. This has a bit of alcohol, soft body, a bit woody, alcohol. It's got a touch of florals in the finish. I suppose it's okay.

Tried on 31 Aug 2025 at 05:00

Oakes (34246) reviewed

National Acrobat from Varietal Beer Company

10 months ago

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

Quite pale. The aroma has a lot of citra, some orangey notes as well. On the palate, clean pale malt. Moderate bitterness, and then there's citrus to it as well, a touch of pear. Well-balanced. This hits.

Tried from Can from Elizabeth Station on 16 Aug 2025 at 04:36

Oakes added a new beer National Acrobat by Varietal Beer Company
10 months ago

Oakes (34246) reviewed

Péché Mortel - Jameson from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!

10 months ago

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

2020 bottle. Dark brown. Aroma has a lot of coffee, getting into those pepper notes. Soft body, has a light coffee accent. That's died off a bit. Still some sugars. There's also a bit of barrel, some heat from the barrel, and whiskey but it's not a rich whiskey character.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2025 at 04:18