Oakes Profile - Brewver

Dark brown. No head. Aroma is sweet and chocolatey, more or less, maybe vanilla. Body is fairly big, lots of sugar, but there's a burnt quality to it, and not in a creme brulee kind of way. More like burnt coffee. The sweet elements here aren't balanced well...what I get is that alcohol and roast are contribute bitterness, but hops are not. This means that the type of bitterness doesn't mesh well with some of the overt sweet chocolatey notes. It's not a bad beer, but these seem like structural flaws that could be managed with more hop and a longer boil.

Tried from Can on 19 May 2025 at 06:08

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Rhubarb Wild Ale from E9 Brewing Co. (Tacoma, United States 🇺🇸)

1 year ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Dull and pale. A bit fizzy. But no head. The aroma has a bit of rhubarb and hints at a somewhat basic sour character. On the palate, it's pretty basic, some light rhubarb, and some almost balsamic type notes, that's a bit of slickness.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2025 at 05:57

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Nels from Fair Isle Brewing (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)

1 year ago

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Tart, herbal, a clean pale malt. The fir tips aren't as bold as normally is the case, but I like that.

Tried on 18 May 2025 at 19:54

Oakes added a new beer Nels by Fair Isle Brewing
1 year ago

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Salacia from Fair Isle Brewing (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)

1 year ago

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

Pale and slight haze, medium head. Soft brett c with beautiful malt. Excellent.

Tried on 18 May 2025 at 19:51