A true first! A metal-canned Imperial Stout with all the expectant viscous tar-like thickness and hefty 10% alcohol intensity needed to please connoisseurs. Reminiscent of molasses-sapped milkshake on sweet side and burnt espresso on bitter end, tan-headed mahogany-hued full body latently drops tobacco chew, sticky anise, and cocoa powder illusions atop charcoal-smoked flaked oats.
OSKAR BLUES REVEREND SANDI’S SINFUL STOUT
Intoxicating deep brown-hued lightweight stout retains dry-bodied sour coffee bean essence and bitter nut influence to creamy raisin-like finish. Cola nut and cherry undertones tucked beneath relaxing groove add further dimension.
OSKAR BLUES OLD CHUB SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
Canned ruby-garnet wee heavy Scottish ale adroitly adjoins ashen butterscotch-mocha-chocolate sweetness to wheat biscuit spine. Dried tobacco, earthy peat, and leather linger beneath smoked maple midst. Roasted barley and rolled oats fortify veritable toasted lager-like finish. Alcohol insurgency impels charming barleywine recess.
OSKAR BLUES GORDON INDIA PALE ALE
Cheap aluminum-canned I.P.A. (given seperate review under updated G’Knight Imperial Red banner) shields durable spruce-hopped bitterness with chewy caramel creaminess to biscuit-y wheat bottom. Sweet carnival of marzipan, brown sugar, toffee, and whiskey illusions meander through floral-backed orange-cherry-pear trickle before finishing more like a frothy Scotch ale.
OSKAR BLUES DALE’S PALE ALE
Signifying bright marmalade nose and caressing citric-spiced hop bitterness inform smooth buttery resilience of embraceable medium body. Softly layered honeyed yeast seduction anchors sticky pine-sapped finish. Crisp ale will reward pilsner enthusiasts and ale heads alike.
ORVAL TRAPPIST ALE
Ambitious amber-clouded aperitif integrates sweet floral bouquet with cotton-candied white-sugared sweetness, tart cherry-citrus spray, and rosemary-oregano herbage before alcohol-laced acidity deflates complexity of dry-hopped finish. Watery texture depletes earthen mineral basin. Supposedly ages better than wine.
ORLIO ORGANIC INDIA PALE ALE
Dry bronze-coppered organic IPA posits biscuit-y toasted bread pleasantry above corresponding almond-pecan snippet and honey-spiced lemony peach drift. Light for its class, needing thicker mineral grain thrust and bitterer piney citric hop musk.
ORLIO ORGANIC COMMON ALE
Magic Hat’s boutique organic division brews Orlio series. Astringent moderate-bodied gold-hued steam beer retains off-putting orange-oiled sour lemon tartness and vagrant vegetal zeal. Caramel malts hidden faraway.
ORKNEY SKULLSPLITTER ALE
Foamy bubbles cascade above muddy texture while pouring syrupy candy-red-hued 8.5% alcohol ale. Pervasive barleywine opulence enriched by barley-toasted chocolate sweetness and cherry-pureed prune-plum tartness to moderate nutty finish.
ORKNEY RED MAC GREGOR RUBY ALE
Sweet iced tea entry gives way to fleeting wood-burnt barleywine elegance, impacting prune-soured sugar plum finish. Despite ‘red’ labeling, perhaps inspired by hop-spiced fruiting and toasted barley malting, resembles less nutty brown ale.
ORKNEY DRAGON HEAD STOUT
Wood-charred tobacco-stained black coffee souring lures maple-sapped burnt hickory, chalky mocha, muted raisin, black licorice and cola nutty illusions for fantastic frothy tan-headed dry-bodied peculiarity. Sneaky orange rind influence makes brilliant cameo below tar-stained leathering. Richer, creamier, and more pungent than Guinness Stout.
ORKNEY DARK ISLAND DARK ALE
Enjoyable burgundy-hued, mocha-scented Scot with carbolic soda-like opening gaining earthy grain prominence prior to sweet ‘n sour tingly-spiced cherry-grape innuendo decorates robust wood burnt finish. Musty roasted coffee bottom maintains stability.