Spruce-induced almond-biscuit sweetness and sharply citric grapefruit-peach-pineapple verve counterbalance harsh pine needled dry-hopped bitterness swaying rigid alcohol acidity. Spicy floral juniper snipe caresses cracked wheat spine and expansive orange peel finish of hazy amber marvel.
OAKEN BARREL ALABASTER BELGIAN-STYLE WITBIER
Opaque-yellowed white-headed light-bodied Belgian wit retains perfumed lavender-jasmine waft, frail orange-peeled coriander facade, barren lemon-pineapple souring and mushy wheat base. When carbolic intrusion subsides, pallid bubblegum illusion surfaces.
OAK CREEK PALE ALE
Lively pine-hopped aggression embitters sweet caramel malts, floral-spiced red-yellow fruiting, and loud spruce tones for nearly perfect stylistic representative.
OAK CREEK NUT BROWN ALE
Clear tawny reddish dry body complements initial charred wood wisp and blackened hop tryst with resinous Brazil nut-walnut-macadamia midst. Dulled maple malt sweetness fades at weary finish, diminishing nutty cornerstone.
(OAK CREEK) GRAND CANYON RATTLESNAKE LAGER
Is brewery’s name hidden in small print because bland amber-toned medium body tastes like anonymous cheap mainstream fodder? Soured malts, toasted hops, and roasted grains drift aimlessly until barren orange-tangerine notion takes wobbly hold.
OAK CREEK AMBER ALE
Dry cereal grain lightness fizzles to mild hopped chestnut-birch trifle where elegant fruited spicing parlays honeyed caramel finish before going adrift.
NUTFIELD OLD MAN ALE
Pleasantly carbolic boozy-scented medium body maintains chewy caramel malting. Sweet honeyed modesty and delicate English India Pale Ale characteristics (dry hops, smoked barley) provide depth. Brewery defunct: 2009.
NUTFIELD HOPFEST ALE
Hop-fueled aroma, malted grain usurpation, and dark chocolate throb sharpen frothy tan-headed, brown-bodied winner. Nutty bottom and prickly hop fizz round out bittersweet finish reminiscent of cleaner English dark ales. Brewery defunct: 2009.
NUTFIELD BLACK 47 STOUT
Frothy garnet-mahogany hued, grain wort-scented, full-bodied Irish-styled stout with black coffee overtones, elevated spice-hopped fizz, sticky molasses sash, and maple ash flap underscored by smoky mocha resin to dry bittersweet finish. Brewery defunct: 2009.
NUTFIELD AUBURN ALE
First impressions led me to believe rustic-grained lightweight needed tangy citrus boost. Is it a weak copy of an Irish red ale or just a smoothly nebulous ‘auburn’ ale? One thing is certain, it’s not as pure tasting as most New England styled ales. Brewery defunct: 2009.
NOR’WESTER SMITH ROCK BOCK LAGER
Nice pale-toned light-bodied (despite 7.3% alcohol) bock could be creamier and maintain sharper hop bite, but increasing roasted barley uplift, toffee-chestnut influence, and chocolate malt surge provide mellow flow for date-fig-backed orange-pear fruiting. Despite many adjuncts, brisk finish closer to medium-bodied lager than plush bock. Brewery defunct: 2007.
NOR’WESTER OREGON PALE ALE
Dull and unconvincing, closer to mellow-grained pilsner with light barley sweetness and tempered spice hop fizz. Brewery defunct: 2007.