Black Oak Nutcracker

Brewed by Black Oak Brewing
Style: Porter
Etobicoke, Canada

12 oz. bottle - pours thin and dark brown with tan head around the edges; roasty aromas with some smoke and lots of nuts; medium body, smooth and no bitterness; a unique funk and spice to it from the cinnamon; dry aftertaste with mild chewy texture; a damn good porter; thanks tim!!

341 ml Bottle from Harry! Thanks! Nose of rich chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate, and very faint spices; black with lightly hazy brown edges and a medium cinnamon colored head; flavor is chocolate, some hoppy bitterness, some roastiness, and a bit of cinnamon showing later just before the bitter finish kicks in. Pretty good porter! This is one I think Degarth would like!

Poured a burnt brown, with some glints of black coloring peaking through. The aroma is delicate, with only the faintest hint of the spicing, which was a bit of a let down. There was a decent roasted component, but otherwise, fairly muted. The flavor was bolder, with some of the sweet spice coming through, which worked very well against the roasted flavor. Pretty decent.

Courtesy TheCheeseman. Pours black with a small, swirly off white head. Smells of sweet vanilla and light chocolate roast. Creamy smelling. The flavor had more of the roasty characters come forward. Some toasted oats and chocolate are seemingly more in the background of this porter. Dark chocolate malt and vanilla round out its flavors. Pretty damn solid porter, balanced well, and drinks quite nice. very flavorful.

Bottle... GIABMISGFAB... Sits black with a small, khaki head. The aroma is a swirl of chocolate and toffee with a touch of vanilla and a rumor of cola. Medium-bodied and watery with medium carbonation. Well balanced, though it does lean just a hair on the bitter side. A tad oxidized (cardboard). Thin, lightly bitter finish. Kudos to TheCheeseMan for sharing his bottle!

Merritt Island Throwdown ’08: Bottle, courtesy Blankboy. Black slightly watery pour with lots of chunk floating around. Big coffee roasted grain aroma. Dry coffee roasted grain taste. Finishes clean and dry.

Bottle, courtesy blankboy. Pours pitch black, lots of carbonation. Basically just looks like a soda, as there’s virtually no head. Spotty wet lacing. Nice roasted aroma with some slight cinnamon. Soft roasted malts come through the strongest, and some chocolate, grainy-like esters. Roasted chocolate flavor, coffee, caramel, some peach? Also slight cinnamon and nutmeg. Watery finish, dry, thin body. Pretty good.

341ml bottle shared with Matt7215, RyanMac13, and Beerguyryan. Very nice porter! Perfect porter appearance and aroma. Flavours are very well balanced, roasty and chocolaty, though I don’t detect much nuttiness, although that’s a good thing for me since I tend not to like nuttiness. Similar to the double chocolate cherry stout, in that the special elements, in this case cinnamon, is very subtle, yet present and enjoyable. A top notch Ontario brew!