Black Oak Oak Whiskey Barrel Aged Nut Brown

Formerly brewed at Black Oak Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Etobicoke, Canada

Draught. Sampled at 2005 Toronto (Fort York) Festival of Beer. Poured hazy, dark brownish-red with a large, off-white long-lasting head. Aroma was very oaky, with chocolate, roasted malt, mossiness and some hop bitterness more than balanced by lovely mild whiskey. Terrific taste - oaky-sweet, the malt and whiskey come through smooth and pretty well balanced for one week in the barrel - enough hops in the mix to keep it on the rails and I found it very chocolately on warming. Very creamy, almost oily mouthfeel. A nice cross between two of my favorites - whiskey (scotch, natch) and malty darker beer. Wish they’d bottle it - I would buy it!

Hmm, I had this at the Black Oak opening party. Appearance: Ruby red, no head. Aroma: Jameson whiskey, wood, marmalade, candied orange, like a nice ale added to the end of a glass of Jameson. Flavour: Whiskey, wood, malt, orange and a slight hop finish.

hazy brown/red colour. toasty, malty, chocolatey aroma with wood and earth notes. flavours of bitter chocolate, whole wheat toast, toffee, mild vanilla, wood and earthy hops. very nice. hopefully this won’t be the only time we see it.

Draught sample at TFOB 2005. Dark, slightly hazy brown with a small head. Big aroma with notes of roasted malt, chocolate and whiskey. Mouthfeel is remarkably smooth and creamy. Flavour starts with some bitter chocolate, turns sweet and malty in the middle, and finishes with buttery whiskey. This beer only spent a week in the whiskey barrel and was great - I’d love to try it after a longer stay.

Volo Cask Situation, Cask #3 Aged in whisky barrel with Mexican vanilla bean. Ruby tinged brown body. Aroma and flavour has a liqueur like quality to it. Hints of amaretto, mocha, and raisin are all not quite the right descriptors. Quite liked this, but it was a bit too sweet / syrupy by the end of the glass to contemplate a bigger glass. More carbonation might have leant enough lightness to aid consumption. Nice. 6-7/3+/6-7/3/14 <P> TFOB 2005 Aged in Jim Beam whisky barrel. Dark brown, creamy beige head. Aroma is rich and malty with a big dose of hot chocolate like sweetness that was quite unexpected. Mild touch of diluted coffee aroma. Dry start, malty sweet middle with very distant chocolate, bt of whisky shoots past the taste buds in the the finish and lingers somewhat in the aftertaste. Average to medium palate is quite smooth. Nice beer, whisky aftertaste seems to be cumulative though, and after a sample or two it starts to become more prominent as the glass warms. 7+/4/7+/3+/16

Volo Cask Days. Nose is just wow. Giant vanilla and chocolate. Harry nailed it when he said cookie dough. Not overly complexy but freakin amazing. Flavor is chocolate, tofee, some vanilla. Nice toffee & slightly smoky finish. Some dry chocolate in the finish as well.

Cask @ Volo -- oh yeah, this one is all whiskey. Unlike the subtle creaminess of the granite whiskey barrel, this one is a full on assault. Smooth as all hell as well, with a nice dark brown hue. A hint of bitter chocolates as well. Definitely well worth the sampling.

Draught. opaque brownish-copper body with a small white head. aroma consists of caramel, tobacco, chocolate, and wood. body is ridiculously smooth and easy drinking. The whiskey barrel definitely imparted some nice flavours into the already very good Nut Brown. Oak earthy notes and of course some of that nuttiness that I’m very fond of. Mild chocolate notes towards the end. Clean finish. Very nice.