Black Oak Sweet Potato Nutbrown Ale

Brewed by Black Oak Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Etobicoke, Canada

Brewed for Volo Cask Days 2008.Like a spiced pumpkin without the pumpkin. Loads of soap bubbles on brown. Big on cinammon. Drinkable. Not too complicated, original brown ale base adds sweetness to the spice. Decent cask.Average mouthfeel.May have been a tad hops.

Cask. At Volo Cask Days 2008. Hazy deep amber pour with an average foamy beige head. Aroma - wow! - amazing stuff - nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice & earthy vegetable sweetness. The taste is dry, slightly vegetal (what a shock), and pungently spicy - a little cloying by the end, as the body tended toward thickness, with not much carbonation and a little astringent acidity in the heavily spiced finish. But I loved it, particularly the nose.

cask at Volo
Appearance: Hine slight haze on good shade of brown , mid rocky top. Well contrasting, eye pleasing look.
Nose: Gently spiced aroma , nutmeg , coriander with brown , clean filling. 7+
Flavor/Palate : Clean mid bodied , spiced ale. Subtle , balanced well formulated. Light , yet filling. Christmas cake comes to my mind. Solid stuff.

2008-10-17. Dark brown/ mahogany body, modest tan head (3+). Very spicy aroma, allspice? cinnamon? nutmeg? The melange is sufficiently blended that I lack the expertise to tease it apart but its lovely, and the sweet potato undertones go well with it. Flavour has a light bitterness throughout both from the hops and the spices I think. Flavour is fairly spice dominant, and could use just a touch more of the base beer to balance it out a bit. (6+) Average bodied palate is lightly carbonated. Overall I thought the aroma was excellent, but I found the bitterness of the spice in the flavour distracting. Would love to see how this would evolve in a second try at it. Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2008

Cask at ’Volo Cask Days 2008’. Pours a deep clear brown with a spare diminishing bubbly white head. Aroma of caramel malt, spices (nutmeg, cinnamon and more) and yeah, there’s a hint of sweet potato there too. Flavour follows the aroma but is a touch watery -- still quite enjoyable though. Average bodied. Pretty good stuff.

Cask at Volo Cask Days 08. Spicy nose, allspice being the most noted, deep brown, small tan head. Tastes very much like a pumpkin beer to me. Light bodied, well balanced, spicy, bitter and dry. Well done.

[1793-20081017] Cask. Allspiced mashed potato aroma with lots of cinnamon and a background of dark malt. Slightly hazy, dark red mahogany body with quick creamy off-white bubbles. Allspice dark roasted malt flavour has a ton of cinnamon. Medium-full body. Excellent harvest-time brew, I really enjoyed it.
(Cask Days 2008 @ Volo; Toronto, ON)

On Cask at Volo Cask Days 2008. Brown pour, small bubbly head. Malty aroma with earthy spices. Taste is good - spicy nut brown, earthy, a tad similar to the Nutcracker - in terms of spices - . I just wish there was more body to back it up. My beer name and idea of the fest, Ken, you are pretty damn creative!