OHanlons Royal Oak

A roasty bitter. Thick and creamy containing some dark chocolate notes mingled with light woody flavours. Sweetness in the finish which takes the edge off of the hearty burnished nature of the brew. Fantastic mouthfeel.

Pours a hazy dark orange-red with a thin off white cover. A nice fruity caramel aroma, citrus orange and an woodiness. Taste if unfortunately thinner, light caramel, a nuttiness, and more grapefruit fruity hops.

16.9oz bottle, best before 5.23.08. The Eldridge Pope Royal Oak was one of the first beers I truly enjoyed during my initial intro to craft beers, so it’s interesting to revisit this. Pours translucent orange amber, topped with a thin tan head. Sweet caramel aroma, with notes of fruit and nuts. Flavor is fairly sweet, with fruit, caramel, hazelnut, earth and mild citrus. Medium bodied and incredibly drinkable. Straightforward, drinkable and very refreshing. #800

16.9oz bottle. Pours cloudy amber in color with full foamy tan head. Aroma sweet, nutty and light hops. Taste roasted malt and light hops with bitter finsih.

Bottle- Clear redish brown with reasonable frothy beige head. Sweet and malty background with caramel, hoppy, slightly fruity with just a hint of alcohol showing. Lasting finish with medium bitterness.

Poured from fat bottle. Unique aroma of brandy, molasses, raisin. Opaque amber, thin head. Flavor is also unique with lots of roasty malt, but not sweet. Bitter backtaste. Sour cherry notes. OK beer but did not quite work for me.

500ml bottle, best by 11/05/09. Clear amber gold with a big tan head. Nice sweet nutty nose, some herbal hoppiness. Mild flavor, herbal and lightly nutty. Decent, but nothing special.

Bottle. Deep red colour with an off-white head. Sweet aroma with hoppy and fruity notes. The flavour is sweet, malty, hoppy and nutty with bitter finish. Quite nice bitter.