Tag Archives: Oak

Siren Craft Brew VIPA (8.5%)

This is an IPA brewed with Belgian yeast, raspberries and blackcurrants, hibiscus and oak. That’s a lot of stuff going on, but it just about manages to hang together. The beer pours a nice plummy purple and smells of forest … Continue reading

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Thornbridge Brewery Eldon (8%)

What exactly is it that people find so great about Thornbridge? I just don’t get it. This Bourbon Oak Imperial Stout pours a nice enough purple brown but lacks any discernible aroma save for the weediest treacle tart smell. The … Continue reading

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Allendale Brewery Black Grouse (4%)

This is an absolute delight. Black Grouse has been brewed with oak chips for, “a barrel aged flavour,” but that’s not quite what you get. You see, what the oak chips have done is add a pithy woodiness, but it’s … Continue reading

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