Oscura
Furthermore Beer

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From:
Furthermore Beer
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
California Common / Steam Beer
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 12.3%
Reviews:
148
Ratings:
222
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 11, 2019
Added:
Aug 04, 2008
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  10
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Unknown vintage; drank 7/23/15 @ the Yarchives.

See-through brown/red appearance.

A rough pour yielded a small khaki head; nice lace.

Fresh roasted coffee beans & toffee notes in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Coffee & mild raspberry flavors.

A simple, easy to drink coffee beer.
Jun 11, 2019
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Interesting.
Interesting style. Anchor Steam has ten times as many "Hads" as the #2 and twenty times Oscura at #4.
Interesting brewery in a cultural center in a very small town in the middle of little (70 miles west of Madison, yet has Frank Lloyd Wright's main home/studio and a world class classical repertory theater.)
Interesting beer with the coffee addition that calms the carbonation and boosts the mildly flavored style. I will have Oscura again.
Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by ryancl from Minnesota

Mar 03, 2016
 
Rated: 2.94 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Feb 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by AlarmClock314 from Wisconsin

Jul 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

Jul 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by smbslt from Illinois

Jul 16, 2015
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Reviewed by TX-Badger from Texas

3/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a clear pale golden color with off-white head. Not much coffee on the nose, a little green bell pepper though; follows onto the palate. Lingering malt on the finish.
Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by thatoneguymike from Georgia

Jun 25, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Brilliant deep amber to light brown, ¼” lacy off white foam collar.
S: Fresh grain, coffee, pale malt aromas – not a lot of hops.
T: Grainy malt flavors with some light coffee and roast barley a little chocolate, some light roasted malt, along with the coffee – more dry than sweet, not a lot of hops.
F: Very creamy texture just shy of a medium body, medium carbonation.
O: The coffee comes across a little different in a lighter beer – it is not competing with the roast malt flavors so it is a little less like espresso.
Apr 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by EricTKole from Michigan

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Mcq767

Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by PatrickKlopfenstein from Iowa

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.92 by Bilzor from Illinois

Sep 05, 2014
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Reviewed by B967ierhunter177 from Pennsylvania

1.25/5  rDev -67.3%
Aroma is of nuts, caramel, toast, and mild smoke. It's the only good point to this beer. Pours deep gold with no head or lacing. Flavor has a faint caramel note in the background. The rest is old, used coffee grounds to the point of being overwhelming. A totally different coffee flavor than can be found in stouts. Light-medium mouthfeel with coffee ground finish. Supposedly it's a California Common style beer, it's nowhere close to the prototype Anchor Steam. Not recommended.
Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by assman79 from Wisconsin

Jul 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SierraJosh from California

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by ncstateplaya from North Carolina

Jun 16, 2014
Oscura from Furthermore Beer
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 222 ratings