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Dark Lager
Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 5.35%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 02, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Moose90:
Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington
3.74/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.74/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served On-Tap
A — Pours a nice dark brown hue into the glass, there is some nice clarity around the edges when held up to the light. Off-white colored head sits lightly atop the beer, managing to leave behind some consistent rings of lace.
S — Smell is nice, nutty, roasted, coffee, chocolate, lightly roasted overall, clean and crisp, no real sweetness.
T — Much like the nose, bringing roasted chocolate and coffee tones, not overly charred, nice clean lager finish.
M — Light in body, crisp refreshing finish.
O — Nice overall, a good dark lager for sure.
Dec 03, 2015A — Pours a nice dark brown hue into the glass, there is some nice clarity around the edges when held up to the light. Off-white colored head sits lightly atop the beer, managing to leave behind some consistent rings of lace.
S — Smell is nice, nutty, roasted, coffee, chocolate, lightly roasted overall, clean and crisp, no real sweetness.
T — Much like the nose, bringing roasted chocolate and coffee tones, not overly charred, nice clean lager finish.
M — Light in body, crisp refreshing finish.
O — Nice overall, a good dark lager for sure.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.98/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Craft, Vancouver.
Russet brown with fading tan froth. 3.75
Crystally autumn leaf, dried cranberries, and a speck of chocolate. 3.75
Clean pils, some carob, dark caramel, and earthy grassy hops that lead into decent scratchy IBUs. 4
Lt+, clean, round. 4
Chocolate pushes this towards a Munich dunkel, but it’s hopped heavier than that. Smooth and easy; not especially melanoidin, but no flaws, either. S&O are ones to keep an eye on. 4.25
Jan 10, 2017Russet brown with fading tan froth. 3.75
Crystally autumn leaf, dried cranberries, and a speck of chocolate. 3.75
Clean pils, some carob, dark caramel, and earthy grassy hops that lead into decent scratchy IBUs. 4
Lt+, clean, round. 4
Chocolate pushes this towards a Munich dunkel, but it’s hopped heavier than that. Smooth and easy; not especially melanoidin, but no flaws, either. S&O are ones to keep an eye on. 4.25
Reviewed by mattsander from Canada (AB)
3.6/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.6/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A: deep ruby, nice clarity, beige head
S: red malts, a little roast, earthy. A little busy
T: medium body, juicy malts, nutty toast
Pretty good, nothing notable imo
Dec 04, 2016S: red malts, a little roast, earthy. A little busy
T: medium body, juicy malts, nutty toast
Pretty good, nothing notable imo
Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
650ml bomber poured into tulip 12/4/16 cheers Beervana for the bottle
A light cola when held to the light, finger of dense light brown foam hangs around for a few sips leaving some random spots
S chocolate milk, faint cold coffee, some dried dark fruit, the faintest whiff of smoke, some herbal earthy notes, no complaints here
T cocoa powder, a little nutty compared to the nose, hazelnuts perhaps? everything I smells still there, again its on par for the style
M lighter side of medium, bubbles give it some life, a little slick, nutty, herbal, chocolate linger
O drinkable and has enough going on to please, not a bad dark lager but nothing earth shattering
Not my favorite style but I think they did a fairly good job with it, not a bad beer for a Spring evening
Apr 13, 2016A light cola when held to the light, finger of dense light brown foam hangs around for a few sips leaving some random spots
S chocolate milk, faint cold coffee, some dried dark fruit, the faintest whiff of smoke, some herbal earthy notes, no complaints here
T cocoa powder, a little nutty compared to the nose, hazelnuts perhaps? everything I smells still there, again its on par for the style
M lighter side of medium, bubbles give it some life, a little slick, nutty, herbal, chocolate linger
O drinkable and has enough going on to please, not a bad dark lager but nothing earth shattering
Not my favorite style but I think they did a fairly good job with it, not a bad beer for a Spring evening
Reviewed by Svingjo from Canada (BC)
3.19/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a dark brown colour with a thin white head. I didn't get much on the nose just some malt on the edges. The taste was much of the same if not a bit more watery. Unfortunately, I was not impressed with this beer.
Jan 03, 2016Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.74/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
650ml bottle, more stark and pleasantly simplistic label renderings from this suburban Vancouver brewery.
This beer pours a clear, dark orange-brick brown colour, with three fingers of puffy, broadly foamy, and rather bubbly beige head, which leaves some disintegrating landmass lace around the glass as things genially bleed away.
It smells of roasted, and kind of meaty caramel malt, muddled cafe-au-lait, earthy yeast, more bitter than sweet chocolate, a pithy oily nuttiness, and some mild weedy, grassy, and leafy hops. The taste is grainy, lightly crackery caramel malt, dead yeast, gritty dark cocoa powder, roasted dark and swarthy nuts, a subtle black orchard fruitiness, and a further free-agent wet ashiness.
The carbonation is nice and fluffy in its plain and gentile frothiness, the body a sturdy medium weight, and sort of smooth, the toasted character picking and prodding enough to make a small dent here. It finishes off-dry, the gritty cocoa and coffee-tinged malt keeping 'er more or less right between the ditches.
A generally well-wrought version of the style, the roast and other sundry essences putting in their time with a sense of professional elegance, rather than a punch-clock mentality. Easy to drink, the char being the respectful entity that it is here, and worthy of recommending to anyone who might be a fan of such things.
Nov 20, 2015This beer pours a clear, dark orange-brick brown colour, with three fingers of puffy, broadly foamy, and rather bubbly beige head, which leaves some disintegrating landmass lace around the glass as things genially bleed away.
It smells of roasted, and kind of meaty caramel malt, muddled cafe-au-lait, earthy yeast, more bitter than sweet chocolate, a pithy oily nuttiness, and some mild weedy, grassy, and leafy hops. The taste is grainy, lightly crackery caramel malt, dead yeast, gritty dark cocoa powder, roasted dark and swarthy nuts, a subtle black orchard fruitiness, and a further free-agent wet ashiness.
The carbonation is nice and fluffy in its plain and gentile frothiness, the body a sturdy medium weight, and sort of smooth, the toasted character picking and prodding enough to make a small dent here. It finishes off-dry, the gritty cocoa and coffee-tinged malt keeping 'er more or less right between the ditches.
A generally well-wrought version of the style, the roast and other sundry essences putting in their time with a sense of professional elegance, rather than a punch-clock mentality. Easy to drink, the char being the respectful entity that it is here, and worthy of recommending to anyone who might be a fan of such things.
Dark Lager from Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
20 ratings
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