Old Oscars Brown Sugar
Barley's Brewing Company

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From:
Barley's Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 13.14%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 4
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 12, 2005
Added:
Jun 16, 2002
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by tpet96 from Ohio

4.42/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I'll agree with others, very outstanding session beer from Barley's! Arrived a deep copper/brown color with a slight tan head. Very clear, and slight lacing.

Sweet brown sugar tones, with a light hop bite at the end. Full body, with undertones of either carmel or toffee....not sure which. Takes a lot to catch my eye, but this fine ale was good enough to bring home 2- 1/2 gallon Growlers :)
Mar 12, 2005
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Reviewed by mattcrill from Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I was initially intrigued but after drinking it, it just left me unfulfilled. I tasted too much alchohol and not enough of the nuances in flavor that I hoped to experience. Maybe I set my expectations too high. It was worth trying once but I wouldn't go back for seconds.
Apr 20, 2004
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Reviewed by Dogbrick from Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Firkin version at Barley's 2nd Annual Mini RAF (03/27/04): I wasn't as impressed with this beer's cask-conditioned version as with others during this event. The beer is a dark murky brown color with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet maple and toffee, along with the telltale brown sugar. Medium-bodied and syrupy sweet, it appears the cask conditioning mellows out the hops bite in the normal version, making this a little too cloying with the sweetness. Same goes for the finish. Where the normal version is a great session beer, this one is just a little too much.
Mar 29, 2004
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Reviewed by Wildman from Ohio

3.88/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer pours out a nice dark amber color and didn't form much head. Has a slight aroma of brown sugar(which probably accounts for the darker color as well) Slight toffee and raisin taste as well as the slight brown sugar taste. Overall a fairly sweet beer, but it holds up well and has a nice finish.
Jun 16, 2002