Oak Wizard
Saugatuck Brewing Company

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From:
Saugatuck Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 10%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
100
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2021
Added:
Nov 20, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  18
Formerly Snow Wizard Oak Aged Brown Ale

An Oak Aged Imperial Brown Ale with tons of oaky, woody flavors. The base brown malt profile provides a huge caramel, coffee and chocolate body with minimal hop bitterness match perfectly with the complex flavor profile of the oak chips.

25 IBU
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Ratings by beerthulhu:
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.87/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
-Oaked aged imperial brown ale pkgd 10.12.17 & consumed 11.22.18.

A: Burgundy highlights glisten around the edges of a dark ruby red pour that sits an almost muddled brown-cola in the vessel. A briefly overlaying coppery-bronze topping is short lived, eluding to a polished reflective surface. A steadfast of micro-effervesce sticks well and often to the bottom of the chalice, clinging for dear life and a slow release thereafter.

S: Sweet vanilla-marshmallow bourbon hints are there along with some sweetness of brown sugar and wet barrel wood. Oaky hints of nice strength upon uncapping.

T: The flavor was sweet of cola-vanilla at first impression, Sugary dark malts and crystal come through with a dry edge of bourbon flair showing its strength. Whiskey wood, and some sweet almost cocoa-cola notes and caramel, toffee sweetness rounds things out.

M: Spicy and smooth mouthful, cola like with some active carbonation. Spicy and sweet overall hold.

O: The nose was sweet and inviting, sugary and lively, while the flavor mellowed from the age to a smooth showcase of dry bourbon influence and whiskey soaked wood. Sweetness of cola. Guess I caught this at the right time aging wise, as the barrel influence and time spent really rounded this out with a smooth and easy drinking nature at 7.0%. Not often I get to indulge in the brown ale style, even less when its barrel aged, a nice reaffirming vote of confidence per style.
Nov 28, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 27, 2021
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Rated by Nass from Florida

3.6/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
The pour is mocha brown. The taste is roasted barley malt, dark chocolate, & big dark fruit notes to round things out. Cheers! B
Mar 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Mar 07, 2021
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Rated by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can from Coastal Dune Dec 2020
Jan 03, 2021
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Reviewed by Zopiac from Michigan

3.73/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Quite sweet. Very creamy mouthfeel. Molasses on the nose, brown sugar shortbread on the tongue. Well brown colour .

Tasty but too sweet to be a regular beer, plenty fine for a dessert beer.
Feb 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.76 by WDJersey from Colorado

Sep 10, 2019
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Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a dark reddish brown color with a foamy head that disappears quickly Aroma of sweet vanilla-marshmallow bourbon. Tastes of sweet vanilla and bourbon. Sweet and smooth.
May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by DougT from Ohio

Mar 16, 2019
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Rated by Phoodcritic from Michigan

3.32/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Too much wood.
Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by kyleondrums from Illinois

Jan 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chilmer from Iowa

Dec 27, 2018
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Reviewed by laketang from Arizona

3.62/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Deep brown beer, almost black
Minimal head and no lacing.
I get caramel in the smell and taste, roast.
Slight barrel notes, a bit thin but okay.
Some flat cola aspect but not too bad.
Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by Branlott42 from Missouri

Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.63 by Categart from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2018
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

3.76/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Fairly nice, safe brown ale but there are definitely others out there that are much more tasty. Pours a deep dark amber with minimal head or lacing. Smells of nice wood, malt, roasted nuttiness and just a little coffee. Tastes similarly, along with some milk chocolate, caramel and vanilla. Smooth mild mouthfeel, good carbonation. Goes well with dessert.
Nov 25, 2018
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Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pkgd 11/22/17! Michigan stout glass.

A: pours a super dark brown with 2 fingers sandy tan head. Some glints of ruby shining through. No lacing to speak of, little ring of retention.

S: nutty, estery, roasty brown. Smells just like a brown ale should. Ale esters and nuttiness standing out. Smells like ripening pears.

T: perfect arrival, not very sweet at all, toasty, roasty, nutty, and estery arrival. Nutty, chocolatey middle, then turns - off. Oaky and alcoholic on the end of the sip. Not a whole lot of vanilla, just tannins and alcohol.

M: medium bodied and well-carbonated. Very clean.

O: I had a really awesome brown ale earlier tonight with dinner. This starts out the same, the turns barrel aged, which I don’t like. As a brown ale, this starts out even better than their smoked brown. But then, it tastes barrel aged and alcoholic. Not my thing.would not buy again, but I love Browns and grade harder on styles I like.
Nov 04, 2018
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Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida

3.69/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
My first one from Saugatuck - not bad at all...

In the pint glass the beer has an almost black coloration with reddish hues in the light. A tannish head dissipates quickly and offers no lacing. The smell is lightly boozy, with roasted malts and a hint of chocolate to my nose. The mouthfeel was light and smooth with carbonation kept to what I would consider the bare minimum. The taste for this was mostly a burnt more so than roasted malty flavor. Not particularly bad, but not necessarily appealing either. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the beer (and I found the label art one of the more unique I have come across in quite some time.)
Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.95 by Ukrfan from Ukraine

Jun 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Hackattack from Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is a great brown ale..as good as any I have tried....nice and sweet, yet smoky.....another of those that I think malt-heads will like. I would get it again, for sure.
Mar 29, 2018
Oak Wizard from Saugatuck Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 100 ratings