Very Ill-Tempered Gnome
Oakshire Brewing
- From:
- Oakshire Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2009
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
We’ve turned the Ill Tempered Gnome up to 11! Well, 8 at least. With more malt, more hops and more flavorful goodness, you’ll want to seek out this rare and limited Imperial Winter Ale. Complex Malt profile of caramel, light fruit, and toasty nuts is backed up by a warming alcohol presence and a bold citrus hop blast. Bold but balanced.
80 IBU
80 IBU
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Reviewed by philbertk from Washington
3.92/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
$4.50 / Pint @ Chuck's 85th Hop Shop, Ballard, Seattle. Mild lace tan head. Clear deep brown color. Mild cocoa floral hop front. Medium textured smooth mild toasted chocolate caramel minimally sweet no fruit rich easy big brown ale body. Clean mild hop spice end. (3.75 / 5.0).
Dec 13, 2012Reviewed by barleywinefiend from Washington
3.15/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Poured a lightly clouded tannish brown color with a small dirty white cap and some lacing
S: Some citrus hops, caramel, toffee, Earthiness and brown sugar dominate
T: Some caramel, brown sugar, Earthy notes some old cocoa beans blended with citrus hops, faded hops and a light booze tinge
M: Medium bodied, I felt it was a wee bit thin. Sticky, sweet and a nice bitterness
O: Meh
May 30, 2012S: Some citrus hops, caramel, toffee, Earthiness and brown sugar dominate
T: Some caramel, brown sugar, Earthy notes some old cocoa beans blended with citrus hops, faded hops and a light booze tinge
M: Medium bodied, I felt it was a wee bit thin. Sticky, sweet and a nice bitterness
O: Meh
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.08/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
3.08/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
This one seems to be back again for 2012. On tap at Pizza Port OB. Described as a "Hoppy Brown Ale," but it is certainly strong.
The earthy hops go on and on and on. Dark brown with a golden edge. Not much of a head, though it makes up for it with a pleasantly carbonated mouthfeel. A rich and powerful taste, though it turns out to be mostly alcohol and bitter hops. It won't beat a lot of Imperial Browns or big Stouts, but it's a drinkable strong beer. A mineral taste later on, and a long bitter aftertaste. Not much aroma and it's hard to taste the malt. Not the most fun way to get bombed on one pint.
Feb 03, 2012The earthy hops go on and on and on. Dark brown with a golden edge. Not much of a head, though it makes up for it with a pleasantly carbonated mouthfeel. A rich and powerful taste, though it turns out to be mostly alcohol and bitter hops. It won't beat a lot of Imperial Browns or big Stouts, but it's a drinkable strong beer. A mineral taste later on, and a long bitter aftertaste. Not much aroma and it's hard to taste the malt. Not the most fun way to get bombed on one pint.
Reviewed by jdense from Oregon
3.95/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap at 2009 HAF.
Dark amber, tan head. Chocolate malts in the nose and taste. Alcohol is fairly well hidden. Big mouthfeel, this is a pretty young beer with significant carbonation. A bit sweetish but overall well balanced. Aggressive hoppiness on the back end, may need to be cellared a while to tame down the hops. Looking forward to more of Oakshire products as Matt diversifies their portfolio.
Dec 10, 2009Dark amber, tan head. Chocolate malts in the nose and taste. Alcohol is fairly well hidden. Big mouthfeel, this is a pretty young beer with significant carbonation. A bit sweetish but overall well balanced. Aggressive hoppiness on the back end, may need to be cellared a while to tame down the hops. Looking forward to more of Oakshire products as Matt diversifies their portfolio.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.2/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the Holiday Ale Festival the other day.
The beer pours a solid brown color with good head retention and lacing. For all the world this looks like a typical brown ale. However, one whiff and I immediately knew this wasn't going to be your typical brown ale or barleywine. The nose on this beer is all about the hops, with the brown sugar aroma completely dominated by hoppy citrus and pepper. Flavors replicate the nose, and I just love how the hoppy bitterness blows aside the brown sugar and light chocolate. After all the rich and boozy strong ales and winter warmers, it was a treat to drink something with some hoppy bite to it. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and the 9.5% abv. is well disguised. You can tell the alcohol is up there a bit, but it no way detracts from this beer's drinkability. Very nicely done.
Dec 04, 2009The beer pours a solid brown color with good head retention and lacing. For all the world this looks like a typical brown ale. However, one whiff and I immediately knew this wasn't going to be your typical brown ale or barleywine. The nose on this beer is all about the hops, with the brown sugar aroma completely dominated by hoppy citrus and pepper. Flavors replicate the nose, and I just love how the hoppy bitterness blows aside the brown sugar and light chocolate. After all the rich and boozy strong ales and winter warmers, it was a treat to drink something with some hoppy bite to it. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and the 9.5% abv. is well disguised. You can tell the alcohol is up there a bit, but it no way detracts from this beer's drinkability. Very nicely done.
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