O'Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale
Oakshire Brewing

O'Dark:30 Cascadian Dark AleO'Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale
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From:
Oakshire Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #119
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,115
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 11.38%
Reviews:
44
Ratings:
108
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 06, 2023
Added:
Feb 13, 2010
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  4
IBUs: 72
OG: 15.0° Plato
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Ratings by MikeDAdams:
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Rated by MikeDAdams from Idaho

4/5  rDev +8.4%

Jul 19, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft somewhere. Dark and deep pour, high fluffy beige head. Roasty grain bitterness throughout the aroma and taste. Like an imperial stout with hops.
Apr 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.87 by rounks from Oregon

Feb 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance has a nice looking black colored body with a decent looking lightened brown to super light black colored head that dies within about thirty seconds. The smell has a large coffee maltiness invading the bitter hops that desperately try to come through - for the most part - it seems to me that the bitterness tries to come through in the coffee part. The taste is bitter and sweet at separate times and good for the most part. The aftertaste is sticky and tries to be sweet with some sort of element of sweetness to come across what really wants to be a dry finish. However, is this a dry finish? I will say, its a lingering dry finish for the most part. The palate is about a light to medium in body, and comes across somewhat sessionable. Carbonation is good for the style and for me as its not exactly defined for the style (hahaha), anyways, well, I like it for how it feels inside my mouth and tongue. Overall, for an American Black Ale, hell yeah, good job Oakshire. In my opinion, I think you did what you were supposed to do.
Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.64 by rhino54 from California

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Harvest06 from Oregon

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Alpha309 from California

Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by ThirstyDutchman from Canada (BC)

Dec 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by schopenhauerale from Arizona

Oct 26, 2014
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Reviewed by souvenirs from Canada (BC)

3.41/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
With my eyes closed, I might think this were an IPA. Eyes open, this Cascadian Dark Ale is almost black. Hold it up to the light and you won't see much of anything pass through.

As for the taste? It's got a particular hop flavour that I don't like, not that that's really a criticism of the beer. Do I like it? Nope. Is it bad? Not really. Beyond the unpleasantly resiny-hop flavour, well, I don't really pick up much in the way of other flavours. I'd expect more malt than I'm getting.

Would I buy it again? Nope. It's not baaaad, but it's not for me.
Sep 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Sep 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by SamKetchum from District of Columbia

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Booner818 from California

Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Aug 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by CWVegas from Nevada

Jul 28, 2014
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.58/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle I brought to share at Skuter's tasting.

Pours a murky dark brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, earth, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with char, citrus zest, and pine flavors on the finish. There is a high amount of roast and hop bitterness that lingers on the palate long after each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with an intense amount of bitterness that I really wasn't expecting.
Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Niceroad77 from Canada (BC)

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bobv from Vermont

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by petermethot from New Jersey

Jul 04, 2014
O'Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale from Oakshire Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 108 ratings