Space Cowboy Country Ale
Oxbow Brewing Company
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- Style:
- Farmhouse Ale - Bière de Garde
Ranked #69 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,020 - Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 10.7%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- From:
- Oxbow Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Avail:
- Year-round
- Wants
- 2
- Gots
- 10
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Notes:
A crushable country ale brewed for our hardworking locals.
Reviews: 17
| Ratings: 115
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Reviews by ThePorterSorter:
ThePorterSorter from Oregon
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
mason jar at duckfat... surrounded by oxbow art, including a space cowboy
Amber, clear, inch of off white head that dissipates into a thin halo.
Sweet nose, yeast, slight lemon peel and hops.
Taste is upfront yeast, malt, followed by a slightly bitter finish, definitely lots of character.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied, effervescent, slightly dry, yeasty finish, more alcohol bite than expected.
The beer is another tasty oxbow offering, but not my favorite.
Feb 05, 2013
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
mason jar at duckfat... surrounded by oxbow art, including a space cowboy
Amber, clear, inch of off white head that dissipates into a thin halo.
Sweet nose, yeast, slight lemon peel and hops.
Taste is upfront yeast, malt, followed by a slightly bitter finish, definitely lots of character.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied, effervescent, slightly dry, yeasty finish, more alcohol bite than expected.
The beer is another tasty oxbow offering, but not my favorite.
Feb 05, 2013
More User Reviews:
hockeypuck from Maine
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dec 11, 2020
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dec 11, 2020
BergBeer from Virginia
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at Circuit Social
Look: Burnt amber with a thick eggshell head
Smell: Whole wheat bread, cloves, and honey
Taste: Much like the nose. Whole wheat bread with spicy lager yeast and honey.
Feel: Quenching and aqueous. Big flavor but clean. Light carbonation. No alcohol.
Overall: A clean easy drinking delicious beer. Another great beer from Oxbow.
Dec 28, 2019
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at Circuit Social
Look: Burnt amber with a thick eggshell head
Smell: Whole wheat bread, cloves, and honey
Taste: Much like the nose. Whole wheat bread with spicy lager yeast and honey.
Feel: Quenching and aqueous. Big flavor but clean. Light carbonation. No alcohol.
Overall: A clean easy drinking delicious beer. Another great beer from Oxbow.
Dec 28, 2019
WanderingFool from Massachusetts
4.42/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Space Cowboy pours a cloudy, mahogany brown with a small creamy head. The foam fades quickly down to a thin sheet on the surface leaving only a few spots of lace on the glass.
The aroma is fruity and funky. Grapes and apples along with Belgian spice notes of pepper and clove plus a touch of funk.
Each sip of this medium bodied beer is soft and creamy with light carbonation. The flavor is malty with some fruit notes. It begins with apple and white grape, which is quickly followed by a bready malt flavor. Perhaps rye? The flavor almost reminds me of a British Bitter. It finishes slightly tart with a touch of spice (clove). Once gone the apple and grape flavor lingers on the palate.
For a 4% beer it's loaded with flavor. Very tasty.
Jul 24, 2012
4.42/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Space Cowboy pours a cloudy, mahogany brown with a small creamy head. The foam fades quickly down to a thin sheet on the surface leaving only a few spots of lace on the glass.
The aroma is fruity and funky. Grapes and apples along with Belgian spice notes of pepper and clove plus a touch of funk.
Each sip of this medium bodied beer is soft and creamy with light carbonation. The flavor is malty with some fruit notes. It begins with apple and white grape, which is quickly followed by a bready malt flavor. Perhaps rye? The flavor almost reminds me of a British Bitter. It finishes slightly tart with a touch of spice (clove). Once gone the apple and grape flavor lingers on the palate.
For a 4% beer it's loaded with flavor. Very tasty.
Jul 24, 2012
Budlum from Maryland
3.57/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 20, 2017
3.57/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 20, 2017
johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
Growler from the source.
Lightly hazy dark golden color with a decent sized white head. Bready, cereal grains, earthy lightly funky with hints of fruit and light sugar. Crushable flavorful ale, I'm surprised this isn't rated higher, I could enjoy drinking this all night.
Nov 15, 2014
3.75/5 rDev -2.1%
Growler from the source.
Lightly hazy dark golden color with a decent sized white head. Bready, cereal grains, earthy lightly funky with hints of fruit and light sugar. Crushable flavorful ale, I'm surprised this isn't rated higher, I could enjoy drinking this all night.
Nov 15, 2014
DrinkSlurm from New York
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 16, 2015
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 16, 2015
jlindros from Massachusetts
4.12/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
With a name like Space Cowboy, how could you go wrong.
Light fizzy head hits a finger and fades fairly quickly with little lacing left with no real head at the end, semi clear golden honey orange color.
Nose nice farmhouse, big malts, light cracked wheat, bit of citrus and hint esters, floral saison spices, touch bready golden sweet malts, touch herbal grainy.
Taste touch sweet malt, golden Belgian like, cracked wheat and straw, light wet hay and lots of farmhouse but lighter on the funk, light citrus, nice floral spices like coriander and light flowery, hint esters and hint fruit. Some bitterness, light grassy earthy and slightly herbal hop, some fresh hop flavors almost like wet hop. Finish is dry dry but could be drier and crisper, light lingering spices and citrus as well as light farmhouse flavors, saison malts, and more herbal grassy hops.
Mouth is med bodied, decent carb esp for couple week old growler.
Overall pretty nice. Good malts, nice saison flavors and especially aromas, light farmhouse funk, good yeast additions, although could be just a bit crisper and drier. Decent hops too very drinkable.
Oct 09, 2012
4.12/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
With a name like Space Cowboy, how could you go wrong.
Light fizzy head hits a finger and fades fairly quickly with little lacing left with no real head at the end, semi clear golden honey orange color.
Nose nice farmhouse, big malts, light cracked wheat, bit of citrus and hint esters, floral saison spices, touch bready golden sweet malts, touch herbal grainy.
Taste touch sweet malt, golden Belgian like, cracked wheat and straw, light wet hay and lots of farmhouse but lighter on the funk, light citrus, nice floral spices like coriander and light flowery, hint esters and hint fruit. Some bitterness, light grassy earthy and slightly herbal hop, some fresh hop flavors almost like wet hop. Finish is dry dry but could be drier and crisper, light lingering spices and citrus as well as light farmhouse flavors, saison malts, and more herbal grassy hops.
Mouth is med bodied, decent carb esp for couple week old growler.
Overall pretty nice. Good malts, nice saison flavors and especially aromas, light farmhouse funk, good yeast additions, although could be just a bit crisper and drier. Decent hops too very drinkable.
Oct 09, 2012
GreenMind from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Apr 29, 2018
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Apr 29, 2018
ToasterChef from Maine
3.97/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An Oxbow glass is filled from a chilled growler purchased yesterday at the brewery.
The beer is a translucent brownish/copper liquid with a small off-white head. About a finger of foam is on top of my glass when I pour vigorously, but it settles to skim after a moment or two.
The beer has a nice country/farmhouse aroma. It is more malt forward than some of Oxbow's other saisons, with hints of molasses. An earthiness from the yeast is also strong.
The taste has a good mixture of toffee malts and Belgian farmhouse yeast flavors. Hops are light and grassy.
The beer has a lighter body that seems to be in line with the style. Carbonation is low.
This is a really nice sessionable saison. It may be a touch darker and maltier than you are used to, but it is still quite enjoyable. It is worth seeking out if you find yourself here in Maine.
Mar 29, 2013
3.97/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An Oxbow glass is filled from a chilled growler purchased yesterday at the brewery.
The beer is a translucent brownish/copper liquid with a small off-white head. About a finger of foam is on top of my glass when I pour vigorously, but it settles to skim after a moment or two.
The beer has a nice country/farmhouse aroma. It is more malt forward than some of Oxbow's other saisons, with hints of molasses. An earthiness from the yeast is also strong.
The taste has a good mixture of toffee malts and Belgian farmhouse yeast flavors. Hops are light and grassy.
The beer has a lighter body that seems to be in line with the style. Carbonation is low.
This is a really nice sessionable saison. It may be a touch darker and maltier than you are used to, but it is still quite enjoyable. It is worth seeking out if you find yourself here in Maine.
Mar 29, 2013
Thorpe429 from Illinois
4.08/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Meridian Pint before their Allagash and New Belgium event.
Pours a clear light copper color with a nice white head and plenty of sticky lacing on the way down and a nice cap and collar throughout.
The nose carries some mild saison yeast with some faint spice, mild fruity esters, and a pinch of earth. Very delicate, but nice. I liked the idea of a "Belgian Bitter," and it is going well so far.
The flavor is really nice. The oats bring some body and enhance the subtle malt presence in the background. Just a faint touch of bread to go along with mild yeasty spice.
The body is light and fairly-effervescent, yet still has a hint of chewiness. Semi-dry finish and some lingering bitterness through the finish.
Overall, really quite nice. This combines two of my favorite things -- saison yeast and session beers. Great idea and very well executed.
Mar 26, 2012
4.08/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Meridian Pint before their Allagash and New Belgium event.
Pours a clear light copper color with a nice white head and plenty of sticky lacing on the way down and a nice cap and collar throughout.
The nose carries some mild saison yeast with some faint spice, mild fruity esters, and a pinch of earth. Very delicate, but nice. I liked the idea of a "Belgian Bitter," and it is going well so far.
The flavor is really nice. The oats bring some body and enhance the subtle malt presence in the background. Just a faint touch of bread to go along with mild yeasty spice.
The body is light and fairly-effervescent, yet still has a hint of chewiness. Semi-dry finish and some lingering bitterness through the finish.
Overall, really quite nice. This combines two of my favorite things -- saison yeast and session beers. Great idea and very well executed.
Mar 26, 2012
donkeyrunner from Massachusetts
3.91/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
$6 at Novare Res
Opaque muddy pond water tan color with a thin white head. Head collars and it looks like I have a still glass of pond water in front of me.
Smells like hay and sunburn. Nice.
Hay and toasted malt under a fairly sharp bitter. Oaty. Dry finish with lingering hop bitterness. At 4% the malt lacks depth but the oats make up for it a bit with some nice chewiness.
I just came from the Pineland Farms trail running festival and a beer that smells like hay and sunburn fits my mood perfectly. My first Oxbow: so far so good.
May 28, 2012
3.91/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
$6 at Novare Res
Opaque muddy pond water tan color with a thin white head. Head collars and it looks like I have a still glass of pond water in front of me.
Smells like hay and sunburn. Nice.
Hay and toasted malt under a fairly sharp bitter. Oaty. Dry finish with lingering hop bitterness. At 4% the malt lacks depth but the oats make up for it a bit with some nice chewiness.
I just came from the Pineland Farms trail running festival and a beer that smells like hay and sunburn fits my mood perfectly. My first Oxbow: so far so good.
May 28, 2012
Ryanthebear from Massachusetts
3.66/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours copper color with a thin white head. The aroma is dank and Dijon mustard. Pretty wild, but i get a lot of Dijon. I asked the bartender to see if I was hallucinating. He said it smelled like Dijon to him too. Medium body and carbonation. Tastes mildly sour with some bread and caramel. Overall pretty good. Definitely unique and worth a try at least once.
Mar 27, 2017
3.66/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours copper color with a thin white head. The aroma is dank and Dijon mustard. Pretty wild, but i get a lot of Dijon. I asked the bartender to see if I was hallucinating. He said it smelled like Dijon to him too. Medium body and carbonation. Tastes mildly sour with some bread and caramel. Overall pretty good. Definitely unique and worth a try at least once.
Mar 27, 2017
Space Cowboy Country Ale from Oxbow Brewing Company
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