Black Woods Forest Ale
August Schell Brewing Company

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From:
August Schell Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 7.37%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 06, 2018
Added:
Jan 04, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Brewed exclusively for Black Woods restaurants in MN.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the proctor location. Looks and tastes a lot like firebrick. Amber copper in color. Bready and toffee malts. Caramel and biscuit notes. Easy drinking.
Aug 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.52 by BrewNoob1 from Minnesota

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Feb 06, 2015
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Reviewed by zeledonia from Washington

3.11/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On-tap at the Black Woods Restaurant in Two Harbors, MN, where it's the house ale. Per the restaurant folks, this is brewed for them by August Schell, but is available only at Black Woods restaurants. Tasted 31 August 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours a clear rusty brown, a nice rich color. One finger of cream-tan head, good retention and plenty of lacing. Lots of visible carbonation as well.

Smell is faint, and I struggle to pull much out of it. Some distant woody malts, a touch of herbal hops. Plants... yeah. Not bad, but hard to find.

Taste is more toasty-woody. A bit of biscuity toast, a light touch of sugary sweetness, and some juicy wood.

Mouthfeel is fine. Medium-light body, watery, but with enough carbonation. Finishes drifting away, like a little boat on the big lake.

This is one of those beers where I can say, yes, it's beer, but I can't say much beyond that about it. Tastes fine, smell's a little dull. Drinkable enough. Not much more to say than that.
Jan 04, 2013