Solace
Old Nation Brewing Co.
- From:
- Old Nation Brewing Co.
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 17.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Solace Black Lager is surprisingly delicate and easy to drink, even though at first it appears dark and heavy. Its palate has a hint of roasted malt, while the aroma carries a smooth blend of natural mandarin zest, dark spices, and the cozy sweetness of speculoos cookie flavors.
It's the perfect fireside companion for a chilly fall night with familiar spices lingering in every sip.
It's the perfect fireside companion for a chilly fall night with familiar spices lingering in every sip.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan
3.75/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured dark, like black coffee dark with an inch high beige head that left good lacing.
the taste is a malty lager with spices, rather like the spice combination that one finds in chai.
The feel is light, not quite crisp, very easy quaffing.
OA, not a huge fan of chai spice flavored beers so I likely won't revisit this, but it was fun to try.
Aug 15, 2025the taste is a malty lager with spices, rather like the spice combination that one finds in chai.
The feel is light, not quite crisp, very easy quaffing.
OA, not a huge fan of chai spice flavored beers so I likely won't revisit this, but it was fun to try.
Rated by sgreig from Michigan
3.68/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Unique mandarin orange rind, chocolate vanilla spice flavors.
Nov 23, 2024Reviewed by MurseTerp from Michigan
1.97/5 rDev -40.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2
1.97/5 rDev -40.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2
Look- darker body and a larger thick head with lots of lacing. This might be the beers best quality.
Smell- strangely sweet smelling? Offputting and unexpected.
Taste- medicinal taste matching the off-putting smell, raw spice? Not great from the start. Finishes with notes of bitter lime/citrus almost like biting into the seed of a lemon. Some notes of bready malt at the end as well, but it’s hard to fight through the acrid limey flavor.
Mouthfeel - smoother with light carbonation, fits the style. Not nearly as thick and creamy as the pour makes it appear it might be.
O- I was very disappointed that this could ever hit the shelf from Old Nation, a brewery I respect. Hit the hills, run, don’t buy this.
Nov 13, 2024Smell- strangely sweet smelling? Offputting and unexpected.
Taste- medicinal taste matching the off-putting smell, raw spice? Not great from the start. Finishes with notes of bitter lime/citrus almost like biting into the seed of a lemon. Some notes of bready malt at the end as well, but it’s hard to fight through the acrid limey flavor.
Mouthfeel - smoother with light carbonation, fits the style. Not nearly as thick and creamy as the pour makes it appear it might be.
O- I was very disappointed that this could ever hit the shelf from Old Nation, a brewery I respect. Hit the hills, run, don’t buy this.
Reviewed by miwestcoaster from Michigan
2.62/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.62/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L- Medium dark body. Nice 3 finger head of brown lacing. Inviting.
S- This is where the wheels feel off. Strange, off putting nose. I have smelled this before, but not in a beer. Mostly likely in a medicine cabinet.
F- Good mouth feel.
T- Follows the nose. A very off-putting taste to this beer. A bad imitation lime popsicle? Nightquill?
O- Not recommeded. Drank two/drain poured two.
Nov 09, 2024S- This is where the wheels feel off. Strange, off putting nose. I have smelled this before, but not in a beer. Mostly likely in a medicine cabinet.
F- Good mouth feel.
T- Follows the nose. A very off-putting taste to this beer. A bad imitation lime popsicle? Nightquill?
O- Not recommeded. Drank two/drain poured two.
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