Reformation
Wooden Cask Brewing Company

Canned on: 12-2025

A - Black pour with thin toffee colored lacing.

S - Roasty malt base takes center stage on the the 'ol sniffer with some subtle dark fruit buried in there.

T - Roasty, toasty chocolate malt base takes center stage from start to finish. There's a small amount of dark fruit mixed in but mostly shows up after the sip with a slight bit of earthiness, and the right amount of roasty bitterness.

M - Big medium body with prickly carbonation fighting through the density.

O - A pretty fantastic interpretation of the style!

Pours a deep, dark brown color, nearly black in appearance; opaque in the glass; thick, spongy, khaki colored head, long-lasting; thick fingers of foam inside the glass. Very nice smell; mild bitter chocolate and powdered cocoa; fresh plum. Rich, flavorful dark malt flavor; excellent roasted grain character; subtle and sublime bitterness riding beneath the overall rich sweetness; milk chocolate. Heavy body; velvety and chewy; very mild dryness adds complexity to the mouthfeel.

This outstanding Scottish-style stout exudes depth and complexity. I love that this is a straightforward high ABV stout with no crazy adjuncts or barrel aging. Simple overall, yet amazingly appealing because of this, this stout is a keeper.

ABV: 8.0%; pouring temperature: 50 °F; canning info: 05/13/24
Source: beer trade with @MutuelsMark

Dark color like a stout. Creamy head created by nitro. Slightly sweet coffee nose. Bit of a creamy coffee taste. Only a tad of bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel.

 

 

Black in appearance, tan head that diminished to a thin film. Some lacing in a pint glass. Mellow smooth aroma, chocolate and subtle malts came to the forefront. Taste was well balanced, some bitterly notes, but not too much. I enjoyed and would purchase again.

Picked up a can of this currently clocking in at 8% color is a fairly deep dark black I do get some opaque red tones at the base. Head is pretty nice I had a quarter inch that fades to a nice sticky ring mocha tint. Smells kind of chalky a bit dry dark chocolate mostly slight hints of coffee taste is very clean I expected more of a boozy punch especially for 8%. Very reminiscent of Guinness for an extra Stout if anything a little less sweet which might improve drinkability. Body as stated medium chewy slightly dry but well balanced.

Overall these guys knock it out of the park every time and the three beers that I picked up from them in Ohio were worth every penny. Recommended!

 

12 oz can, poured into a stout glass at ~40 degrees F and allowed to warm during consumption.

L: Pours your standard stout inky black, and forms a massive amount of frothy tan head with great retention.

S: The nose is blackened grain and mild chocolate.

T: Almost spot on the nose. This drinks as a base of charred, blackened hulled grains. Some faint and mild chocolate notes waft by as well. As it warms, some faint Arabica coffee notes emerge, with a vague hint of anise. This drinks significantly less dry than your typical Irish stout, so the Scottish descriptor seems warranted.

F: Thick, full, and creamy, with a lively prickle on the tongue.

O: Not a bad foreign export stout.

Look - Really nice black body with a lasting tan head and sticky lacing
Smell - Roasty Malty
Taste - Dark Chocolate sweet and roasty malts. Almost has that Scottish Ale taste, hince the sweetness
Feel - medium body with a medium carb
OVerall - interesting beer. Never had a scottish stout prior.

To be honest, I haven't been drinking beer very long and this one is my favorite. Smell is definitely malty with chocolate and hints of caramel. Pouring from the bottle into a pint glass, it has a thin, tan head that doesn't last very long. The color is dark brown like your favorite cola, nearly black with no light coming through. Then we get to the good part. I am a dark coffee drinker and dark chocolate eater and this beer is right up my alley. It tastes malty with a little bit of bitterness. It is so smooth with coffee and chocolate at the end. I find it medium bodied with a long-lingering after taste that leaves you wanting some more. The only thing that is better than cracking open a bottle of this is sitting in their tap room in Newport Kentucky, drinking it on tap. Makes me ready for a road trip.

Pours dark brown from 12oz bottle with a very thin tan head that is gone in moments. Aroma is light roasted malt and earthy. Taste follows smell, with malty and dark fruit and coffee notes. Feel is very Scottish Ale though the coffee part is a very stout-like reminder. Overall it's an enjoyable Scotch Ale/Stout hybrid and I'm glad one came my way.

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle, no dating that I noticed on it. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both decent. I like the aroma, the brew smells like roasted and bready/grainy malt, dark chocolate, coffee and some blackberry. For the most part I think the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also the addition of some caramel and earthy flavors too. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's slick, smooth and easy to drink with a low/moderate amount of carbonation. I thought this was a good overall brew, forget how much the single of this was but I'm glad I bought it!