Devil's Pale Ale 666 - Oak Aged
Great Lakes Brewery

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From:
Great Lakes Brewery
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 6.74%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 09, 2011
Added:
May 22, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

4.02/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Project X bottle from the brewery. ABV 6%, IBU of 50.
Poured in to Founder's Tulip glass.

A - Medium to dark amber colour with half a finger of cream coloured head that very quickly disappeared.

S - Citrus hop bitterness, some pine and sweet caramel. Some light woody notes come through but I don't get a lot of the oak barrels in the nose.

T - A decent bitterness up front with some pine and citrus coming through. Some caramel sweetness balances out the hops and some light oak/wood flavours are evident as well but are definitely in the background as they were in the nose.

M - Medium body, light carbonation. Some chew.

O - A solid beer. Hopefully Great Lakes continues with experiments like this one in the future.
Jun 09, 2011
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Reviewed by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

3.68/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from the brewery, 650ml split into a tulip.

Pours dark brown with some reddish hues, just a tad darker over than the regular Devil's Pale Ale. Bright white (almost eggshell) head, that falls to some bubbles and thin head. Nose is hopped like the regular 666, citrus, a bit of lemon, tangerine with a slight oak component as well. Taste mutes the hops siginificantly, some oak, a bit of green apple and allows the a more caramel malt to take center stage. Decent mouthfeel, but I felt like this wasn't the best treatment for the beer. Enjoyable and something I'd go back to, but not outstanding by any means.
May 27, 2011
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.42/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
No complexity. Not as good as the regular APA in the cans. Lots of wafting c-hop aroma. Musty oak, not the best bottling job. A little acidic bitterness. Oak detracted rather than contributing any compexity. An experiment that is drinkable. Average mouthfeel.
Bottle from the brewery.
May 22, 2011