Oscura
Overall: 6.0/10 by 1 dude
Dudes: 6.0/10
Trend: 6.0/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American Brown Ale
ABV: 5.30%
IBU: 37
Seasonal: Summer
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 22:53:30
- $1.60 for 12 oz. bottle
- 882 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: August 01, 2009
Color: Dark Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 6 (25%)
Taste: 6 (25%)
Look: 6 (15%)
Drinkability: 6 (35%)
Overall: 6.0
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$1.60, 1 serving, 12 oz. bottles
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Poured into my English pint glass. If you don't hold it up to the light it is easy to call this beer brown. Had half-inch of off-white foam. Little retention or lacing.
Big coffee on the nose. Not mocha, latte or any of that other crap, just raw coffee. Smelling it reminds me of some stand-up by Dennis Leary about getting just a coffee at a "coffee" store. Put a smile on my face. I tried but I don't get anything else.
The flavor, once again, is full of coffee. There are some slight hints of malt and chocolate. But this is just a huge coffee bomb.
Light carbonation but a full feel in the mouth. I don't know if there is caffeine but I felt wide awake after drinking it. Maybe just the scent did it to me.
I am not a fan of coffee, at all. So this bias is probably playing a part on my overall rating. The beer is smooth and easy to drink, if you like coffee. The big aroma and taste of coffee is just too much for me. I would rate this much higher if I liked coffee and/or it wasn't so over the top.