Chaka
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

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From:
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 10.03%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
106
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 16, 2020
Added:
May 09, 2012
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by Mebuzzard:
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Reviewed by Mebuzzard from Colorado

3.58/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Ok, an aluminum bottle....but it's really a can with a screw top. I'm calling it a can, but I suppose it's a bottle. But it's a can....grrrr...Anywho, it's Oskar Blue's version of the collaboration with Sunking in Indiana.

Pours a dark copper, light brown, amber color. Off white head is soft and dense. Lacing is light

Caramel and orchard fruits. Some spice and sugar.

Most obvious in the taste is the yeast. Some Belgian spices up front. The malt takes over in the middle to provide the bread with the spice. Caramel and red apples come in with a dash of smoke and hickory. This one is closer to a dubbel than a pale, but I was told it's a pale. The hops that OB is known for are there, but not in any dominating way. They do provide a crispness on the end and a hint of grass and pine.

A solid beer overall. Reminds me a bit of Fat Tire, but darker and less bready, with more spice. So I guess it doesn't remind me of Fat Tire at all.
May 09, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 16, 2020
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Rated by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Past it’s prime.
Apr 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.81 by Whey2Hoppy from New Jersey

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by HopsForBrains from North Carolina

Mar 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by Beer21 from Florida

Aug 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by rfgetz from New Jersey

Aug 01, 2016
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Rated by LauraMi from Missouri

5/5  rDev +31.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Yes. Just yes. Drink this beer. Please. Or don't, and I'll drink it for you.
Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BrewSTL from Missouri

May 21, 2016
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.1/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber-rust color with a foamy off-white head. Head retention is solid with good lacing. Aroma is of Belgian yeast spice and cloves. The flavor profile follows suite with an addition of banana. Medium consistency, that is smooth for the mouth feel. Overall, it's a very tasty brew.

Served in a 4oz straight glass.
May 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by Duster1354 from Missouri

Apr 30, 2016
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Reviewed by KevCan from Virginia

4.21/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I was given a screw-top can of this by my mom's friend who lives in Broomfield, CO. No bottling date. This was a gusher! Blew its top all over the place.

Look: Medium-dark amber.

Smell: Smells strongly of wild yeast and malt.

Taste: Very malty and yeasty. Very little hops. Bready. Almost like a cross between a Belgian ale and a German doppelbock.

Feel: Medium body and high carbonation. Crisp finish.

Overall: Pretty good. An interesting take on a Belgian ale.
Mar 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by kmanjohnson from California

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Johnroby from Ohio

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Apr 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by kiki3drt292 from California

Apr 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.11 by DrMindbender from South Carolina

Apr 12, 2015
Chaka from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 106 ratings