Oil Man - Elevation Beer Co.

blindpiggie

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

02-11-2013 04:35:42 | More by blindpiggie

appy23

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-16-2013 11:07:27 | More by appy23

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-15-2013 04:26:30 | More by GRG1313

bbfc

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-14-2013 20:50:28 | More by bbfc

TokyoCO

Colorado

4.76/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Had this on tap at Elevation Beer Co. tasting room.

A: Dark black, no light penetrance.

S: Coffee, and lots of it! Dark chocolate, dark fruits and a hint of bourbon.

T: Follows the smell. Big coffee tastes up front mixed with dark chocolate and fruit. Coffee taste is present throughout but the bourbon/alcohol warmth comes in the finish.

M: Heavy and fairly creamy.

O: One of the best beers that I have tried from Elevation. Great mixing of a typical Imperial stout with a coffee stout. Loved it!

Serving type: on-tap

05-04-2013 21:54:24 | More by TokyoCO

Ricelikesbeer

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-03-2013 23:41:43 | More by Ricelikesbeer

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

04-29-2013 18:10:09 | More by Zaphog

maximum12

Minnesota

2.9/5  rDev -27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to blakelive784 for this bottle as part of an excellent trade a few weeks back. Always good to try another new brewery, especially one from my second favorite state. Big, tall, imposing 750ML bomber, split with my wife. Bottle #287.

Nice minimalistic bottle art. Cork gives way reluctantly to reveal a dark black beer that foams when I look at it cross-eyed. Really. A hard pour brings head, which falls, then I pick the glass up to check it out, & it zooms right back. Nice trick. Nose is more like a straight stout, roast, cocoa. Maybe a thread of vanilla, but no bourbon is detected by my bourbon-o-meter.

Oil Man taste like no big stout I've ever had; maybe an American Double/Imperial Fruit Stout? There's a ton of flash-dried fruit right up-front, as if somebody dropped their trail mix, sans peanuts, into the mash tun. OK, so I peeked - someone said cantaloupe, & that's exactly right. Bare-bones roast in the middle, vanilla peeking out from under, but barely detectable. No bourbon. Over-carbonated for a big stout, & gotta be honest, I'm not even wild about finishing my half of the bomber.

Disappointing. I'm not going to say that word, but inappropriate carbonation, bourbon faded to nothing, fruitiness...well, I'm one hundred percent sure this isn't what the brewer intended. Scraping the heel of mediocre.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 02:27:50 | More by maximum12

WynnO

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -37.7%

04-20-2013 11:52:21 | More by WynnO

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Served in a Local Option cervoise.

Bottle #02022. I just can't keep my mind from flashing to There Will Be Blood-style wastelands... Anyway, this stuff pours a straight obsidian topped by a half-finger or so of dark tan foam. The nose elicits the image of a pate of brownies carousing within a bourbon barrel, with a bit of roasted malts, coffee, oak, and pretzel tossed in for good measure. The taste brings in more of the same, with a good amount of the physical barrel itself shining through, including a hint of the metal rings in the hazy distance. The body is a lithe medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a thinly fluid feel. Overall, a tasty barrel-aged stout, though one whose overt barrel influence and relatively thin body hinder its advances toward greatness.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 03:46:50 | More by TMoney2591

Coldsnack

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-16-2013 00:30:06 | More by Coldsnack

UCLABrewN84

California

3.98/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Bottle pour at the bottle share held at Chloe's inside Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA.

Bottle # 00772. Bottled Winter 2012.

Pours an opaque black with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to an oily film on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and bourbon aromas. Taste is much the same with a slight smoke flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with a solid barred aged presence.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 06:04:22 | More by UCLABrewN84

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -19%

03-31-2013 02:37:44 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

GetTheYayo

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-28-2013 15:25:55 | More by GetTheYayo

smithj4

New York

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-25-2013 01:44:42 | More by smithj4

blankust

Oklahoma

4.61/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Serving type corked bottle
served in Duvel Snifter
Color: Black, thick dark brown head with nice long lasting lace
Odor: Aroma of molasses and dried fruit
Flavor: Smooth mouth feel, tastes sweet and toffee like at first , rich cocoa in middle hints of of vanilla at end.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 00:27:18 | More by blankust

Dope

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Bottle 01938, bottled Winter 2012.

A: Pours pitch black with a huge and dense dark brown head. Fades slowly, leaving moderate specks of lacing behind. Decent retention though.

S: Hmph. Lots of chocolate. Kind of an odd aroma, can't quite place it. A touch of bourbon in there with some caramel maybe, but not much.

T: A little bourbon up front, heavy on the toffee. Some chocolate mixes in with bunch of anise. Again, a strange flavor to go with the strange aroma previously mentioned. I looked back through the reviews and I saw mention of melon rind. Yes, that's pretty close. It has almost a cantaloupe type flavor mixing in with everything. Espresso flavors in the finish with lingering coffee beans and oak in the aftertaste. Alcohol very well hidden, no noticeable taste but nice belly-warming sensation betrays it.

M: Pretty heavy but surprisingly smooth. Viscous.

O: Huh, not a bad bourbon barrel stout. Very non-standard, especially with that "melon" flavor in there. Unique, but I can't quite tell if it's amazing or if it reeks of off-flavors or brewing flaws. I'm a little torn on this one. Bourbon isn't very strong in this one like a BCBS or something but it does add a noticeable and appreciated layer of complexity. Overall a good beer but I couldn't quite get over the odd flavor combinations (which I feel MAY have been the beginnings of infected flavors) to give it really high scores.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 02:40:37 | More by Dope

valkyre65

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

03-19-2013 00:40:03 | More by valkyre65

ant880

New York

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-17-2013 13:22:28 | More by ant880

Hex92

Virginia

4.3/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This is a great imperial stout. This is my first beer from Elevation and I am looking forward to the other one I have ( APIS IV). It pours black with a thin head. Smells a bit like bourbon and not much else. The mouth feel is a bit thin...but the taste....wow. incredibly smooth. Nice malty flavor, but not too sweet. The bourbon flavor is there, but not over the top. The high alcohol content is also hidden quite well.

This a very drinkable beer. I could knock back another one, right now. If it wasn't for the price and high alcohol this could be a session beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 02:06:51 | More by Hex92

steamboatbrewer

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-10-2013 22:44:21 | More by steamboatbrewer

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

03-09-2013 22:06:19 | More by acurtis

gabeuop79

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

03-05-2013 01:15:41 | More by gabeuop79

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +6%

02-26-2013 18:05:53 | More by SkeeterBoganski

PalatePilot

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

02-20-2013 02:44:58 | More by PalatePilot