CANfusion

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: CANfusion

• Brewery: Sierra Nevada and Oscar Blues

• Style: Rye Bock

• ABV: 6.8%

• IBU: 45

• Pour Color: A bronze color with a slightly more red hue.

      The rye bock was slightly over carbonated and exploded out of the can. A bronze slightly red hue to the pour. The head came up and met up with me as soon as the glass was lifted. The head disappeared quick once it tangled with me. The aroma was mostly malts. Slightly sweet lager scent with a slight presence. The hops come thru as a slight citrus scent. Not really much for the rye in the aroma. The flavor is quite sweet. It has a good flavor from the rye but not as spicy as I hoped. The hops are citrus and nice but not enough to balance out the flavor of this sweet bock beer. Wouldn't be one of my every day go tos.
      First review in awhile and the big number 200! Seems fitting that it just happens to be a oskar blues/ Sierra Nevada collaboration. Sorry I waited so long to open this beer camp. Most won't be able to find it now but me and the face found it while travling from NY to FL. Wish this one would have been a better one. Much sweeter then most bocks I've enjoyed and not as rye as I hoped. Really a good offering but not as great as I would hope from two of my favorite breweries. Hope one of my other ones in the box surprises me for a different reason. 

Rating: ***

Old Chub

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Old Chub

• Brewery: Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: Scotch Ale

• ABV: 8.0%

• IBU:85

• Pour Color: On pour a dark red almost brown, No light passes through

      Right out the can you begin to pick up on those scents associated with other scotch ales. Caramel is there and almost a fig scent on top of it. The pour was a very murky red that is not see through at all. The head was much smaller then I expected and disappeared quickly. As the beer soaked me I realized I was in a malt dream. Sweet and full bodied because of the malts this one has a real nice feel to it. A sweet almost roasted flavor is the main flavor. A nice raisin or fig taste is there too. Finally this beer doesn't have that alcohol taste at the end that some do. Most scotch ale have that almost scotch taste to it. This one though really didn't have that last bite. All and all really strange but wonderful brew that I liked. 
      Kinda feel weird drinking, and liking, an Old Chub... This one though has a complexity and mixture of flavors I haven't found before. Most scotch ales taste like what all the other scotch ales taste like. This one wasn't like that. It had some of the flavors you expect from a scotch ale but, it's a full bodied beer that has a easy drink ability that you can't dislike. If it's next to dale's on the shelf again the Face will be picking it up for me! 

Rating: ****

Deviant Dale's

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Deviant Dale's

• Brewery: Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: Imperial IPA

• ABV: 8.0%

• IBU:85

• Pour Color: A bright amber not quite golden but see through

      Deviant comes in the tall boy can delivering the fresh taste you crave. The deviant has a slightly stronger scent to it then Dales Pale. The hops come forward quickly backed by the malts. The head is tall fluffy and thick. Now on taste comes a interesting orange taste to this one. Both sweet and bitter it's got a nice balance. It also has a linger that lasts. All that hoppy goodness echos lowly forever. I don't know if I should curl tighter or droop lower. Deviant may have given me a wedgie and made off with my wax. It was worth it though!
      I think I said this before. Dale's may be the best beer on the market as far as I'm concerned. Deviant has a lot of the things I love about dales. It also has a higher alcohol kick. Dale's easy drink ability still pulls it ahead slightly for me. Still an amazing imperial IPA.

Rating: *****

G'Knight

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: G'Knight

• Brewery: Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style:Imperial Red Ale

• ABV: 8.7%

• IBU: 50

• Pour Color: A copper color, transparent

      G'Knight don't take prisoners. I'm sitting here soaked in G'Knight and realizing what the Face did to me. A low but steady head came up on the pour. Nothing to fluffy for me though, i dove right in. The scent was a sweet, red ale, smell before impact and boom! A nice mix of hop and malt played out on me. The follicles could tell this one was bitter but sweet. This was fairly easy drinking as the Face sipped on. That could be a quick problem though. 8.7% and not really the taste of an imperial. This mustache is leaning on the wax again after a can of this one. 
      G'Knight has a nice mix of earthy tastes to it. I was surprised as the hops seemed to give earthy hints and the malts almost gave it a biscuit taste. This one is a red ale that doesn't stop. High on flavor, and high on alcohol, this is what a imperial beer should be. Two cans of this Dales Pale and Mama's Little Yella Pills would make a great six pack. I think I'll go get one once I sober up.
      
      

Rating: *****

Mama's Little Yella Pils

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Mama's Little Yella Pils

• Brewery:Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: Bohemian Style Pilsner

• ABV: 5.3%

• IBU:35

• Pour Color: A nice golden color nearly transparent

 

      A great golden color on the pour. The head was nice and fluffy. After 3 or 4 sips it still held strong to me but my wax prevailed finally taking the fluffy cloud down. A nice mix of sweetness and only a slight bitterness makes this a great beer. A real hop flavor that's nice and crisp is complemented well with it's malt finish. If mama's got some yella pils I'd steal a few.
     This little can, can be found pretty close to it's big brother Dale's Pale Ale. Another example that cans mean little when enjoying a great beer. Mama's lil yella pils is a great name for a great pilsner. Forget the mass produced crud they call pilsners and get one of these. 

Rating: ****1/2

Dale's Pale Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Dale's Pale Ale

• Brewery:Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: American Pale Ale

• ABV: 6.5%

• IBU: 65

• Pour Color: A clear copper/amber color.

      The scent of this beer -much like the taste- is amazing. The hop flavor is huge in this beer. It's a delicious citrus hop flavor and blends with the malt flavor to be a perfect pale ale. If you love hops I would choose this over most IPAs. It's got the hop kick but also has a refreshing character that's hard to find in hopped up brews. Might not get stuck in your mustache for long, but every splash in that fur the Face should be thanked for.   

      Hate a can? So do I... The thought that only cheep beers come in cans is outdated. I have a different problem with the can. Do you know how hard it is to get a good taste from a canned beer when you're a mustache? Now Oskar Blues cans their stuff. 'Till Face got to choose beers out, on tap, I didn't get much of a taste.  First sip off that pint glass though and I was hooked. This is one of the best overall beers Face or I have ever had and is listed as one of our favorites. Even if you hate a can it's a must have beer. No seriously. If you're of age and can find dale's go get it NOW!

Rating: *****