Oasis

[Beaver]

Notes on their Tut Brown Ale:

The Tut Brown poured reddish-brown with a small, fizzy head that was quickly gone.

The aroma was very light toasted malt and some sweetness.

The taste was nutty, toffee malt with some sugary sweetness and a crisp, slightly bitter, finish. It was a little thin and watery going down.

Overall, I thought this was a nice tasting, very quaffable brew.

[Beaver]

Here are notes on their Scarab Red (I still have a Pale Ale in my fridge yet to try). :)

The Scarab Red poured a copper-orange with a small off-white head that quickly went to a thin film.

The aroma was sweet malts, and some corn.

The taste was not very pleasant, a sweet and bitter taste that was not well balanced, along with some notes of corn. It was a little thin and watery.

Overall, I thought this was a step up from BMC, but not very good.

[Beaver]

I'm not overly impressed so far. Anyone else try their beers?

[Stodbrew]

I had their beers a few years ago at the pub in Boulder, but never from the bottle. As I recall, the beers were pretty good, but nothing outstanding, imo.

[Beaver]

Hey Stod. I guess the pub closed down. Now they contract out to Rockies Brewing. I wonder if that has affected quality at all.

I tried the Pale Ale. More of the same...decent but pretty unexciting:

Oasis Pale Ale pours a glowing golden color. It has a fine white head that had decent retention and displayed a little lacing.

The aroma is hoppy with a little fruitiness.

The taste is malts and some citrus up front with a hop finish and bitter aftertaste. It was nicely balanced but rather pedestrian, and a little on the thin side.

Overall, it was a respectable but unexciting pale ale.

[Stodbrew]

That's kind of a bummer. I always hate to hear about breweries closing. Especially when they're making good, clean beers. They may not have been outstanding, but, as I recall, they were clean. I would imagine that having Rockies Brewing brew their beers would make a pretty big difference. Thanks for the update, Beaver.

[denver brewhoo]

Funny this should come up--They just added the ESB at my local Old Chicago, and I enjoyed 2 pints of this last night. They always serve too cold there, but as it warmed up I thought it tasted a lot like my homebrewed ESB (in my opinion, thats a good thing BTW)..
Anice dark amber with reddish hints, and because I know what I put in mine I thought i knew what they put in theirs, but the commercial description--

A real beer-drinkers beer. A powerful American interpretation of an English style bitter made with generous quantities of the finest domestic ingredients. Bold and assertive, yet balanced and smooth.

--with it's reference to "domestic ingredients" puzzles me, because I would've thought generous amounts of Maris Otter, and I would have thought some combo of Challenger/Progress for bittering and Fuggles/EKG for flavor and aroma...

but anyway, I'm getting a nice up-front bitterness, then slightly sweet malty goodness then a finish that's more apples and plums than citrus...a very "english" tasting ESB.

And BTW, The Rockies/Boulder group is trying a lot harder these days IMHO...Hazed & Infused was/is a home run, and Mojo is a well made beer for those of you who like the Amarillo/Centennial thing (not my favorite, but I understand the appeal)

[Beaver]

Originally posted by denver brewhoo
Funny this should come up--They just added the ESB at my local Old Chicago, and I enjoyed 2 pints of this last night. They always serve too cold there, but as it warmed up I thought it tasted a lot like my homebrewed ESB (in my opinion, thats a good thing BTW)..
Anice dark amber with reddish hints, and because I know what I put in mine I thought i knew what they put in theirs, but the commercial description--



--with it's reference to "domestic ingredients" puzzles me, because I would've thought generous amounts of Maris Otter, and I would have thought some combo of Challenger/Progress for bittering and Fuggles/EKG for flavor and aroma...

but anyway, I'm getting a nice up-front bitterness, then slightly sweet malty goodness then a finish that's more apples and plums than citrus...a very "english" tasting ESB.

And BTW, The Rockies/Boulder group is trying a lot harder these days IMHO...Hazed & Infused was/is a home run, and Mojo is a well made beer for those of you who like the Amarillo/Centennial thing (not my favorite, but I understand the appeal)

I haven't tried their ESB yet.

I have no problems with Rockies/Boulder brewing. I enjoy their beers. I just wonder if they do as good of a job or have as much vested interest in a contract beer they do. I would assume that quality would drop in contracting brewing out, no matter who is doing the contract brewing.