Old Chub - Scottish Style Ale - Oskar Blues Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.01
pDev: 11.72%
Reviews: 1351
Hads: 991

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Brewed by:
Oskar Blues Brewing Company

Style | ABV
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. can (1194), on-tap (82), bottle (68), nitro-tap (3), growler (2), cask (2).

Notes:
From the Oskar Blues website: "This jaw-dropping Scottish strong ale (8% ABV) is brewed with bodacious amounts of malted barley and specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt."

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Reviews by Eeroomnhoj:

Eeroomnhoj

Virginia

3.56/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Never had a scotch ale but am enjoying this now. Leaves an interesting aftertaste which is different than anything I've tasted before. Not real strong but something I could drink a few of on a hot day. I'm currently drinking this from a can so I really can't look at the color but the rim is caramel color. Overall I'd like to drink this one again. Thanks.

Serving type: can

01-11-2013 02:11:14 | More by Eeroomnhoj

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Otisimaas

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +12.2%

05-18-2013 14:29:50 | More by Otisimaas

warpedrevolution

Washington

3.5/5 rDev -12.7%

05-18-2013 08:02:44 | More by warpedrevolution

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 04:20:50 | More by st9647v3

akttr

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -12.7%

05-18-2013 01:03:02 | More by akttr

Ebf

Illinois

2/5 rDev -50.1%

05-17-2013 23:53:22 | More by Ebf

G_Rod

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +6%

05-17-2013 11:23:18 | More by G_Rod

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.75/5 rDev +18.5%

05-17-2013 02:02:40 | More by ElizabethEleanor

NorthSideSean

Illinois

4/5 rDev -0.2%

05-17-2013 01:28:46 | More by NorthSideSean

MaximalC

Illinois

3.99/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Pours a murky molasses color with a thin khaki head. Aroma smells of molasses, brown sugar, and a faint nuttiness. The flavor is both sweet and roasted, but neither is cloying. This may be due in large part to a level of hopping that just about perfectly offsets the sweetness of the malt--far more balanced than I typically expect from a scotch ale. There is also a palpable alcoholic heat that adds an additional dimension to the flavor profile. The exact character of the malt is pretty difficult to dissect on account of how well everything melds. There's brown sugar and some nut, but that's as much as I can discern, at least without significant warming. The hops may overstay their welcome ever so slightly, but this is forgivable when one considers how well they serve the beer as a whole.

The stellar carbonation lends a creamy texture to the medium body that complements the flavor of the beer quite well. This is a brew where the whole definitely exceeds the sum of its parts. It's flavorful, lively, and sessionable in spite of its moderately high ABV (it strikes me as the scotch ale equivalent of Domaine DuPage). This is the first offering I've had from Oskar Blues, and I must say I'm impressed.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:01:16 | More by MaximalC