Harviestoun Ola Dubh (16 Year Old)

Bottled. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, and whiskey. The flavo ris sweet with notes of sweet malt, roasted malt, whiskey, tar, wood, and vanilla, leading to a dry woody finish.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of Skyview. Dark brown with a reddish hue and a rough, light brown head. Burned, smoked peaty whisky touch in the aroma. Full-bodied with burned malts and distinct peaty malt accents. Some malt bitterness in the finish. 100908

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Very dark brown, no head. Molassess, chocolate and peat up front. Sweet and full bodied with chewy malt and oily whisky. Salty, tarry and intense with long warming peaty finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a diminished chocolate brown head. Smooth chocolate, a bit of vanilla and mild roasted malty aroma. Light chalky too. Smooth chocolate and downplayed roasted malt flavour, smoothend by vanilla wooden flavoures. Light acidic touch into a smooth chocolate finish. Very smooth.

Bottle 33cl. @ chris o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, mild coffee, peat, barrol oak, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, and a dry dussty finish. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;o)) (020808)

Bottled. Very black colour, small brown head. Aroma is whisky oak cask and mild notes of vanilla, caramel malts and some slight berryish notes. Flavour is quite much the same in n excellent balance, and the notes of oak are even more evident.

Bottle. Mild caramelly aroma. Very dark brown colour. Good vanilla flavour, quite subtle compared to the 12 year old.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of coffee. Roasted flavour of dried fruits and overriped fruits with notes of coffee. Roasted finish.