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Harviestoun Ola Dubh (30 Year Old) 3.92 301

Harviestoun Ola Dubh (30 Year Old)

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3013.94/5.03.92/5.08%98.6English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Ola Dubh (or ‘Black Oil’) is a collaboration between Harviestoun Brewery and Highland Park, Distiller of the Year*. It is based on Harviestoun’s award-winning Old Engine Oil. With more than a stylistic nod to the classic Imperial Porters (and Stouts) of the nineteenth century, this deliciously rich, dark, 8% a.b.v. beer is the first ale to be aged in malt whisky casks from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles, the rest with genuine provenance. Ola Dubh will initially be available in three different expressions; the initial release will be of small batches aged in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 12 Year Old, Highland Park 16 Year Old and Highland Park 30 Year Old. Further variants are planned for the future. Ola Dubh is, in the words of beer afficionado Owen D.L. Barstow: “The most interesting new British beer I have tried in years.”
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 riversideAK (2803), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Draught at Uber Tavern. Aroma is pretty strong with lots of whiskey, peat, some earth and some sweet dark malts. Pours a dark brown with a thin head. Dark malt sweetness is accompanied by a strong whiskey aspect that is strongly peaty, boozy, and oaky. The whiskey works well with the dark malt and creates and incredibly enjoyabe sipper. Very good.


 TheEpeeist (1496), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 28, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle. Dark brown with some lacy tan froth. Nose is mocha and whiskey, oak and dark roast. Medium light with a tingle; almost refreshing. Taste is chocolate caramel, smoke and plum with a dry, peaty, whiskey-barrel finish. A nice sweetness works well with the booze notes.


 skortila (2914), Bunnik, Netherlands
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Bottle @ Dutch Ratebeer Session. Aroma has peat, chocolate, oak. Clear, black-brown coloured with a thin head. Taste is sweet witch chocolate, whisky and ash. Perfect balance. Great brew.


 caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Bottled. Clear redbrown color, short head. Aroma of peat, whisky, oak casks. Slight burning ashy taste, peat, slight roasted. Nice balance. Great beer.


 Odeed (1681), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 25, 2008  
aroma is more rounded with this one.more vanilla and scotch coming out.better head as well.flavor is well rounded as well.the best of the 3.


 after4ever (2840), Brier, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/515/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Draft at Uber. Black, light golden amber highlights. Thin gray rim. Nice dark tree fruit and smoke on the nose. Creamy, smooth, delectable...lots of flavor but very harmonious. Mild finish. Nice to be able to compare tap and package with such a relatively small release. Great stuff.


 DaSilky1 (2032), San Diego, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/517/20
Jul 22, 2008    Updated: Aug 4, 2008
Draft: I’ve gone like 2 1/2 years without really rating beers...I would rate a beer here and there, but I haven’t had much time to keep up with the craft brewing industry...and now that Im getting back to rating, I’m finding that there’s so many new beers out there to rate, that I’m having as much fun as i did when i first started rating beers...up to a few years ago, it was hard as hell for me to find a beer offered that I hadn’t already had...things have changed. How lovely. This beer here, this was fucking lovely. Lovely Lovely Lovely! at $18 a glass, it probably should be lovely...though I did get it for $14, but the blackboard said $18. It poured deliciously dark with a large fluffy brown head. The nose was a beatiful thick caramelly molassis with tons of matured malt notes and waves of antique must. Flavors were refined to say the least...think smokey peat with such a meaty and chewy mouthfeel. This is a beer you could easily sit and analyze for hours upon hours...waves of chocolate, figs, spice, peat, vanilla, alcohol, whiskey...and on and on and on and on and on.


 beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 21, 2008  
PIB 2008. Having this from cask was a treat. Pours very dark brown, almost black, small brown head. Big scotch not, even more then the 12 year. Soft smoked flavors give this a lot of complexity. Chocolate and toffee flavors lead to a dry earthy and peaty finish. Very nice.



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