 ajm (950), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 6, 2008 The flavor points are largely out of respect. Bottle from the 7-11 on Figueroa and 52nd - Highland Park, CA. This is neither an easy beer to drink nor enjoy (only because of the specific mood you have to be in to enjoy it). Watching ’There Will Be Blood’ definitely helps the experience. Taste-wise, this is absolutely like licking a used grill. Absurdly smokey, ueber-roasted. Like barbecue beef, extra char, hold the beef. I couldn’t even taste the barrell in this one, which flabbergasts me. A monument to Rauchbiere.
bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 5, 2008 Bottle (number 06636). Blackish beer with reddish/brown highlights. Brown head. Chocolate, vanilla, oak, caramel aroma. Toffee, vanilla, light whiskey, light peat flavor. Medium-plus bodied. Chocolate, light peat, vanilla and toffee linger. Nice complexity. More refined and balanced than the 12 and 16.
PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 5, 2008 Cask at Spuyten Duyvil: Dark pour-near opaque body topped by a light brown ring. The nose has some cedar, oak, tannins, smoked apple-wood and very mild dark cocoa. Very elegant nose. Has a nice slick and smooth texture. Flavor is very complex. Has a perfect oak presence throughout. Mildly roasted with dark chocolate undertones. Smooth woody/oak and lightly sweet tobacco notes. The oak is present throughout the entire palate and into the smooth finish. Smooth, complex and balanced. A very elegant Old Ale.
Angeloregon (2028), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 4, 2008 On tap at Newport Pizza and Ales in OB, San Diego, CA--Wow! Midnight black body with a swirly and bubbly beige and gray head. Bourbon, wooden nose that jumps out. Good level of carbonation. Dry, boozy, and clean. Smoky tobacco notes. Assertive and delectable!
JFGrind (1354), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 4, 2008 I’ve read the story on the Ola Dubh series, its a novel idea. The 30 Year Old version poured black, thick bodied, with malts being merged with the scotch and oak from the barrels. I think of British breweries of being rigid and not trying new styles like the US craft brewers tend to do. Harvleston with some prompting by its US importer has gone out on a limb to produce a wonderful Old Ale. Sampled @ the Flat Rock Saloon in Manyunk, Philadelphia.
MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 1, 2008 Draft from Capital Ale House. Almost dead black with a small dark head. Pitch, peat, dark roast malts, and scotch dominate aroma. Complex peaty flavor with dark roast malts, raisin, and some alchohol warming. Medium mouthfeel with a fair amount of carbonation. Long lingering finish that is smoky with scotch and some bitternes. Very nice complex sipping beer.
Boutip (2390), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 1, 2008 Bottle courtesy of goryshkewych: Poured a deep pitch-black color ale with a medium light brown foamy head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with distinctive notes of scotch. Taste is a well balance mix between some sweet malt with some notes of scotch with a creamy like texture. The chocolate notes of the regular Old Engine Oil beer are still present. Full creamy body with some good carbonation and no discernable alcohol. I would say that this was good but I would have expected more scotch presence and I am not sure that this is a staple considering the price tag.
golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
May 1, 2008 Cask shared at Spuyten. Black pour with some brown film. Aroma is not too strong, some sweet chocolate, fruit, and alcohol. Flavor is nicely balanced, vanilla, roast, sweet and bitter chocolate, fruit, and some bittering hops in the finish. Soft palate.
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