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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8373.68/5.03.67/5.06%88.7English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Filtered.
A superb, rich, full-bodied beer derived from a 1970s homebrewing recipe. Wickedly smooth chocolate dominates the flavour, which is nicely balanced by the bitterness of the hops.
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 slimchill (780), Austin, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/514/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle. Nose is sweet chocolate with notes of peat smoke and caramel. Thick black with a thin tan head. Very tasty, good chocolate sweetness and smoky roastiness balance. A touch thin, almost watery and bland in the finish, but nonetheless a robust beer with good character.


 mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 3, 2009  
[1738-20081001] 330mL bottle. Roasted nuts, dark sugary molasses malt and some woody bark notes in the aroma. Dark black ruby-hued body with a medium-lasting foamy tan head. Rich cocoa chocolate butter malt flavour. Full body. Wonderfully full flavour.


 SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/515/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Bottle, #435. Black pour with medium head. Not strong aroma, but a bit of roastyness. Chocolate roasted flavor with a creamy finish. Pretty good.


 RedXIII (127), Powell, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Mostly aroma and flavor of chocolate and malt, and touch of caramel. A bitter, slightly creamy finish. Dark black color with medium thickness and a little lacing. Very drinkable but just not very complex. Not bad though.


 rosenbergh (899), Helsinki, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 24, 2008  
330 ml bottle. Finland. Dark black colour with medium head. Hint of chocolate and roasted malt. Engine oil describes only the colour of the beer.


 mkel07 (526), Brisbane, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Poured a very dark black with an average head. Aroma of chocolate and very easy to drink. Looks great in the glass.


 danielyabu (285), União da Vitória, Brazil
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 21, 2008  
coloração marrom-escura, seu corpo opaco, espuma marrom-clara, todos esses eram elementos de uma boa stout. Além disso, a OEO apresenta ainda uma espuma de aparência inicial pequena e virtualmente nenhuma formação de colarinho, sendo este, automaticamente, de reduzidíssima duração. O aroma, totalmente esperado, apresentou presença moderada de malte caramelo, chocolate e fortes notas de café. Seu sabor sacramentou o que as características anteriores já haviam evidenciado. No início, amargor moderado. No final, pesado amargor, de longa duração. Durante todo o gole, jurei estar sorvendo uma stout - de ótima qualidade, diga-se de passagem. O paladar é composto de um corpo médio, textura seca, forte carbonatação e um final de sensação que mistura metálico e chalky


 SkyCop32 (286), Morlautern, Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Thispours dark with a medium head. There is a hint of chocolate and malt on the pour. The chocolate comes back and then a bitter finish. All in all not a bad beer.



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