Oskar Blues Old Chub

Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Scotch Ale
Lyons, Colorado USA

Very solid brew. One of the best Scottish Ales available to me on the West Coast.

Pours an almond color with a thin off-white head which fades rather quickly and leaves a few nice streaks of bubbly lacing. Aroma is caramel, almond, light chocolate, and some roasts. Taste is caramel malts, almond extract, with slight smokiness and cocoa. Never a fan of this style, but this is rather good.

12oz can pours a deep burgundy with almost no head. Smells strongly of burnt malt and roasted nuts. Flavor is raisins, plums, chocolatey caramel, and a smoky finish. Thin, not at all sticky, with a smooth creamy finish. A big step up from the OB DPA which was my first canned craft beer.

1. 12 fl oz Can at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, Lyons 10/10/2007 Roast aroma. Dark coloured and malty with a roasted dry oaty finish. 2. From the Can at the Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont 08/10/2008 Strong fruit aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a crisp and slightly dry full malt finish. 3. From the Can 08/10/2008 Strong fruit aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a crisp and slightly dry full malt finish. 4. On Tap at the Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont 23/09/2009 Malt aroma. Mid brown coloured a little rich on the palate and strong in alcohol with some bitterness in a crisp and lasting malt finish.

Can, pours dark red with a tall tan head. Aroma is spiced big red and a light hop presence. Nice solid sweet malt body, some cinnamon and a hoppy finish. This is really nice and at 8 percent, very well balanced and enjoyable.

12oz can. Pretty good scottish ale. Pours dark. Tastes smoky and malty. Found the alcohol presence more pronounced than an 8% should be but overall pretty good.

Another great offering from Oskar...too bad I bought this case in the summer, more of an winter beer for me...it’ll just have to age a bit...deep brown pour, beige head...nice smell of malt and a bit of cocoa...roasty flavor of caramel, chocolate and some alcohol on the back end...makes you all warm and fuzzy inside...yum!