Oskar Blues Old Chub

	Percentile
	95
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
971	3.69/5.0	3.68/5.0	8%	89.9	Thistle

Commercial Description:
Old Chub is a Scottish style ale brewed with copious amounts of crystal and chocolate malts, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malts. While Dale's Pale Ale ("the best-tasting canned beer I've ever had," according to many brewers and beer experts) is a showcase of both hops and pale malts, Old Chub is a celebration of malts. The cola-colored beer features a dense, tawny head, a creamy mouthful and flavors of caramel, chocolate and lightly roasted malt. Complex and rich, it finishes with a whisper of smokiness that calls to mind a fine single malt scotch. Old Chub weighs in at 8 % alcohol by volume.

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Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 22, 2009

Can pours a khaki head that rings the glass throughout and a cola colored body. Smells of toast and brown sugar. Tastes of light toast and brown sugar. decent body and finish.

thefrutigers (100), , Arizona, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 21, 2009

can: pours a deep dark brown, but light does pass through. Smells roasted malt, molasses, and carmel. Flavor is mostly sweet only a tiny bit of bitterness. Light toasted malt flavor. Mouth was slighty thick. Overall... Very good, tasty, and very drinkable. Not nearly as good as Ale Smith’s. but way cheaper!

DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	10/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 21, 2009 Updated: Jun 11, 2009

This beer was mentioned on a recent internet discussion, so I added it to my list of things to try. I was shocked to find it was a canned beer and thought someone was pulling my leg. They weren’t. This is one great beer. Poured it into a glass and the aroma was so incredibly inviting I couldn’t believe it. Clean, smooth and mellow, yet very full, warming and strong. UPDATED: After having several of these, they can definitely be a bit too sweet sometimes.

Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Apr 18, 2009

Pours a mahogany color with a tan head. Aroma is of smoked and toasted malts, and a little hint of alcohol. Sweet flavor with smoked and toasted malts, and dark fruits. Finishes a little bitter with a hint of of some alcohol warming.

osu97gp (171), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 18, 2009

Can. Pours a mahogany color with a quickly dissapating head. Aroma is smoky and of malts. Flavor matches the aroma. Good.

yemenmocha (354), Glendale, Arizona, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	5/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Apr 18, 2009

Pours dark brown with light brown head. Nose is caramel sweet with smoky components, and a slight bready character. Body is somewhat thin, surprisingly, but malt and smoke flavors are in force. A nice malty, smokey beer. Finish has a touch of wood, and alcohol is subdued.

msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 16, 2009

On tap at Flying Saucer in Ft. Worth. Pours dark reddish brown with tan head. Aroma is smokey malts, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is smokey, with chocolate, malt and some caramel. Creamy mouthfeel. Much more complexity than I expected.

mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	7/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Apr 12, 2009

I enjoyed Oskar Blues Old Chub Scottish Ale from a hand pump at D.B.A. in New York. This is a very creamy and smoky ale with tons of roasted malts. The color is a deep brown / almost black with a light mocha head. The aroma is sweet with tons of roasted malts. The finish is very smooth and makes me want to continue drinking all night. This is a fantastic ale!

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