Oskar Blues Old Chub

Dark brown with a one finger tan head. Good amount of lacings. Aroma is smokey sweet malts. Taste is dark smokey malts with enough earthy hops to keep it from being too cloying. A bit of molasses creeps in as the tasting continues. The mouthfeel is quite good with adequete carbonation. Initially thought the abv was excessive but it is needed to cut the thick body of the ale. Most drinkable Scotch Ale I’ve had. Canned on date indicates this is about two months old. There are some minor comparisons to Scotch whisky. If there was ever a session Scotch Ale this would be close.

I’ve been dreaming about this can since my first one. Didn’t pour, so little idea of head/color/nose. Very sweet & rich smell, but not cloying, instead crisp snap on the body. Quite complex, with all the desirable dark notes (caramel, chocolate, nuts, smoke). The finish really does remind me of a whiskey.

CaryTheDude bought this one at the brewpub. Big, sweet malty aroma with some backing hops. Flavor is huge malt, carmel, maybe some chocolate. Great beer.

Can pours dark red/brown color with thick tan head. Aroma is caramel and lightly roasted malt. Medium mouthfeel. Taste is sweet caramel mostly and finishes with subtle hints of chocolate. A bold beer in a can. I love it!

dark reddish brown with tiny cream head. smoke and roast chocolate aroma with a sweet and slightly smokey flavor.

Can of course! Lacy head that was nice and sticky. Dark reddish copper color with a nose of skittles or starburst or a little of both. taste was almost as sweet as the nose but also had a little hop tingle and malt backbone needed to sustain the other sweetness. No hint of 8% alc, and an overall solid beer. Too sweet for my likings though.

can poured a cola brown with a thin tan head. aroma has rich malt, nuts, light roast, and sweetness. mouth feel is medium and carbonation low. flavor has thick malt, nuts, good roast, moss, and some strange chocolate. bitterness picks up and the finish lingers on with bitter malts.

Thick, brown pour with a short-lived beige head. Nose is sweet; reminiscent of brown sugar and fig newtons. Taste is malty but less sweet than the nose. I expected a big, chewey beer but this is surprisingly crisp and drinkable. Almost too drinkable for 8% ABV! I got a six-pack as a gift and thought I would like the Gordon better but no way. I really like this beer and would even say that it tastes just as good, if not better, right out of the can.