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Oskar Blues Old Chub

Oskar Blues Old Chub - Scotch Ale

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 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 
9663.69/5.03.68/5.08%89.3Thistle
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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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playitbybeer (48), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 14, 2009  
From a can...so I can’t describe color or smell cause I just smell metal. The taste is amazing though, sweet and hoppy. Wow. I am thoroughly impressed...I just wish there was less of an aluminum taste. Damn cans. I would love to have this on tap or something but I’m still rating very high.


WLG423 (43), Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Pours out a nice dark brown with a toffee colored head. Slightly sweet aroma, smelling of toast. Nice semi-thick body. A toasty and slightly chocolate finish.


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/512/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Cask @ Chelsea’s Brewing Co. in NYC this past weekend. I wasn’t personally a huge fan of this ale, and I have to admit it is 100% due to the scotch bourbon flavor that dominates everything else. 8% abv - tastes more like 28%.


 NJJereme (261), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Can. Pours a nice amber color with a light tan head. Aroma caught me by surprise, smells more like a stout, aromas of chocolate, cherry, coffee and malts. Medium bodied, has more the body of an ale. Goes down pretty easy as well. Good stuff.


 gyllenbock (238), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2009  
Can. Dark brown color with a brownish head. Aroma of fruit, chocolate and whisky. Taste of brown sugar, caramel and cola. Honestly I must say that the sweet taste became a little annoying after a while. Drinkable but not the best I have drunk.


 basewars (144), Albany, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/517/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Can. Pours deep reddish brown with thick, quickly dissipating brown head. Aroma is thick with caramel malts, floral hops, and plenty of cola with a bit of peat. Creamy, full body. Flavor is sweet with some caramel, but fairly muddled. A touch of warming alcohol. Solid beer.


 mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/513/20
Oct 5, 2009  
Pours a headless mahogany with a malty sweet alcoholic aroma with light notes of caramel and milk chocolate. Very very sweet body - just a bit of leafy stale hops, and a lingering caramel/cola aftertaste. Some woodsiness in here too. Thin body, lightly carbonated. A touch too sweet for my liking.


 spkldhenlvr24 (446), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Can. Pours a very dark brown, which kind of does resemble cola, with a red tint. Small quickly diminshing off white head. Aroma is licorice, chocolate, coffee with some roasted malts, spice and slight alcohol notes. Flavor is a nice balance of roasted malts and sweet caramel flavor with spicy, warming finish. Very good beer, esp. the best I’ve ever had out of a can!



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