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Oskar Blues Old Chub

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9713.69/5.03.68/5.08%89.9Thistle
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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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 agillespie81 (194), Denver, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/510/103/516/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Black in color...opaque. Creamy head, though a little thin. Sweet malt aroma, with hints of caramel. Front is sweet, malty and a tad smoky...crisp, yet creamy mouthfeel. Back has a mellow malt flavor, with somewhat of a hop bite finish. A flavorful ale...powerful, yet not overpowering.


 adavis234 (133), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Old Chub is a decent beer with a clever name and the can gimmick that Oskar Blues is so well known for (I say gimmick but that tends to imply a negative connotation and I actually love it). This beer sacrificesflavor for smoothness more than Oskar’s Dale’s or even Ten Fidy. An ok offering, but not their best.


 Rustyham (556), miami, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 10, 2009    Updated: Nov 10, 2009
I have had pleasant scotch ales, and this is not one. I wish it were sweeter, maltier, and less bitter and less dry. $1.29 per 12oz can at Whole Foods. re-rate- original score was 2.3 (drank from a paper cup) like a baltik porter, this has a lot of sweet, caramel fudge flavor, thick sweet syrupy body, light but really malty. Not much smell, tho. Can from Abraxas Lounge, Miami Beach.


 robertjm (401), El Cerrito, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2009  
(Canned). Pours thick frothy head. Lasts for several minutes before collapsing back into the glass. Body is color of dark root beer. Heavy malty aroma. Also heavy malt in the flavor, crossed with a smoky alcohol in the aftertaste. Body leans ever so slightly to the heavy side of the spectrum. I’ve tried it, but probably won’t make a regular habit of it.


 Syd (892), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Can pours almost black, but still enough light gets through to call it brown, with minimal head. The aroma is very malty, chocolate, and peat. The flavor is sweet and nicely peaty. The palate is rich and still carbonated. Overall, a nice can.


 cgarvieuk (4171), Edinburgh, Scotland
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/59/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Can at home... Thanks to Secret Santa for this one ... deep brown thin tan head ... sweet toffee malts ... big raw alcohol front ... dark fruits ... Rough... over sweet malts ... not working for me.


 nickd717 (1327), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 6, 2009  
12oz can from City Beer Store in SF. Dark brown color with one-finger tan head, carbonation noticeable. Sweet dark malts on the aroma. Flavor is malty and sweet with caramel flavors and noticeable alcohol. Really smooth mouthfeel. Pretty damn enjoyable.


 Cavie (1369), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2009  
A dark ale with definite sweet notes detectable. I had it on tap but I know it is only available in cans elsewhere. I must say, a very good canned beer.



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