Oskar Blues Old Chub

Very good! Looks like Coke in the glass. Sweet chocolate and coffee on the nose. Toasty malt sweetness in the mouth with some faint peatiness. I’ll be buying some more of this one.

12oz can from Rollin Oats (Tampa, FL). Pours a murky dark black color with a one finger tan head that settles slowly and laces the glass. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, dark ripe fruit, brown sugar, molasses, and hints of vanilla and cream. Flavor is roasted and malty with notes of sweet caramel, milk chocolate, nuts, ripe dark fruit, almost some hints of brandy-like alcohol overtones. Generally medium to full body with a pleasing malty and sweet finish.

Crushed with Jakebra off the tap. Sweet nose. Very thin bodied but the flavor is surprisingly full and good. Very sweet, some chocolate, brown sugar and malts. Some subtle scotchiness, definitely not overpowering, but mellowing and pretty good.

Had in can, is Oskar Blues dropping there prices or something? Got this for around $1.75 in CT. Pours stylistically brown with a wispy head. Appearance was not unlike a melted milk chocolate bar. Aroma maintains strong nutty and caramelly character. Complemented by a smooth palate, the flavor featured some toasted malt, more caramel, maple syrup, and earthiness. All in all, this brew kept me entertained throughout, managing to counterpoint its sweetness with rich nuttiness that I could appreciate.

Pours extremely dark brown. Light barely penetrates it. Sweet malt flavor with a touch of raisin thrown in. Aroma is a slight wet cardboard scent but it’s not offensive at all. Overall it’s a nice sipping beer, but I’m not that fond of the style personally.

Can from Trinity Liquors in Spring Hill, FL. Aroma is smoke, toffee, and malt. Pours mollasses colored and no head. Flavor is malt, toffee, coffee, smoke, caramel...NICE. Not much aftertaste very smooth. Overall, its very different...quite sweet but a little smoky. Very interesting, like a porter mixed with a barleywine.

The can is a bit complex, the beer in the glass deep black, smoky aroma. Starts malty dry, reminds me of christmas spices. The finish is a bit weak in the first moment, but then smoky-malty. Nice!

Pour: 12 oz can to pint glass. Dark russet brown, clear with enough backing light. Nice inch of light tan head, but it’s on the fizzy side. No lacing.

Nose: Peat, a nice smoked meat note, some roast, even a little milk chocolate.

Mouth: Smokey and roasty, sort of like chocolate-covered bacon (yes it does exist). Subtle dark fruit and cold coffee. Mouthfeel is rich and creamy. Flavors are bold but not huge, which helps lend a unique drinkability here. Some astringency and some booziness.