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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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 Hansen (2235), Randers, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Sweet, malty aroma, perhaps a hint of smoke. Colour is medium brown and clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Flavor starts heavy sweet and finish only lightly bitter. Syrup texture.


 Rune (2748), Tromsø, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Can at Plan B, Copenhagen. Courtesy of reakt. Jet black with a brownish foam and fragile laceworks on the glass. Roasted aroma. Roasted grain in flavour with a fair amount of sweet caramel. Dry and woody in the mouth. Quite low carbonation. Drinkable, but far too sweet (15.09.2008).


 clong83 (243), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Whoa. Nice and malty nose, with some sweetness. Taste is of crystal and light caramel. Heavy mouthfeel, good carbonation. Sticky and crisp finish. Burns a little but not bad. Excellent beer.


explosivebeer (36), Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2008  
This beer pours a nice clear dark brown. The aroma has caramel and toffee present. It has a good body and great flavor, with lots of malt and a nice, sweet finish. This is definitely one of the better beers you can find in a can. Then again, I guess you can say that for the entire Oskar Blues line.


 JoeinUccle (902), Brussels, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Nice looking ruddy-brown beer, fading tan head. Nose is caramel malty with some fruit punch and hops thrown in. Starts lightly sweet and fruity before going into a serious bitterness, caramel-malty backdrop. Bittersweet aftertaste. Tasty all-around beer.


 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Can. Blackish beer with red highlights and a nice tan head. Malty, caramel aroma. Malty, caramel, and light fruit flavor. Fuller bodied. Caramel, malt, and light earth lingers. Not bad.


 demitriustown (689), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
12 oz can: Dark reddish/brown pour with a thick tan head that lingers. Aroma is really rich malt, toffee, caramel, and a bit of dark fruit mixed in the bunch. Taste is rich caramel malt, a bit of smokiness, plums, and a little bit of chocolate. Palate is tongue coating and rich. Overall, It’s a very nice beer out of a can, and even if it came in a bottle I would try this one again and again. Cheers!


 changeup45 (782), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Pours a slightly hazy dark brown color with a very thin head that quickly settles down to almost nothing. The aroma consists of lots of chocolate and caramel with some molasses and figs in there as well. Roasted caramel malty flavor with chocolate and some dark fruits. Slightly peppery in the finish. This didn’t drink nearly as thick as I was expecting and actually the mouthfeel was a little thin. Good but not great.



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