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Oskar Blues Old Chub

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bottled
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9723.69/5.03.68/5.08%89.9Thistle
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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 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 (693), 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 (788), 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.


 crowderm (277), Recklinghausen, Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Big thanks to my braaaaahhh Hillfiiiire. Pours a very nice near-black with a thin off-white head. Aroma is meaty roasted malts with chocolate. Flavor is pretty nice. Creamy milk chocolate, caramel, and smoke. The smokiness turns a bit stale on the back of the tongue, but otherwise this is a tasty brew. The mouthfeel is a little undercarbonated for my liking, but quite smooth. Solid brew.


 hillfiiiiire (284), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Beautifully dark body with a diminishing head. Sweetness hits you first in the aroma and is kind of chocolaty like a stout with a kick of caramel and an ever subtle hint of hops. Flavor is like drinking candy with just enough hop to not kill you with the sweetness. Finishes quite nice and smooth.



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