Oskar Blues Old Chub

From the 12 fl. oz (US) can with no expiration date or lot number that I could see. I picked up something from this brewery before. It is unusual to see craft beer in a can but Oskar Blues Brewery seems to have a lot of faith in the packaging. This one pours a very dark brown-almost black with a heavy amount of puffy, beige head. The aroma is an odd mix of malts, chocolate, and baked bread. Heavy mouth feel. It is incredible how much chocolate is in the flavor! It’s like drinking a fudge candy bar with alcohol. It most definitely is unique.

Pours black with just a slight cream-colored head. A dark coffee malted aroma. A lot of coffee in the flavor as well. Molasses, caramel, and a hint of semi-sweet chocolate. A nice burnt bitter in the finish, but just enough to balance things out. Very solid mouthfeel as well.

By far the best scotch ale ive ever had. Im really glad someone brews a good one, outside of Europe. Hopefully i will get lucky and find another 12 pack of this, probably not though.

3-2-08 can shared at tasting
Amber dark brown with a thin tan head. It just didn’t blow me away and I was expecting it to be stellar. Smell is malty and sweet and dirt-like. Flavor is nice and sweet and quite simple. Most drinkable of the style by far. Creamy palate. Nice, and I would like to try again.

Pours a medium brown color (like a scotch), with bitter sweet aroma, with hints of chocolate. Sweet malty flavor with that smokiness they mention at the finish. Excellent beer.

Pours a nice dark brown, with a tan creamy head. Sweet malt smell with a hint of chocolate. a nice creamy palate. Taste is all nice sweet malts, with a smokey alcohol finish. I still can’t believe this came in a can. Great beer

Can. Very dark brown, small brown tinted head. Aroma is really good: huge malt presence, lots of powdered chocolate in that sweetness, hints of roast, smoke, peat, almonds, and a really nice earth/bread character to it. Taste follows suit, really nice malt sweetness with more chocolate, nuttiness, and a wisp of smoke at the end. Alcohol comes through at the end in the form of a slight burn, but there is so much flavour here I hardly even notice. Those might be some hops in the finish or just more alcohol, I cannot tell. Creamy perfectly carbonated mouthfeel making it taste very fresh. A new standard for Scotch Ales for me - what a brewer.

Pours a cloudy dark brown, with little head. Huge malt aroma. Flavor is dominated by sweet malts with an alcohol finish. Palate is nice and creamy. Overall an excellent Ale, from an excellent brewer. Wish it came in session strength.