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Oskar Blues Old Chub

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bottled
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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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 daleharshman (186), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 2, 2009  
12 ounce can from South Bay Drugs ($1.79). Pours a dark mahogany with thin layer of beige head that soon disappears. Rich and sweet malty aroma with caramel. Aroma of sweet smoky malts, toffee, brown sugar, and raisin. There’s a hint of watermelon (!) at the very beginning as well. Good, but could use a bit more complexity.


whaleale (5), Athens, Tennessee, USA
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3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Nice spicing, not overwhelming. Good finish. Not too heavy not too light. Great color.Loved the can.


 TheEpeeist (1440), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2009  
12 oz can. Deep purple brown with a brief balsa head. Nose is grape jelly and mild scotch. Medium body with prickly carb. Taste is plum, toffee, a touch of smoke and carrot juice with a dry, scotchy finish.


 GranvilleTim (476), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 26, 2009  
Dark brown pour with a lighter brown head. Aroma of roastd malt and smokiness. Tasty brew- roasted malt, velvet smokiness, taste, taste, taste. A little sweetness at the end makes this one of the nicest beers I had in awhile.After this and Dales, I need to search out more.


 cathcacr (588), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/516/20
Aug 26, 2009  
In a CAN! :-O Basically what one would expect in a Scotch ale - sweetness, slight smokiness, actually fairly nondescript beyond that.


kwerikson (77), burlington, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 25, 2009  
after one sip you can almost immdeiatly taste the chocolate hints in the back of your tongue. very nice aftertaste witch is not overpowering with a nice drinkability not found in other beers this style. excelent combination of the malts and has a low co2 level which makes beer taste and feel so good to the palate.


 madvike (314), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Can - Pours clear mahogany with a small cream-colored head. Smells of sweet malt, whiskey, and toffee. Tate is toffee, smooth whiskey, and a little burn that’s really pleasant. Finishes with a nice hop bitterness and faint coffee. Smooth and a bit syrupy...fantastic!


 potbeercollege (311), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/513/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Bottled. Redish dark brown. Off-white head that disappears. Sweet alcohol dominates. Overall not that complex of nose, but malty. Caramel boozy taste with hints of a smokiness or burnt taste. Semi-sweet long lasting finish.



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