Oskar Blues Old Chub

Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Scotch Ale
Lyons, Colorado USA

The start of a night of sampling on Whaleman’s deck-dubbed the 548 Fest. Pours dark brown with a medium tan head. Big malty, chocolatey aroma. Light roastiness. Chocolatey in the flavor with a mildly sweet finish. Good beer and at 8%, packs a punch.

Absolutely beautiful as it chugs out from the can, filling in as deep mahogany with safire accents and a creamy, well-retained, foamy tan head. Cherishing aroma dabbles in peat, jerky briefly held in burlap bags, honey roasted peanuts, dry milk chocolate, caramel coursing through brown sugared pralines and hints of crème brûlée pudding. Cocoa butter takes a brisk aluminum flagpole lick to kick off the flavor. Greasy caramel lozenges partially spiced with cinnamon and pepper. Smoked peat plays out with a flavor akin to the damp bottom of a grain bag residing on a rain-sodden barnyard floor. Slight accent of smoked ham. Chocolate covered Werthers originals and Rolos staying in the Christmas stocking over the off-season. Fairly flavorful array that covers the palatary playing field, but a touch thin in the liquid’s recession. That being said, this is the caramel-chocolate-smoked malt show. Cola contributions and smoke roasted (unsalted) walnuts bring up the rear, paired with aluminum, pinching spice accents and dry chocolate shavings.

Sample at Julio’s beer festival: dark reddish brown body. Aroma is malt dominated with chocolate, caramel, hint of smoke. No way of telling this was canned, no metallic taste. Sweet finish.

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Aromas of chocolate, Smoke, Caramel. Pours a deep brownish maroon. Taste is of chocolote, soil earthiness & some smoke. One of the best Scotch ales yet

This may be the best beer Ive had out of a can. How strange. A brownish/black apperance with a moderate head. Lots of nuts and dark fruit in the aroma. The peats are shining through and it bends itself almost sticky sweet. The flavor is full of chocolate, candi sugar, almonds, and raisins. I couldnt drink many of these but at 8% thats probably a good thing.

Pours dark brown with a red hue. Frothy off white head and decent lacing. Malty aroma with a twist dark fruit. Silky mouth-feel with hints of smoke. Bitter finish. alcohol was well masked.

i was over at TAR and cb’s place. they wanted to know if i wanted a beer while they cooked, sure thing. so i’m habded this to pour in my glass and jeff tells me the glories of oskar blues affordability while i drink. poured a red hued black body with with a tight lasting tan head. malty(out) aroma with maple syrup, and cedar wood smoke. sweet vanilla and caramel with a chocolate flavor coming in late and lasting. a bit of bubblegum in the finish with the chocolate. something like like licking a pane of glass here that is off putting a bit. i am still amazed at the head consistancy.

12 oz can. Pours a lovely mahogany with a nice tan head. Nose is woody, smokey, chocolatey, bourboney malt. Beautiful, thick dark tan lace. Body is a touch thin, but silky smooth. Flavor showcases the nose. Beautiful!