Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

Black with a thick off white head. Nice malt aroma with just a bit of a roasty background. Flavor is a bit like a porter, rich roast malt and cofee. Slight metalic finish.

12 oz can


I’ve already had a few of these, but it was time to sit down and rate one properly instead of merely enjoying it. So I got out my tasting glass, a can of Old Chub and poured it to enjoy another one. This is a good find and a great value at roughly a dollar a can. Grab a six-pack and go camping.

Aroma / Appearance - The tan coloured one-finger head sat on top of the murky black body. It reminded me of squid ink - deep black with only a hint of light escaping. The nose was a balance of malt, smoke, peat and raisins. I almost felt like I was in Scotland when I closed my eyes.

Flavor / Palate - The flavor profile of this beer is very complex. First I picked up chocolate, liquid peat, cherries, caramel butter and velvet cake. Next came a smoky wave, on which rode the flavors of raisins. There was a slight bitterness which lingered on the tongue for a few minutes before it gave up. This is probably the second best beer I have had in a can, the first being the Dale’s Pale Ale from the same company.

Brought a sixer of these bad boys camping and drank them straight out of the can, often chasing a bottle of Jameson. Felt kind of bad that I was mixing Scotch and Irish, but oh well. Even without pouring this out, could see the deep copper/amber beer and the off-white head. Really lovely malt. A bit smoky and peaty, and with tons of hops to match. Great beer.

tap. brown pour with thin bubbles. big malts, sugary aroma. nice malts, good carbonation, smoke burnt caramel. lasting sugar finish.

Had this on-tap at the brewery. The beer oured a nearly opaque nearly dark brown with an average-sized, creamy, light brown, mostly lasting head with a nice wall of lacing. The aroma is toasty and warm. Heavily malty with notes of roasted grain, molasses, moderate notes of chocolate and heavy notes of coffee; trace yeast note of cobweb; miscellaneous note of smoke. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, with a long, building bitter finish that ranges from moderate to heavy. The palate was exceptional—lifting the flavor. The body is medium-to-full, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is lively.

12oz. can. Deep, dark brown color with a medium size tan head. Smoky, malty aroma with some caramel. Flavor of chocolate malts, light smoke, bread. Somewhat dry and bitter, which was unexpected given the aroma. Lightly carbonated.

12oz can. Black-amber color with a thick, frothy head. Big smoky chocolate aroma. Creamy and rich, with a little smoked malt flavor. Deep and full bodied but oh-so-mellow and smooth. Smooth, sugary finish. One of the best Scottish-style American beers out there.

Pours deep black cherry. Amazing aroma of caramel, chocolate and malt. Thin brown head that quickly disappeared. Chocolate, hops, and caramel. Slightly smokey finish. Not bad. If only it had less of an alcohol taste (lttle unpleasant bite there for an 8%-er).