Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

Smoked peat and black roasted malts with bittersweet chocolate and butterscotch in the aroma. Opaque dark brown with decent cover of light tan head that lasts nicely. Subdued sweet malt flavour with some mild roastiness and light peat smoked character, but over-all impression is fairly bland. Medium-light body with low to fair carbonation. Can sampled with MartinT, Olivier and Rastacouere. Thanks, goldtwins (received in trade Nov. 2004)!

Can: Deep reddish brown hue with a large creamy tan head and good lace. The aroma has notes of caramel, buttered biscuit, mocha, floral hops, and earthy yeast esters. The taste starts moderately sweet with a noticeable malt presence. The finish has a smoky and twangy fruit tone. The feel is crisp bite and smooth layering. The alcohol is well masked. This beer makes you wonder what would happen if more micros would starts producing canned versions of their best brews, what would the BMC crowd think. Forget the can, this beer stands on it’s own merit, darn good. Thanks Mark.

Can at home... Thanks to Secret Santa for this one ... deep brown thin tan head ... sweet toffee malts ... big raw alcohol front ... dark fruits ... Rough... over sweet malts ... not working for me.

Can. Relatively small light brown head. Clear very dark red body. Roasted barley malt aroma with sweet caramel notes. Sweet and mild with a dry and hoppy aftertase. Low carbonation. The high alcohol percentage is very well hidden.

In event the Dale’s Pale Ale goes over like a lead balloon during the Cellar’s Firday beer tasting, I picked up a six-pack of this Scottish Ale, just in case. This beer pours a dark brownish amber brew with a thick beige head that stick around. Pretty good lacing too. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, some smoked dark wood, vanilla and some dark chocolate. Taste is medium to full bodied, smooth, creamy with flavors of sweet caramel, toffee and a touch of apple. Finish is slightly sweet with a fruity malt aftertaste. Actually this is one of the better canned beers I’ve tried.

Can. Poured a clear, deep garnet with a 1.5" well-retained caramelly-beige head... nice lacing followed it down.. just beautiful. Nose was quite full of sweet, toasty malts (caramel, toffee, chocolate) with a healthy dose of smoked peat. Herbal notes also wafted through. Flavor was confusing and a bit of a let-down after the nose... all of the smooth, sweet, and smoky malts were present from the nose.. but there were odd metallic highlights and the herbal bitterness around the sides was not well-placed. The smooth and smoky finish was rather cloying and difficult to get down. There was a lot of good stuff going on in this one.. a little refinement could make it great.

Looked like a coke when pouring from the can. Small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and smokiness. The smokey aroma increased as this beer warmed. Flavors of toffee, malt, and smoke. Light to medium bodied. Long finish.

Chocolate malty and alcohol aroma. Great brown colour with lace and mocha slight head. very much concur with the promotional markings, chocolate more than malt in the smell. Very smooth drink, caramel, chocolate, smoke, I would drink this on a regular basis. Missed it in Atlanta, found it in Buffalo.