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Oskar Blues Old Chub

Oskar Blues Old Chub - Scotch Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Scotch Ale

Lyons, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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9663.69/5.03.68/5.08%89.3Thistle
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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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cbreville (5), Thornton, Colorado, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Feb 21, 2009  
Definite unique smoke flavor, heavy body, no noticeable alcohol overtone as I’ve often had with American made Scotch Ales. Probably the most enjoyable beer I’ve had in or out of a can.


scotch4281 (39), Hollywood, Florida, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! What a great beer! I really enjoyed trying this one. In fact, I wanted another as soon as I finished. I was really surprised to get such a great flavored, nice body beer out of a can!


Ludicolt (1), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Feb 18, 2007  
This is one of my favorite beers... I keep a lot of this stocked up at all time... love the taste...


 starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Aug 6, 2006  
Beautiful, oh, my yes. Some sediment; been aged a month or four. Lovely opaque espresso colour, tan head. Chocolate toffee coffee scent, very nice. As it warms it gets better. Rich palate, alcohol is well-hidden, some carbonation matched with substantial malt flavours. Tops.


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 7, 2007    Updated: Aug 19, 2007
12 oz bottle via JOHNyKAT (hey this guy sends me a package for no reason exept that he is cool..f%&$8n’ hey!!!! thanks, mr kat YOU RULE!). Pours A DEEP DARK BROWN WITH A LARGE BEIGE HEAD. Nose is heavy chocolate malt(nuts), phenols, and yeast. Hmm, this is weird as it tastes like an easy drinking vanilla flavored porter but with much more going on...quite nice. Med body, low carbonation..i love this one but i dont like scotch ales, so whaT DOES THIS MEAN...?!!!!!! I DON’T really know, but i like this beer, it is good at 3 AM on an August night:=)


 GreatLibations (1440), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/518/20
Apr 12, 2006  
Pours a blood brown color with big dense tawny frothy. The aroma a little yeasty integrated with sweet malt. It’s an off dry (fruity, semi sweet) brew with a diverse flavor profile. It’s luscious and malty right up front with a slight hoppiness to follow. Then the earthy barnyard flavors protrude releasing complexities to include fresh biscuits, sourdough, and a wet campfire. The finish is long with a slight fruity bitterness. Alcohol is well hidden. This is the best canned beer I’ve ever had. I laughed when I tasted it. It’s so tastey. You’d never believe it was canned. I highly recommend this brew.


Noelweichbrodt (11), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
Mar 19, 2009  
I’ve been dreaming about this can since my first one. Didn’t pour, so little idea of head/color/nose. Very sweet & rich smell, but not cloying, instead crisp snap on the body. Quite complex, with all the desirable dark notes (caramel, chocolate, nuts, smoke). The finish really does remind me of a whiskey.


 pkbites (309), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Oskar Blues can do no wrong. Like ALL (yes, ALL!) their other offerings this is truly the nectar of the Gods. Pours a beautiful color, nose of chocolate cake batter. What I love about this is it’s not over powering in any of it’s flavor. Smooth, pudding like chocolate taste, but not a hit in the face with a pie. Very light, light, LIGHT smokey flavor. But, once again, only lightly so. The chocolate, smoke, and malt come together in a swirl of delicat delight. Nothing over-powers anything else. A slow sip and push on the tongue is recommended, but you actually could chug this if you wanted to. This is the first time I’ve come across a craft brew I could say both of those things at once. I have seen the future of brewing excellence, and Oskar Blues is it’s name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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