Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

There’s a definite smoky malt to the aroma and something that reminds me of peanuts (something about peat smoke is reminiscent of boiled peanuts to me for some reason). There’s a big dose of brown sugar and caramel with the peat smoke in the flavor along with a slight bit of cocoa. A bit sticky but very tasty. The can doesn’t make any negative difference.

Another from Skyview. Dark brown color with a thick head. Big aroma of peaty smoke and some salt. Very sweet malt taste, peaty body and just enough hop bitterness towards the finish to keep it from turning into syrup. Very nice.

Pours a deep, dark brown with a rusty/ruby tinge; the head is fairly dense, pillowy, tan, and moderately full with decent longevity and some scattered lace. Nose is pleasent with loads of chocolate, rich toffee, nice slight roasted malt, and faint peat smoke and almonds to back it up. Flavor is rich with chocolate, raisin, dry cocoa, light toffee, and faint peat and roast notes. A faint earthy bitterness fills in with the peat and roast to compliment the rich malt flavor. Palate is nearly lively and medium full with a smooth, creamy, and slightly oily texture. Finish is somewhat dry with a peaty, semi-sweet chocolate, and a tinge of scotch whisky taste which in lingering. A rich, local beer that is complex and different from most other micros on the market. A beer you could definately have more than one of, but rich enough to really not make you want too many. Oskar Blues does a great job of creating solid everyday brews and is an innovator with their canning method.

12 oz. can, has a dark ruby pour with little brown and black mixed in, an off-white head appears which leaves lots of lacing, aroma of sweet chocolate, roasted malt, brown sugar, and faint sweet fruit, some smoke peat aroma, cellar fragrances? Malt sweetness, coffee, some caramel, toffee, lots of toasted and roasted malt flavors, I thought I tasted some burnt malt flavor that was complimentary, hardly any hops in this brew, a very smooth drink, malt flavors linger at the finish, an ale with lots of malt flavor, has a creamy mouth feel and is full on the palate.

This has notes of caramel, coffee, and maple. It is a nice mid weight scottish ale. The notes I mentioned at the beginning increase throughh the palate into the finish. Only issue is that at 8% you have to be careful.

On tap at the Brick Store. Just a lovely, comforting ale. Deep, dark brown with a thin and creamy head. Malty aroma which is a good indication of flavor. Rich and malty, with chocolate, caramel, and hints of molasses all blending beautifully, but it doesn’t overdo the sweetness. Just a hint of smoke on the finish, does a good job of hiding the alcohol contained within. Will definitely try again.

Old Chub? C’mon, a can? Well, heck, this was a dandy, anyway! Poured the usual color and appearance for a Scottish ale, some smokey and sweet chocolate aromas. Flavor was smokey (light peat?) sweet chocolate malts with molasses and brown sugar in the mix. Body was heavy-moderate with light to medium carbonation. Yum. Re-rate, May 07, another nice experience, although the flavor and overall experience were dropped from 9/10.

On tap at Trappeze. Pours very dark. Aroma of smoke, malt, fruit. Flavor is also of malt, smoke, fruit, and nut. Some cherries are present, and the finish has a nice hop bite. Mouthfeel is pretty full and creamy. A nice pint.