Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

Pours a deep brown color, almost black, with faint ruby red highlights. Produces a fairly massive, tightly bubbled, thick tan head. Great head retention throughtout the entire glass with some spotty lacing. Moderately assertive, but very complex aromas of peat smoke, burnt caramel candy, roasted malts, raisin, figs and cocoa greet the nose. Medium mouthfeel; fairly full and chewy but with a light fluffy texture. Flavor’s a bit more assertive than the aroma profile. Rich, complex notes of burnt caramels, peat -smoked dark roasted malts, dark brown sugar, spices, dark dried fruits, cocoa powder and earth are pleasantly expereinced. Some faint charred oak bourbon notes linger in the background. Alcohol is really an afterthought here with just a hint of warmness. Finish is long with a slight hop/charcoal bitterness. If you enjoy this style, it’s worth seeking out for sure.

Can. This comes in a CAN. Absolutely amazing scotch ale. So dark and roasty you’d think it was a porter or stout. But it’s not. Oskar Blues makes amazing beers that come in cans and are disspelling the idea that canned beer has to be crap. Bravo.

Can. Pours a clear dark ruby/brick, medium creamy light brown lasting head. Very heavy aroma, that almost pulls you into the glass, sweet, fruity, musty, cigar smoke, and a pleasant slight sourness. Impressively complex flavor, I got heavy roasted sweet roasted chocolate malts, molasses, dough, prune, cask, and cigar tobacco. Nice hop balance of light spruce and herbs. Palate is heavy and full, creamy alcoholic and thick, not overly alcoholic on the palate though, its soft. Drinkability is medium/high. Excellent, Excellent Beer

Can from Piggly Wiggly. Pour is pretty deep brown/red. Nose is rich and malty, chocolate and some coffee type roastiness in the nose. Sweet. On the palate, there is a touch of acidity, but ultimately the candy-like malt flavors jump out. Lots of cocoa and hint of smoke. Exceptional.

don’t love scotch ales, but this one is REALLY good! great beer to hike into the woods with. big fan of oskar blues.

Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head (thick lacing). Aroma is rather faint with notes of caramel, malt, toffee, and oak. Flavor consist of maple, brown sugar, malt, chocolate, and raisens. Overall an Outstanding beer. Very well balanced, smooth yet thick palate with a crisp finish. Cant even detect the alc. content. Stays Good all the way through. Never expected that out of a can.

Deep amber pour with a decent tan head and ring retention. Upon first notation, toffee and caramel jump up in the bouquet. This comforting sweetness only enhances the brew as it warms. Sweet toffee notes on the front of the palate, possibly some esters that shine through later in the pull. A deep roasted mid-palate adds woodiness and shapes the body. Some light alcohol peppers the back palate and intermingles with the perfect amount of smoked earthen bitters (about 8-10% of the back palate, just enough not to detract). Upon chewing the finish, there exists semi-sweet chocolates, adding complexity to the mouth. Honestly, one of the better Scotch ales I’ve had. I’m a sucker for this style, when it’s brewed much like a barleywine.... sweet, complex and comforting.

Whoa. Nice and malty nose, with some sweetness. Taste is of crystal and light caramel. Heavy mouthfeel, good carbonation. Sticky and crisp finish. Burns a little but not bad. Excellent beer.