Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

Neato. My 2nd canned good beer today! Looked a deep garnet in the pour, but is a near opaque dark brown in the glass, with a large thick beige head. Aroma features the dark malts, with chocolate and to a lesser extent caramel, also a bit roasty. Flavor much the same, features a pleasantly dry roasted chocolate flavor, leading to a dry finish that is complemented by a leafy hop bitterness. They’ve done well to contain the potential sweetness of a beer like this without over-hopping it. Super!

TAP: Looked like a glass of coke, smelled sweet and malty, caramel, flavor is the same, sweet caramel, almost no bitterness. Not utterly complex but quite flavorful, if you like caramel.

Deep red-brown. Nose sweet, malty, a bit peaty. Quite sweet, loads of sugars, nicely balanced with some chocolate, peat, and vague smoke. Excellent for a canned beer, but is a mite on the sweet side.

Major appearance dings for the can - first, it shouldn’t be in a can, second, the can is ugly. The beer itself looks great - deep, dark brown, nice clinging tan head with an interesting bubble cascade during the pour. Odd thing about the beer, is that there’s no explosive CO2 release when you pop the top. I almost thought I had a leaky bottle -- but, it’s got plenty of carbonation. Aroma is fantastic - milk chocolate raisins, peat and a bit crackery. Moderately sweet and biscuity, a bit porterish, smokey. Body makes a lunge at being thick, but it actually comes off just a tad over medium-bodied. Moderately coffee bitter. Cigarettes and coffee finish with bitter chocolate. Excellent brew, especially at a $7.49 pricepoint.

This is the kind of beer that would probably improve with some age, and while I am begining to trust cans a bit more, I am not sure I trust them for laying down beer for a year or two. That said, it is a fine ale when fresh.

Sample at Pizza Port Solana Beach. Pours a mostly clear dark reddish-brown color with a medium thin and foamy beige head that dissipates slowly. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of malt and molasses, along with a touch of hops. Rich body with a sweet character of malt, caramel and molasses that is spiked with a decent amount of hops. The finish is roasted malt with a lingering sweetness left over. Pretty enjoyable all around.

Nice looking dark brown pour with a foamy white head. THe flavor is malt and smokey, pretty tasty.

Very very dark with red edges. Big creamy tan head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate. Palate is very smooth. Flavor is caramel, roast and some slight bitterness. Best beer I have ever had from a can.