Oskar Blues Old Chub

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

on draft at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver. Very dark brown with an off white head. Aroma is very malty, some chocolate, and smoke, and wood. Taste is rich caramel malts, a touch of wood, chocolate and smoky. Nice full flavored and full in body, excellent.

12 oz can from mcbackus; Nose of caramel, and chocolate malts, with a small smoky hint; clear dark walnut with a big tan head, heavily lacing the glass as it recedes; flavor semi-sweet with caramel and some roasty, smoky coffee notes and tiny bit of bitterness in the finish.

12 Oz Can-Trade w/after4ever-Poured a dark ruby red w/a huge tan foamy head-probibly ’cause I couldn’t tell you the last time I tried to pour a CAN of beer into a glass!! Roasted, Malty, nutty flavor. Smooth taste of caramel, honey & malt. Has a long, somewhat smokey finish. Thought this was just kind of a gimmick when I saw it, but it’s a very good beer-good example of a scotch ale. You don’t really taste the alcohol, very smooth! Probibly even better on tap! Thanks for this one Tom!!!

12oz can. Very very dark brown pour, nose is ALL malt. Sweet caramel, bready, sticky toffee malt. Faint hops in the flavour a more malt. Some nice caramel corn notes, and maybe some ripe fruits like candied figs. Wow, what a nice beer!

(Canned, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby notes, firm beige head. Malty, nose with dark fruit, cherries and chocolate. Malty taste with dark fruit, chocolate, coffee (with milk) and a well balanced, lovely finish with spicy notes of hops and hints of smoke. Medium to full body, perfect balance. Velvety, smooth and charming (well, that’s the first word I come to think of) mouthfeel. I normally get bad vibes from beer in cans, but this beer was actually really brilliant. A real beauty! And it comes out of a can. Brilliant stuff.

Pours ruddy brown with a average head and just a few too many bubbles for my likes, but otherwise, very nice looking. The aroma is really something quite nice (and that’s forgetting that it came out of a can!). Chocolate (Tootsie Roll), sweet maltiness, caramel, a hint of spicey hops, and a touch of alcohol when swirled. The palate is a little thin, but slightly tacky and refreshing, with too much big CO2 in there... I think nitro would be a perfect fit for this beer maybe. The flavor is much simpler than the aroma, straight up malt, smoke, alcohol, with a slight chocolate aftertaste that matures into alcohol and hops. Regardless of what people said, there is nothing metalic tasting about this beer. Still, I can’t believe this came out of a can! 5-10-06: Upon cracking open another can, I still find all the characteristics as last time, but the flavor has either matured or my tastebuds have. The flavor is bigger than the aroma for sure. Delicious creamy chocolate malt really hits you first, with the smoke secondarily. there’s something in this that almost reminds me of a coke and rum. That sweet alcohol taste. The texture is also a fair deal more creamy and smooth than I gave this beer credit for. If this is due to the age on this beer, I can just say I’m glad we have 3 more!

Part 1 of my tribute to Braveheart. Malt, malt and more malt...hints of coffee and wisps of smoke peek through. Full and fat on the palate. Damn, I like this beer in a can...

Nice smoky, chocolatey ber. Very malty, yet nicely warm on the palate. I really like that it’s in the can, adds an air of informality to what’s in fact a serious brew. Some dark fruits definitely present.