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Oskar Blues Old Chub 3.68 987

Oskar Blues Old Chub

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9873.68/5.03.68/5.08%90Thistle
Commercial Description:
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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ColoradoBobs (31), Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 1, 2006  
Nice and round, chunky rich with a subdued hint of smoke, Old Chub is a classic in the making. Very little hopping in this one. Nice and malty. Mmmmmm. Go get some now!


 oh6gdx (9109), Vasa, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Oct 3, 2005  
Canned. Dark amber colour, brown mediumsized head. Caramellish roasted malt in aroma. Flavour is toffeeish and roasted malt. Very dry palate. Aftertaste is roasted and licoracyish. Pleasant.


 Bigsilky (322), Charleston, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 10, 2006  
Great beer. Very suprised to have this out of a can. It actually tastes lke McEwans that hasn’t been oxidized. Maybe fresh this is what it would be. Aromas of marshmellow and cherries leap out of the mahoganey brew with a slight smokieness. Wonderful to drink and tough to put down. The malt body is chewy till the end when a ballanced hop dries it out to a crisp finish of tofee and peat. I’m a big fan of the style and this is one that will be a new favorite.


 doublebock (198), USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/518/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Strong burning maple alcohol malty aroma. Deep dark color with thin lace. Solid malty flavor though a bit flat. Great smoky burnt finish with subtle hopiness. Best beer from a can on the market.


 Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Foam rose out of the can upon cracking open. Pour was dark with reddish highlights, good head and good lacing. Aroma was light smoke. Flavor was smoke, some earthiness, some toffee. Sweet, but not overly so. Mouthfeel was moderate, with increasing carbonation as it warmed. For a stateside Scottish Ale, excellent. I’d put it a behind Belhaven Wee Heavy a bit, but other than that, good stuff.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 28, 2006  
Pours out of the can dark brown with a medium tan head. Molasses, prune, raisin, roasted nuts, and some earthy spice all contribute to an inviting aroma. Mediu to full body that is smoot and luscious. Sweet caramel flavor that is nicely balanced by some peppery hops leading to a surprisingly drier finish than I would have expected. Another winner from Oskar Blues.


 oldrtybastrd (1846), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 11, 2005  
Pours a nice dark brown, almost black. Aromas of chocolate, with hints of nut and smoke. Flavor is a nice creamy chocolate with a bittersweet aftertaste. This is one hell of a beer.


 morrdt (609), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2007  
Can at the local watering hole. Wow, a very different kind of beer. Pours from the can a dark brown color with a tan like head. Heavy scents of roasted malts and a touch of caramel and chocolate that carry over into the flavor of the beer. This beer kicked ass.



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