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Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old) 3.79 348

Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old)

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3483.81/5.03.79/5.0Special8%95.3English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Ola Dubh (or ‘Black Oil’) is a collaboration between Harviestoun Brewery and Highland Park, Distiller of the Year*. It is based on Harviestoun’s award-winning Old Engine Oil. With more than a stylistic nod to the classic Imperial Porters (and Stouts) of the nineteenth century, this deliciously rich, dark, 8% a.b.v. beer is the first ale to be aged in malt whisky casks from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles, the rest with genuine provenance. Ola Dubh will initially be available in three different expressions; the initial release will be of small batches aged in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 12 Year Old, Highland Park 16 Year Old and Highland Park 30 Year Old. Further variants are planned for the future. Ola Dubh is, in the words of beer afficionado Owen D.L. Barstow: “The most interesting new British beer I have tried in years.”
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 Nisse666 (570), Göteborg, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/518/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Bottle, Göteborg, Scotisch tasting 2010-02-06 AP: black beer brownish head AR/F:malt and whiskey, sweet vanilla fudge, a bit hollow vs the older ones, woody finish.


 Gethinbeer (1044), Nova Scotia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Thanks Beth101 for the bottle. Wish you were here to share it with me. Nice fruity aroma, quite a rich fell to it. Slight roasted malt hints. great deep black apperance with an off white head. Nice smooth texture. Fruity, malt and liquorice flavours. Nice texture. Very easy to drink for its strength. As it warms, chocolate and coffee start to come through. Very nice tasty ale.


 ajwilliams (119), , Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/517/20
Feb 2, 2010  
Sept. 2007 vintage Pours a pitch black with a thin head. Aroma is sweet, with dark fruit, brown sugar, whiskey, and some wood notes. The flavor is stronger on the whiskey and wood, and weaker on the sweetness, with some hoppy bitterness still after 2+ years. The aroma and flavor together make for nice complexity when sipping. The mouthfeel is a little lighter than expected from the color and style, but not unpleasant. Overall, an impressive idea and a good beer.


 Defreni (1074), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 30, 2010  
Flaske: Mørkebrun næsten uigennemsigtig øl med et flot tæt lysebrunt skumhoved. Tovværk og en smule røg i duften sammen med en god gang chokolade. Smagen er igen utrolig velafbalanceret imellem en sød base af chokolade og en god del røg og tovværk. Superlækker øl, og en af de bedste whisky fadlagret øl jeg har smagt.


 Ethereal (1726), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 25, 2010  
Bottle at home, 25th Jan 2010. Pours a velvety extremely dark brown with a small tan head. Releases a lovely woody, toffeeish whisky aroma when swirled. In the mouth you get dark chocolate, brown sugar, a hint of liquorice and just the right amount of whisky undertone. It’s very balanced and very drinkable for a 8% beer. Very moreish aftertaste, I found myself wishing it came in bigger bottles!


 PJClarke (771), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/102/515/20
Jan 23, 2010  
An excellent dark fruit and roast malt nose leads inexorably into an almost purely whisky flavour. It is thick and smooth but terribly dry. Almost too dry and almost too whisky-y. You know what I mean.


 larsniclas (3404), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 23, 2010  
Botlled from Systembolaget Black with a medium, creamy beige head. Dark and roasted. Pretty sweet. Light oak-notes with a vinous touch.


 fiulijn (7690), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 19, 2010  
Bottle at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö
Black color; big head. Mild cask and smoke aroma, caramel. Medium body strength, quite smooth mouthfeel, with a good combination of caramel, chocolate malt and light smoke, a touch of whisky. In the end there is some more chocolate malt. Balanced, but sometimes a bit empty, mainly the final (weak), without vibes.



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