 thebeertourist (2777), Oslo, Norway
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 15, 2009 Bottle. Very dark brown with a creamy beige head. The aroma is truly magnificent- the peaty Highland park shines through in all its glory. Peaty, malty flavours with subtle dark fruit and chocolate. sirupy and full-bodied, like an old engine oil. Scotland is making use of its great whisky heritage to produce some of the finest beers around. This is one of them.
mikkopen (259), Oulu, Finland
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 15, 2009 330 ml bottle. Deep dark brown, with a thin light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits, whisky and chocolate. Tar-like roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits and notes of whisky in the flavour. Warm, a little smoky finish. Full to medium-bodied, smoothly carbonated. Very delicious.
polomagnifico (533), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 15, 2009 2007 Bottle. Aroma has notes of bourbon, roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, and dark dried fruits. Very dark brown that sits black in the glass. Small tan head that mostly diminished and left little lace. Flavor is sweet with whiskey tones and a nice smooth finish. Palate is very smooth and medium full bodied with a flat mouth feel. Very good brew that blends very well with the Highland Park whiskey. Lovely.
Glouglouburp (2811), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 In short: An unclassifiable moderately roasted black beer with a nice flavour spectrum. Not very tasty and lack of carbonation
How: Bottle 11.2oz. Drank about 1 year after the beer release. Side by side comparison of the Old Dubh 12, 16 and 30
The look: Almost black body with almost no head
In long: Light but interesting nose of peat, dirty wood, earth and date. The whisky sure is not much apparent from on the nose. Carbonation in my bottle was abnormally soft, don’t know if it’s normal, but the 16 and 30 year old that I bought the very same day from the very same store had a soft carbonation but this 12 is cask-like soft. Unlighted charcoal, burnt fresh wet wood, black liquorice, a whole lot of peat including freshly cut green grass. Without a doubt the least interesting of the three. I’m just not a Old Dubh pedophile.
sach918 (8), Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, USA
does not count  | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 Initial impression of tar; sweet scents of dark sugary plum. Very pleasant dark, woody aroma. I must concur with other raters-strong overtones of smoky tar resonate throughout the session. Overall, something I would drink again. though definitely on a cold, dark winters night.
JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 A bottle tasted at Angleterre. Coffee and tar in the nose. Brown head. Dark reddish black colour. Soft taste. Some vanilla in the nose. Also some oak and chocolate. After a sip of water- some hints of whiskey...
robinvboyer (1428), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 26, 2009 Wow, very interesting aroma. Lots of soy sauce, and teriyaki beer jerky, with a touch of bitter chocolate, and a hint of smoke. Flavor is smokey, i can taste te whisky, there is some notes of peat, and wood. MOre teriyaki in the finish. Quite interesting. I"M really curious to see how the 16 turns out.
Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 25, 2009 Dark brown. Light whisky and light chocolate in the nose. Very whiskyish (speyside?) aroma. Thin and unrefined on the palate, though. I like it, but that’s because I like the whisky. It really suffers from a lack of complexity relative to the 16.
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