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Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old)

Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old) - Old Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3013.8/5.03.78/5.0Special8%95English pint, Snifter
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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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 nbutler11 (729), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Poured like espresso from the bottle with a tirm head of tan foam that quickly dissapates. Brimming with the flavors of smoke and pete. Syruppy body with plenty of heat on the finish.


 drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Very unlike the bourbon aged beers I’ve come to like. Strong taste of scotch whiskey greets you as you smell the beer. The taste lingers throughout the stout. Not like anything I’ve had before. Still trying to work out some of the flavors.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 31, 2008  
33cl, bottle no 11322, Sept 07. Opaque black with the creamiest, lasting inch of non-nitro head you’ll ever see. Smoky-sweet aroma of chocolate, molasses, and hickory-smoked pork. Flavor is a superb blend of the same with some dark fruit, vanilla, charred oak barre, caramel and whiskey. Heavy body is smoooooth and lightly oily, with just enough warming and drying on the finish. Brilliant sipper that could be a gulper. I didn’t give this one a 5.0 because Nirvana is the only place for that, but oh my Buddha....


 jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 27, 2008  
bottle number 3630, brewed sept 07. heavy aroma of whisky and chocolate/coffee. fairly syrupy, a little sweet, but balanced out well by the bite of whisky. flavor changes about three times as the glass warms closer to room temp. yum...


 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
Jul 25, 2008  
(bottle no.1986,brew date sept. 2007)black body with a small tan head.aroma is heavy alcohol,chocolate,smoke,and roasted malts.flavor is heavy smoke,burnt wood,chocolate,with a malty finish.its different if anything.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 21, 2008  
PIB 2008. Pours dark brown, almost black, with just a trace of a tan head that is gone before you know it. Big roasty flavor, take over by a warming scotch flavor. Earthiness brings out the smoked flavors.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
bottle thanks to bhops. black pour with an espresso head. roasted malts and vanilla on the nose. roasted malts and sweet vanilla overtone throughout the whole beer from start to finish. not bad but the 16 was way better.


 Bhops (329), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Pours black with no head. Aroma of molassas, sweet malts and hint of vanilla. Flavor is all molassas with some smoke, roasted malts and scotch. Medium mouthfeel. Good beer but I prefer the 16 and the 30.



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