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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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 garthicus (1215), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
May 6, 2009  
Shared by jerc and mabel with HogTownHarry and I. Thanks! Appearance: Pitch black, like motor oil/soy sauce with a tiny brown head. Aroma: Whiskey-cream, spices, leather and slight alcohol. Flavour: Smoky, peat, alcohol, hops, lots of wood (pine, but I know there’s no pine!) very enjoyable. (Bottle 11946)


 Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 5, 2009  
Pours a very dark espresso brown with dark tan head. Aroma is very bourbon vanilla with bready notes. Flavor is alcohol, oak, vanilla and roasted malts.


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a very dark brown almost black color with a small off-white head. Has a rosated malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty licorice flavor with some hints of oak. Has a roasted malty licorice and oaky finish.


 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan thin lacing. Woody and dry as hell, hints of smoke and light chocolate malt. Very subtle, dry, and somewhat boozy. Hints of whiskey and dark fruit. Good brew but not worth the price tag.


 saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is close to black. Aroma and taste are whisky, malt and licorice. Some raisin too.


 FrankJohansen (3327), Sabro, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a huge light brown mostly lasting head. Complex aroma and taste of chocolate, malts, fruits, sugar, coffee and whisky. Lasting finish.


 HenrikSoegaard (4260), Randers, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 29, 2009  
Bottle. Creamy excellent mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Perfumed. Heavy bitter flavor. Roasted and smokey. Long finish. Creamy palate.


 dutch23mp (160), Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/516/20
Apr 27, 2009    Updated: Jun 7, 2009
OMG pours dark with very smal creamy unlike the 16 year muddy in texture.12 oz bottle pours like motor oil almost more of a stout very smooth the only time the ABV came through was near the finish. YHints of vanilla. strong aroma of roasted malts toffee, molasses, caramel. Wonderful treat.



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