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Harviestoun Ola Dubh (30 Year Old)

Score
9999
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale
Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 452   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.92   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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.”


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Borup (2640) - Albertslund, DENMARK - JAN 28, 2012
Bottle from Kokkens Vinhus, Glostrup. Black with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of whiskey, malt, caramel, spice, chocolate and wood.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Zarin (141) - ITALY - JAN 24, 2012
A: whisky, alcol A: dark, deep and cloudy T: alcol, peat, wtf? P: fb Overall: 11/20 Disappointed.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jerc (5444) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 18, 2012
2012-12-23. Black body, small foamy tan head. Prominent whisky aroma, sweet, sort of vanilla character. 7+ Flavour is similar, good amount of whisky and vanilla grows as you go. Smooth medium to full bodied palate suits the beer. Good well made beer but a bit rich overall, and the whisky character is a bit overwhelming for my taste. Bottle from the LCBO, Summerhill, purchased a little over a year ago.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
edgallow (162) - nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 14, 2012
Had this beer to long ago, just transferring from a app I was using to rate beer. As I drink these again I will add a better review.

1.8
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
Labove (240) - Rome, ITALY - JAN 14, 2012
UPDATED: FEB 3, 2012 Birra? L’aroma č quello classico del whisky, e anche bevendola lascia una sensazione untuosa al palato e alcolica e leggermente torbata classica del whisky. Per me ha fatto troppa botte.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
HeistAlmighty (471) - Saint John, New Brunswick, CANADA - JAN 8, 2012
330ml bottle, Pours dark brown with a moderate, thick, tan head. Smell is similar to the Old Engine Oil, with some of the whiskey sweetness and wood coming through. The whiskey aging gives the beer a vanilla-ish sweetness and a bit more tang and alcohol flavours. Aging makes it nice and mellow. Overall, it was very good, but not worth $12 to drink on a regular basis.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Meilby (2357) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JAN 7, 2012
Bottle 330ml @ gunnfryd
Pours pitch black with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, oak, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
INDASTRIA (123) - Berlin & Rome, GERMANY - JAN 5, 2012
Bottle @ bir & Fud bottega. Tnx Mortlach for sharing it. Black color, brown cappuccino short head. Aroma of peat, whiskey, aged cheese, malt, and very intense smoke/ash notes. Taste of peat, chocolate, cheese, malt, smoked ham, ash, wood. the mouth feel is dusty but smooth anyway, quite flat; just a little bit boozy. A beer really full of style. I only found the ash/smoky notes too straight, unbalancing the result. BTW i prefer the 40 version more balanced and even more complex.


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