Harviestoun Ola Dubh (30 Year Old)

Medium shiny brown head. Opaque black body. Sugary chocolatey aroma, incredibly round and smooth, with alcoholic smoky notes. Dryish-sweet smoky chocolatey taste with burnt charcoal notes and faint smoky whiskey. Incredibly rounded and smooth. Dry burnt cocoa aftertaste with vanilla and smoky whiskey notes. Lovely! (0.33l bottle from KnutAlbert.)

Very Black. Big tan head. Aroma: Smokey chocolate malt. Flavor: Smokey chocolate malt, scotch. Sweet finish. Smooth!

Bottle from NYC. Pitch dark, little carbonation. Tar, coffee, oaky vanilla. Smooth, extremely well belended. The coffee is dominating, the whisky is not very promionent in the end product.

Deep brown, black colour with a beige head. Molasses sweet, light roasted and fruity aroma with wood notes. Malty, sweet and vague roasted flavor with fruity and oaky notes.

Thanks to Paul for sharing! Pours an inky black with no head. Strong oak and molasses aroma that’s heavy on the alcohol. Some fig, rum and raisin notes as well. Thick and chewy in the mouth. Lots of chocolate and oak with amazing depth and complexity of character. Incredibly oaky and strong tasty with an aftertaste like a fine whisky. I never would have guessed the ABV was only 8%. This is really a treat, a great sipper, and possibly the perfect nightcap.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours thick with a dark brown body and a head that goes. Aroma of prunees, chocolate, whiskey, maple and smoke. Taste is smokey with wood, dark fruits, vanilla, figs and brandy. Creamy mouthfeel with light carbonation.

Bottle which Daniel bought me for my birthday in August. 2007 bottle. This one looks identical to the other 2 beers which are all the same thing anyway. Smell has a little more smoked peat in it, perhaps too much. Earthy, some chocolate, peat, and a little bit of oak from the barrel in the smell. The taste is close to the same, however the scotch persists through a little bit more on this one than the others. While I am a scotch drinker, I dont believe this beer is as good as the others. The scotch almost overwhelms the beer. An interesting concept, but they should have stopped with the 12 and 16. Oh well, at least it was drinkable. Would be good with a cigar probably.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. No head atop a black brown body. NOse: coconut, wood, vanilla, and soy sauce. Taste: bacon smoke, animal fat, vanilla, chocolate. Medium mouthfeel. Really lasting and savory.