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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8343.68/5.03.67/5.06%88.5English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Filtered.
A superb, rich, full-bodied beer derived from a 1970s homebrewing recipe. Wickedly smooth chocolate dominates the flavour, which is nicely balanced by the bitterness of the hops.
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 Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Drank it with my father. Very similar to a porter. Pours pitch black with a nice tan head. Sweet Aroma. Medium bodied, roasted flavors, chocolate, dark chocolate. Nice.


 RuneStumo (514), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 16, 2009  
16.10.2009, 0,33l Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Rich beer with a very sweet roasted malty aroma. There is also some bitterness. Very nice ale.


 SavageElvis (134), Savage, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Pours a good looking jet black body with a low caramel head. Displays a subtle balance of hop and malt aroma. This brew does leave a good heavy mouth feel that will lay on the tongue. Has a hoppy dark bitter chocolate taste that dissipates quickly leaving one looking for much more complexity, yet balanced. Virtually no lacing whatsoever on my glass. Overall, this is a nice mild dark ale, but not worthy of the high price tag it brings.


 beernovice39 (256), South Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Jet black like a stout. Chocolate burnt smokey stuff going on here....little bit of hops on the back end. Not bad at all


ruskiimperial (60), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2009  
A very dark pour from this beer. It is about as dark as most imperial stouts. The initial flavor has some dark fruit, especially plumb and raisin. Initial taste gives way to burnt malts with some generous amounts of chocolate. Aftertaste provides the dark fruit, which lingers a bit longer along with some mild hoppy bitterness. Certainly an interesting beer.


 plovmand (1603), Helsinge, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Bottle. Very dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is ripe fruit, chocolate, light roasty and light tobacco. The flavour is light smoky, roasty with notes of bitter chocolate and sweet malt. Quite nice.


 boamr (114), Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Pours black with a little white head. Smells smokey like a porter. Taste is smokey and a little chocolate in there as well. Not my kind of beer


 GranvilleTim (476), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 5, 2009  
What a tasty beer. I have seen this before and finally picked one up. Dark black pour with a brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, with some sweetness in the nose. Taste is of roasted malt, little bitterness and chocolate in the aftertaste with some sweetness coming out also. Some lacing on the glass.



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