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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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 bermod (118), Lappeenranta, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Aroma is roasted malts, loads of chocolate and coffee. Roasty flavor of chocolate and coffee. Smooth and tasteful.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Taste 7/8 Bottle Date? Looks: Opaque Black, thin tan lacing head. Aroma: Chocolate, wine, roasted malt. Taste: Toasted espresso . Nice and bold. Medium bodied with a nice, long aftertaste. Refreshing.


 Archibaldo de la Cruz (399), Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 15, 2008  
This beer is dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is a bit of dark chocolate. Flavor is dark chocolate and roasted malts. Long lasting aftertaste. Very nice beer.


 skoisirius (573), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Almost 700 humans have rated this. I think all we need to know now is that its a damn good English beer that at least everyone should try once. (And then spend lots of money to have it aged in a barrel!)


 marcus (1850), Sacramento, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
This dark brown ale poured with a modest fluffy tan head and a rich chocolate malt aroma. The flavor, too, is very rich with a smoked malt base,and a bitter chocolate finish.


 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Dark, virtually opaque black, with a creamy coffee coloured foam. Liqueur chocolate prominent in the aroma, with a touch of alcohol coming through .On tasting it starts quite mild, but it builds up soon after with a long lasting bitterness that carries on well into the aftertaste. Unfortunately the body is just a little too weak to hold up to all this, with the flavours unsupported. A worthy drop though.


 fidel (915), Livermore, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/512/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Dark brown, roasted malts, coffee, medicine, dry, finishes slightly sour. kinda thin. The flavor and finish didn’t live up to the appearance. Super cool name!!


 AgentSteve (1357), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Bottle shared by Fidel, pours almost black with a thin tan head. The nose and the flavor are both quite roasted malt, and a bit medicine like. The finish is nice and smokey dry, but overall just O.K. As it warms, it goes a bit sour. Minus a tenth.



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