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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle) - Old Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8323.68/5.03.67/5.06%88.4English pint, Snifter
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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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 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/512/20
Apr 17, 2008  
Nice label on this brown bottle. Has a mild aroma of used engine oil soaked with gasoline. Pretty much flat but there is a slight creamy tingle noticeable with each slug. Taste is surprisingly not overpowering yet has some imperial stout qualities. Coating burned watery wood. Not as viscous or chocolaty as the label would suggest but it is certainly roasty. Mild wet campfire charcoal for a finish.


 ToadMan (554), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Rich dark color with mahogany edges. Lots of chocolate malt in the nose. Flavor starts with lightly roasted chocolate malts, some hoppy bitterness comes out in the middle and finishes lightly sweet and bitter. A bit chalky in the mouth feel, not a lot of complexity, some faint hints of dark fruit, but nothing pronounced. Solid but non spectacular.


 FatTony (121), Augusta, Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 12, 2008    Updated: Jun 7, 2008
12 ounce bottle- pours out black with a short lasting tan head. Aroma was wonderful, coffee and smoke. Taste was all toasted coffee and dark fruit, excellent. Mouth feel was smooth as silk. As soon as I finished it, I wanted another. Well done!


stas1023nj (6), New Jersey, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 11, 2008  
A dark black beer with an almost non-existing foam ring that released a roasted coffee bean and malt aroma, with a mild bitter taste; resembling that of dark chocolate but seemed too lessened with the following mouthful.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 6, 2008  
12oz brown bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours an opaque black body with a thin film of tan head. Smells roasty and malty. Tastes very roasty with nutty and earthy hops toward the finish. Full rich mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Fairly drinkable, though definitely more of a sipper, which is to be expected for the style. A tasty solid ale.


 Quevillon (1519), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Bouteille de 330 ml, acheté le 4/4/08 au LCBO de Rideau et King Edward (Ottawa), bu le lendemain. Brune brulée, petit collet. Arome de malte chocolaté bien présant, des notes de céréals croustillants, surtout de l’orge. Goût de fruits rouges mi-sûrettes, un peu de cacao, pas trop amère. J’ai bien faite d’acheter plus qu’un!


 wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Black bodied, no head formed. Aroma of banana, licorice, toffee, and chocolate. flavor has more banana, light chocolate, toffe, and faint smoke bitterness.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Pours black with a thick tan head. Has a mild sweet roasted aroma. Strong chocolate flavor up front with an acrid roasted finish. Not Bad



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