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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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 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Pitch black poor with a nice light brown head with good lacing. Aromas of milk chocolate, chocolate malts, moca coffee beens and very creamy. Velvetty, creamy medium body. Very pleasent porter like mouthfeel. Perfect balance with bitter and sweet. Aromas are very much the same as the flavors. Very impressive.


otterbert (1), Australia
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Mar 3, 2008  
A beautifully stouty beer, much like a porter. For mine, it tasted noticeably but not unpleasantly salty. It could easily become a favourite, subject to availability for me.


 tnkw01 (127), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Smelled of coffee/chocolate. Very dark color. Excellent flavor. First impression is slight sweetness but immediately overtaken by the bitterness. Chocolate after taste. Thick but not too thick. Overall, a good beer.


 shendrix (478), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Perhaps the smoothest dark Ive ever had. The nose is a light roasted nut/coffee blend, wafting from a deeply dark amber, bordering on black, brew with a moderate tan head. The flavor is a lightly chocolated coffee with a caramelized sugar undertone.


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Had this on draft.Poured a jet black-with a small head.Aromas of coffee and chocolate and malt.All those aromas were also in the taste of the beer as well as light fruit.Thought the beer was a little thin,but all in all an ok beer.


 Hinez57 (129), Clinton, Mississippi, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Nose is VERY chocolate laden with notes of dried fruit and floral accents. Beautiful in a glass, dense quickly disapating head of tan leaves nice lacing. Flavor is CHOCOLATE dominate... or mayb it’s COFFEE.. Get the idea? The chocolate and black patten perhaps darker crystal malts really shine. Well balanced with a nice bittering. Mouth feel is nice, thick to a point just shy of chewy. Overall this was a real supprise. Now one of my favorite beers. While alot of complex flavors are not apparent this ale really hits the spot. It shines the way bananas do in banana pudding, ham, or a corn on cob cooked on a grill... simple, singular in flavor, but an awesome flavor. There’s beauty in it’s simplicity. I’m a big fan of porters, and this ale reminds me of alot of good porters I’ve had. VERY enjoyable and drinkable. Will trade Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan or others. Message me.


 FlyingSwine (169), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Pours pitch black, thick, and no head. Aroma of raisins, dark chocolate, and espresso. Flavor is mostly bittersweet chocolate, with some dried fruit (raisins, prunes?), molassas, and alcohol. There is a ton of flavor, but for some reason, and I can’t quite put my finger on it, the tastes don’t mesh. Palate is creamy and extra smooth, but finishes way drier than I’d prefer. Overall an interesting beer that I’m glad to have tried, but this one won’t be going in the regular rotation.


 Cartoonkhaki (1150), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Dark black amber with light brown head. Aroma has nice burnt roasted aromas of bitter chocolate and malts and a load of fresh ground coffee grinds. Thick flavour that equally compliments the aroma only changes is the acidic tartness that carries the flavours into a very well balanced body. Very nice!! As complex as this beer is it still offers an easy drinking enjoyment.



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