Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

Pours black with a thick one-finger khaki head. Aroma is classic for a dark ale, some roasted malt, a little nutty and a bit of cocoa. Flavor is roasted barley, dark coffee and cocoa that gets stronger in the finish. Aftertaste is baking cocoa bitter, but not overpowering like some others.

Bottle@Olympen, Oslo. A fairly dense latte head covering a near-black body with ruddy-brown edges. Dry, powdery cocoa to the nose. Also a scent of milk-chocolate and nuts. Chocolaty malt flavor, light sweet, added by a gentle, earthy bitterness and a hint of coffee ground. Medium body strenght. Oily texture. Malty-bitter, coffee-ish ending. A nice one, elegant and well balanced.

From an 11.2oz bottle this baby pours jet black with a dark thin head. Smells of chocolate, malts, and licorice. Tastes of chocolate, smoky malt, nuts and maybe even a little old engine oil... thick, thick beer with a mouthfeel that is unlike most other beers. Great stuff!

Dark brown pour with a modest beige tan that dissipates to a transient lace. Roasty aroma tending towards licorice, some caramelized malt in there, too. Flavor nicely melds the bitterness of the roasted malts and the bitterness of hops. Dark fruit, licorice, and hops aromatics meld nicely. The caramel-chocolate underneath that isn’t harmonized into the rest, seems a bit cloying. Medium to full body.

Bottled @ Peckham’s Beer Festival. Would not guess this is an old ale. Black colour, tan head. Very stout like. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Flavour has roasted malts, coffee, cream, dark fruits. Nice one.

Bottle - 330ml. Pours an opaque black body with low carbonation and a thin, lasting brown creamy head. Superb malty/hoppy aroma with dark chocolate and roasty hints. Alcohol is well hidden. Its sharp, well balanced hoppy taste carries roasty, plummy and cocoa notes. Ends with a long, robust, warming bittersweet finish. Very nice!

Pours an "oily" black with small lacing that recedes quickly. Aroma is leathery, slightly scotchy, a little sweet, with a hint of dark fruit. Flavor is pretty complex, very roasted all the way around. Flavor is tarry, leathery, smoky, with a little bit of raisin/prune. I like the flavor a lot. Palate is again oily, with very little carbonation. Overall, very good.

~Pours pitch black with quickly disappearing brown head. ~Strong dark chocolate scent with leathery whisky and raisin. ~Chocolate flavor with burnt malts and raisin. Slightly sweet. ~Light velvety feel with bitter finish. ~Nice brew. Enjoyable and pleasant.