Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Old Ale
Alva, Central, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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definitely one of my favorites. originally bought it just for the name, but ended up loving the whole experience of this beer.

Wow, this could be my favorite beer ever! It poured a midnight black, with a long lasting tan head of what looked like sea foam. The aroma was mixture of chocolate, malts, bread, and a light molasses. The taste was incredible! A perfect mixture of malts, dark sweetness, light roasted malts and barley, with underlying hops perfectly balancing the beer. The palate/mouth feel was incredible. A silky, smooth combination of velvet and oil. I strongly recommend this beer to ANYONE! A near absolute brewing masterpiece!

Wow! This beer has an incedible amount of flavors. First, the smooth chocolate malts followed by a super strong hop finish. Lots of aftertaste too.

My personal opinion is that this is a Porter! The taste is as smooth as new engine oil (not a beer). It will not dissapoint Stout/Porter/ Dark Ale drinkers. It has a slightly sweet roasted aftertaste. Superb overall.

Terrific beer! Robust bitters, smooth maltiness. Definite chocolatey-ness. Full bodied. Not overly intense. A pleasant pour.

Old Engine Oil pours to a jet black color with a thick tan head and a soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is rich and complex with a multitude of aromas. Big aromas of chocolate malt, coffee, caramel, and nuts marry with hints of roast. The palate is creamy and silky on the tongue with lots of big malty flavors. Flavors of dark chocolate, sweet malt, coffee, toffee, and roasty flavor fill the mouth. Old Engine Oil finishes with more big, complex malty and roasty flavors, and just slight hop bite. Wow. This is one impressive selection and one complex, delicious, satisfying beer. The malt character of this beer is wonderful, and the silky smooth and creamy body comes from the additions of oats. Stylistically this beer almost pushes into the porter/stout category, but it really is a dark and roasty old ale, coming in at 6% abv. When poured into the glass it is jet black, but when held to the light, you see this beer is really a beautiful, bright, deep tawny brown color. I was very impressed with this one.

This is very nice. Black, it has a small-to-medium head, light bornw and dense, slowly shrinking. The smell is chocolate, prunes, hints of earth, leaves, bread, a hint of coffee, like a nice, rich porter crossed with Old Pecuilier. The taste is full-bodied rich but smooth and zesty. It has chocolate, brown bread, fruit, prunes, hints of toast and wine and earth and licorice. It’s very nice and goes down easily despite the full character.

UPDATED: MAY 19, 2012 Best Old Ale and one of the best British ales I’ve ever had. Has a chocolate, earthiness to it, an incredibly great, almost black Old Ale, just awesome.

Practically black body with a medium tan head that soon fades to just a crowning with minimal lacing. The aroma is roasted with with lots of coffee and chocolate, with a nice twinge of burnt mocha. The flavor is also a little burnt, with a delicious chocolate and coffee flavor and a perfect palate. So tasty that it could practically be a dessert on its own.

Like a Chococolate Coffee dark roast. Not very bitter with a full body if you enjoy dark roasted coffee this is it. Looks good in a mug and full of aroma and a hint of earth.