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Oskar Blues Old Chub

Oskar Blues Old Chub

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A Scotch Ale brewed by
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

Lyons, Colorado USA

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Old Chub is a Scottish style ale brewed with copious amounts of crystal and chocolate malts, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malts. While Dale's Pale Ale ("the best-tasting canned beer I've ever had," according to many brewers and beer experts) is a showcase of both hops and pale malts, Old Chub is a celebration of malts. The cola-colored beer features a dense, tawny head, a creamy mouthful and flavors of caramel, chocolate and lightly roasted malt. Complex and rich, it finishes with a whisper of smokiness that calls to mind a fine single malt scotch. Old Chub weighs in at 8 % alcohol by volume.

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 legion242 (1506), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20

May 9, 2008  
When they say "cola-colored" they weren’t kidding. Looks just like a cherry coke. Since I am a malt lover, I enjoyed this one, but would have liked something a little different; I just can’t put my finger on it. Very nice mouthfeel.

Cabeero (3), Thornton, Colorado, USA
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2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
The smells, tastes and appearance of old chub all remind me of sensations I might experience while walking through the study of a retired general––dusty, leathery, and smoky, with just a hint of chewing tobacco and a mildly astringent finish. The flavors are straightforward. This is not a deep beer, but it has lots of character. In short, it tastes and smells like old man.


 Heathen (464), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 22, 2008  
THOUGHTS: Great beer from a can. Just about as good drank from the can as from the glass. Hid alcohol incredibly well. TECHNICAL: Can. Poured a very dark red that was almost brown with nice carbonation and a small, light tan head that mostly diminished. The aroma was moderate caramel, milk chocolate and cocoa powder, smoke and slight cola. There was also alcohol as it warmed. The initial flavor was light to moderately sweet; while the finish was moderate to heavily sweet and lightly bitter with an average to long duration. There was caramel and chocolate malt, some slight cherry and then smoke. the medium body was creamy with soft carbonation and a chalky, moderate astringent and light alcoholic finish.


scotch4281 (12), Hollywood, Florida, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! What a great beer! I really enjoyed trying this one. In fact, I wanted another as soon as I finished. I was really surprised to get such a great flavored, nice body beer out of a can!


 timsilvia32 (116), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
The can is misleading of coarse. Poured a murky brown. Malty caramel aroma. Tastes the same, with some toffee, light amount of chocolate. Finishes a little smokey, oak barrelly. Warming alcohol at the finish. Quite a surprise, excellent.


 epf33 (151), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/510/105/514/20
Jul 21, 2008  
i got a 6 pack of this, it came in cans, and i was wondering, how good could canned beer possibly taste!? it was delicious




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