12 oz. Bottle
Again, big fan of anything whiskey aged, and not many beers that I've found are scotch whiskey aged, let alone BA beers that are sold with aged label scotch. The Harviestoun website says that depending on the age of the scotch, different flavors are imported to their Ola Dubh (Engine Oil) Old Ale.
Ola Dubh 18 pours viscous black with no noticeable head. Smells of vanilla, leather, smoke, espresso, and tobacco - the scotch aging really imparted some nice flavors on the nose. On first taste, lots of smoke, tobacco, and toffee up front, wonderfully balanced. There's some dark fruit sweetness in there as well, hard to distinguish exactly which dark fruit, possibly some cherry and plum, and strong notes of espresso, hazelnut, and almond. Really nice mellow molasses flavoring in here too. The finish is warm roasted malt, some espresso bitterness, and a good amount of smoke. There is a decent amount of alcohol presence in this 8% ABV, but nothing too overpowering. This is definitely a beer meant to be sipped, not the kind of beer where you can down a few during a football game. Very little carbonation presence, both visually and taste-wise.
A really nice, really delicious Scotch aged Old Ale.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Again, big fan of anything whiskey aged, and not many beers that I've found are scotch whiskey aged, let alone BA beers that are sold with aged label scotch. The Harviestoun website says that depending on the age of the scotch, different flavors are imported to their Ola Dubh (Engine Oil) Old Ale.
Ola Dubh 18 pours viscous black with no noticeable head. Smells of vanilla, leather, smoke, espresso, and tobacco - the scotch aging really imparted some nice flavors on the nose. On first taste, lots of smoke, tobacco, and toffee up front, wonderfully balanced. There's some dark fruit sweetness in there as well, hard to distinguish exactly which dark fruit, possibly some cherry and plum, and strong notes of espresso, hazelnut, and almond. Really nice mellow molasses flavoring in here too. The finish is warm roasted malt, some espresso bitterness, and a good amount of smoke. There is a decent amount of alcohol presence in this 8% ABV, but nothing too overpowering. This is definitely a beer meant to be sipped, not the kind of beer where you can down a few during a football game. Very little carbonation presence, both visually and taste-wise.
A really nice, really delicious Scotch aged Old Ale.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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