Old Chub by Oskar Blues
Posted by SmallTimeDrinker in Beer Reviews, Open It! on December 5, 2010 2:56 pm / 3 comments
Welcome to my first blog post reviewing beers as part of Open It!. Open It! is about opening beers that have been sitting on a shelf waiting for a special occasion. This weekend is that special occasion.
Old Chub is a Scotch Ale by Oskar Blues of Lyons, CO. I was saving it for that first cold, snowy night in Chicago. Coincidentally, the first night of Open It! occurred on the first cold, snowy night in Chicago. Like all Oskar Blues brews this beer comes in a can making it more shelf stable than its’ buddies in bottles. You can read more about the benefits of cans here. I am glad this was the first beer for Open It! because it really hit the spot.
Tasting Notes:
Old Chub poured from the can into a shaker pint glass with a tan head and a dark brown color. The nose has some alcohol with lots of malt aroma. The creamy mouthfeel brings light smoke mingled with flavors of chocolate and coffee. At 8% ABV its is not a session beer, but definitely drinkable.
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Tags: Beer Review, Oskar Blues, Scotch Ale
1 Comments
Right on!
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Easily the BEST canned beer I’ve ever had, the local dbtirtiusor had 2 cases, had heard some mumbles about how good it was so I bought one case to try it. Went back two days later to buy the second case, and it was gone, the manager said they’re working on getting more ‘ damn should’ve bought both cases!!! Make and ship more back east!