November 16, 2005 - #130 of 365
Brewer: Harviestoun (Alva, Scotland)
Beer: Old Engine Oil Special Reserve
Style: Old Ale
abv: 6%
Background: Bottle from the store. The Special Reserve is aged in whisky casks and is only sold in the United States.
Appearance: Pours jet black with as much head as one would expect from actual motor oil.
Aroma: Big nose of oak, whisky, licorice, and hot alcohol. Some diacetyl and a strange backing sweetness that almost smells artificial (it’s very faint, at least).
Flavor: The whisky is overpowering up front, but then mellows out into excellence. The middle is smooth and chocolaty, and the finish is dry and oaky.
Notes: If it weren’t for that bad beginning, it’d rival the Olde Suffolk.
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
Beer: Old Engine Oil Special Reserve
Style: Old Ale
abv: 6%
Background: Bottle from the store. The Special Reserve is aged in whisky casks and is only sold in the United States.
Appearance: Pours jet black with as much head as one would expect from actual motor oil.
Aroma: Big nose of oak, whisky, licorice, and hot alcohol. Some diacetyl and a strange backing sweetness that almost smells artificial (it’s very faint, at least).
Flavor: The whisky is overpowering up front, but then mellows out into excellence. The middle is smooth and chocolaty, and the finish is dry and oaky.
Notes: If it weren’t for that bad beginning, it’d rival the Olde Suffolk.
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
posted by Mr. Swiderski at 6:13 PM
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