Old Engine Oil
(has 2 batches)
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.38
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Legend has it that Old Engine Oil was dedicated to our head brewer’s love of classic cars. But it’s the thick, dark, chocolatey viscosity that reveals the real inspiration behind the name.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy light brown head left a cover on a jet black oily body. Malt, berry & roast aroma. Medium bodied, smooth to the fore with a sharp back. Roasted, burnt, pith, tangy citrus & bitter berry tastes
Tried
on 20 Dec 2019
at 23:08
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2019
at 14:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Thanks Mads! Pours dark black brown ish with a small creamy offwhite head. Aromas of oats, chocolate, malts, roast, dark fruits. Taste has roasted malts, licorice, dark sugar, chocolate, raisins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Cross Keys. Dark brown bubbly golden head. Aroma is chocolate, bit of cream, slight fruity pluminess. Taste is nice, smooth and sweet. Chocolate again, vanilla, bit roasty, hint of something floral, small amount of sweet fruitiness. Pretty solid beer. Might actually prefer the lower alcohol version.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the Dean Swift. Dark black and thick with a little beige head. Aroma is oaty, liquorice, coffee liqueur and chocolate. Taste is warming, but with a little bit of bitterness. Biscuit malt too. Tastes like it is much stronger than 6%! Nice beer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Old Engine Oil (Bottle) on 02 Oct 2020 at 13:41 - Score: 7. Original review text: Soy sauce, umami, malty, bit of sweetness. Quite nice for a supermarket can.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Lithy. Almost black and opague. Dark chocolate, roast, caramel and apple syrup in the aroma and flavor. Hint of licorice. Creamy and velvety. Sweet, delicious but not too complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at a tasting. Malt centered, quite complex, chocolate, coffee, light caramelly. Balance of deep roast bitterness and malty sweetness. Rather full body, moderate carbonation. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2019
at 18:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Shared bottle, kindly donated by fajry many thanks. Dark brown color with small beige head. Aroma roasted malt, coffee. Coffee, dark chocolate, licorice in taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2019
at 18:00
8/10
Tried
on 21 Jan 2019
at 15:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Fles 33cl thuis. Zwart. Flink roasted malts, bitters en zoeten wisselen elkaar af, espresso, pure chocolade, caramel, tonen van laurier, volle smaak voor 6%. Goede balans. Erg lekker. (1-12-2018).
Tried
on 01 Dec 2018
at 21:13