Ola Dubh - 1997: Matured on Raspberries (Cask)
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
7.38
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Gravity dispense at the 32nd WHOAF, 21/11/14. Black with a tan swirl. Nose is big on raspberries, light charr, booze restraint, roast malt, smoke, hint of TCP, chocolate sauce. Taste comprises big raspberry punch, woody BA effect, hint of booze but nowhere near 10%+, cocoa, toffee, dates, charr, peated malt, light spice. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, berry fruits and sweet tones well tempered with bitter elements in the close. Solid stuff if a little berry 1D.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at The 32nd White Horse Old Ale Festival 2014, Parson’s Green , London. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Rich, chocolate, raspberry aroma. Tastes similar, rich, boozy, chocolate, raspberry, slightly sweet and tart. Gorgeous stuff, incredibly moreish, the best of the fest for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Gravity cask at the WHOAF 2014 - London. Pours black-brown with a bubbly brown head. Lovely aroma with rich, ripe raspberries, smoked malts, chocolate, roast. Medium to big sweet flavor with vibrant, juicy raspberry up front then lots of smoky whiskey character, more peat, earth, burnt wood, baking cocoa. Full bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Fairly chewy. Warming on the finish and quite sweet though not cloying, with oily dark fruits, burnt malts, bittersweet dark chocolate, scorched earth, more berries, peat, some raspberry puree in the mix. Great stuff overall. Too drinkable for its ABV. Solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the 32nd WHOAF. It pours jet black with a small, bubbly tan head. The nose is soft, lightly tart fresh raspberry, rich roast, chocolate, whisky, medicinal, fudge, Scottish Tablet, Cranachan and charred wood. The taste is soft fruity upfront, then roasty, earth, dark chocolate, whisky, smoked peat, medicinal, soft, fruit, riesen chocolate chew, coffee, charred wood, mild spice and toffee in the background. Full body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Raspberries softens the base beer (for the better). Flavoursome, balanced and dangerously drinkable. Brilliant stuff. Moresome.