Ola Dubh - 18 Year Old Special Reserve
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.71
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Ola Dubh 18yr tasting notes: Ola Dubh 18 has aromas of espresso and caramel. The initial whisky hit makes way for more delicate notes of dark chocolate, tangy oak and dried fruit to shine through. The smooth and silky mouth feel and flavours of wood and smoke lead to a long warming finish.
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena
Malts: Lager Malt, Pinhead Oats, Roast Barley
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal fizzy head.
A- Smoke, woody, damp, cocoa.
F- Smoke, peat, mild brine, cocoa, woodsy, umami.
T- Medium body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, complex finish.
O- This was so good. A perfect marriage of scotch barrel and beer and happiness. This is the best yet of the vintages and I've had the 12, 16 and 18. Well done.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle drunk while catching up on Stranger Things before the final season. Super dark with a thin brown head. Sweet brown sugar nose with light earthy peat notes. More rounded and smooth than the 12y and possibly less oxidized. Light foresty campfire, toasted black and chocolate malt, very big flavor with solid, matching bitterness. Excellent!
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Creamy off white with lots of lacing on a still black coloured body.
Malt, chocolate & whisky aroma.
Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a cloying back.
Dark chocolate, raisin, toffee & whisky tastes with bitter finish.
Nice but not as smooth & rounded as the "16 Year Old" version.
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Black in color with a small brown head. Aroma is mocha and hints of brunt toast. Flavour is chocolate with hints of dark cook grains and coffee.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Like the other dubhs, there is a big aroma of oak, and vanilla, but there is a big dufference in the intensity of these flavors compared to the 30 and 40. The roastiness seems more upfront, more like a robust porter. A thick soy aftertaste, and lots of bitter coffee.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Old rating from 2016 - 330ml bottle, pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, burnt toffee, caramel, smokey chocolate, port, sherry, plums, dates, figs, raisins, peat, earth, wood spices & sweet malt. Medium body. Sweet finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Запах немного специфический и резкий. Чувствуется легкий демок и копченость. Цвет угольно темный, с тонкой пенкой которая быстро исчезает. Вкус весьма сложный, очень сильно ощущаются различные винные нотки а также копченость, немного алкоголя и сладкая нотка в конце. На удивление послевкусие быстрое, немного сладкое с кислинкой. В целом интересное предложение.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at the December P.S. tasting, 12/16/23. Clear dark brown, thin head. Aroma of tobacco, roast, caramel, smoke, oak. Taste is caramel, toast, tea, smoke, whisky.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Nahezu schwarze Farbe mit beiger Schaumkrone. Malziger, röstmalziger Geruch mit Whisky. Geschmacklich malzig, röstmalzig mit Karamell, Whisky und Trockenfrüchten. Hohe Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit sanfter Kohlensäure.