Ola Dubh - 16 Year Old Special Reserve
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.74
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Ola Dubh, meaning ‘Black Oil’ in Gaelic, is craftily created by taking our Old Engine Oil and maturing it in 16 year old Highland Park whisky casks. The process is far from simple, but the result is a beautiful brew with complimentary whisky notes and caramel shining through. All thanks to the labour of love of our master brewers.
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena
Malts: Lager Malt, Pinhead Oats, Roast Barley
Ola Dubh 16yr tasting notes: On the nose, Ola Dubh 16 has aromas of whisky and sweet roasted malt. The whisky forward flavour is rich with coffee, chocolate and caramel notes all shining through. This ale strikes a sensational balance of fruity sweetness with a complex bitter hop background.
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena
Malts: Lager Malt, Pinhead Oats, Roast Barley
Ola Dubh 16yr tasting notes: On the nose, Ola Dubh 16 has aromas of whisky and sweet roasted malt. The whisky forward flavour is rich with coffee, chocolate and caramel notes all shining through. This ale strikes a sensational balance of fruity sweetness with a complex bitter hop background.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pitch black colour with small, frothy to creamy, lasting, lacing, tan head. Whiskey flavours (vanilla, leather) outweigh the basic dark malty aroma (molasses, liquorice). Taste is dark malty with matching, well balanced whiskey notes, minimally tart, dry, a touch of leather.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2012
at 14:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Holy, thank you sir! Dark brown color, large fluffy beige head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of vanilla, nutella, subtle toast. Taste is vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, smooth subtle whisky. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2012
at 13:39
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours a black colour with a medium light brown head. Nice roasted aroma with some sweetness in the end. I find lots of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, burned wood, vanilla, bacon, barbecue sauce, some forest and smoke. Fantastic roasted flavour as well with more roasted malt and bitter dark chocolate. I also taste the sweet barbecue saus and soy sauce. Thick and soft mouth feel, and a medium bitternes. A wonderful, round and well-balanced beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2012
at 14:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 330ml vintage 2011 (Bottle #76379) @ home
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, wood, tobacco and peat. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long roasty, light smoked finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, wood, tobacco and peat. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long roasty, light smoked finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2012
at 09:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle sampled @ BAJT. Pours pitch black with a mocha head that leaves some trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet and malty with dark bread, dried dark sweet fruits, bitter chocolate, dark grapes, wood and hints of smoke and lemon zest. Taste is sweet and malty with peat, wood, smoke, dark dried fruits, roasted malts, bitter chocolate and hints of hay and orange peal. Mouthfeel is round, vinous and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with roasted malts, peat, smoke and dark fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 04:28
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ YNWA, Kolding. Black with a dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, dried fruit and a little whisky. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 240312
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2012
at 14:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Purchased a little while back at the LCBO, and just a buck more than their 12 year old reserve version. Bottle No. 22712 on July 2009 and best before: SEP 2012. Pours an almost-black colour with red highlights. The head is beige with a good retention and decent lacing. Nutty nose blending with dark fruits (plums, raisins), sweet malts, mild toffee and light coffee. Smooth taste of roasted malts with molasses, coffee, mild dark fruits and hints of smoke (burnt wood) in the finish. Overall, I think the 12 year old a tad better than this one, except for the smokiness that does not have (but is earthy instead).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2012
at 09:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Malziger Whiskeybeginn mit stärker werdenden Rauchnoten. Süßlich, dann wird das Malz deutlich stärker, weich, dennoch kurz kratzig und dezent alkoholisch. Leichte Bitterkeit, angenehme Schokoladennoten, rund, sehr gut! 9/11/12/12/13/11
Tried
on 16 Mar 2012
at 02:27