Ola Dubh - 1991 Vintage Limited Edition Series
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Porter - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.70
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Ola Dubh 1991 is the first in our annual Vintage Limited Edition Series (we only produced 20,000 bottles).
We make Ola Dubh 1991 by taking our Old Engine Oil amped up to 10.5%. It is then aged exclusively in Highland Park casks from 1991 and is bottled at full strength – a mighty 10.5% abv.
We make Ola Dubh 1991 by taking our Old Engine Oil amped up to 10.5%. It is then aged exclusively in Highland Park casks from 1991 and is bottled at full strength – a mighty 10.5% abv.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle ought @ Systembolaget. Pours viscous blackish brown with a small dark mocha head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is malty with caramel, liquorice fudge, dark chocolate, vanilla fudge, peat, charred wood, raisins, alcohol, prunes, roasted malts, and smoldering hay. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, smoke, charred wood, vanilla fudge, moist soil, minerals, peat, liquorice, alcohol, bitter chocolate, burnt raisins, prunes, burnt caramel and hay. Mouthfeel is round, roasted astringent, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is bitter with caramel, burnt raisins, bitter chocolate, charred wood, peat, whisky, hay, soil and alcohol. Solid stuff that pairs great with a piece of chocolate. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ola Dubh 1991 on 07 Mar 2014 at 08:06 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 15:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle @ Cardinal. Black body with a small brown head. Nice, relatively mild aroma of black, roasted malt, peat, whisky and liquorice. Flavor is pretty much identical with aroma with some dry fruit in addition, moderate in bitterness. Fine body and pleasant aftertaste. A bit rustic in flavors, but rather mild at the same time, nothing is overdone. All in all a very nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 07:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Molasses, caramel and smoke aromas. Thick with peat and molasses front to back. Warming whiskey finish.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2014
at 17:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Craig’s tasting. Sweet whisky and chocolate nose, chocolate and liquorice, rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 02:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours jet black with a tan head and lacing. Aromas of fruitcake and chocolate. Taste has an earthy quality, and subtle whisky notes. Of the three barrel-aged we had this was by far the best. Beautiful balance between the beer and the whisky. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 02:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at home ... deep black ... thin tan lacing ... soft dark roast ... dark chocolate malts ... luxurious deep rich chocolate ... dark malts... chewy malts ... sweet malts ... dark roast ... little over whisky ... nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, caramel, peat, chocolate, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Smokey, chocolate, whiskey, caramel.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, caramel, peat, chocolate, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Smokey, chocolate, whiskey, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2013
at 22:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tap at the birch. Pours opaque black, small brown head, some lacing. Aroma is roasty, chocolate, peat, smoke, coffee. Flavor is the same, quite peaty, but the stout flavors comes through as well. Light sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. Nice balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2013
at 18:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Beer & Ball Saturday, Odense. 13,000th Tasting. Pours black with bubbles on top. Molasses, dark fruit, vague roast and a vinous complex note. Smoke and wood. Woody flavor, some roast , mild peat, soy and mollases. Smooth and oily. Fine sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2013
at 09:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Odense Beer & Ball Saturday - Viborg - Sønderjysk E. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of licorice and caramel, with some peated smoke. Sweet dark malt flavour of licorice with peated smoke and some ashy notes
Tried
on 30 Nov 2013
at 09:09