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Old Engine Oil Special Reserve (Aged In Malt Whiskey Casks)
Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.
- From:
- Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Stout
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 15.76%
- Reviews:
- 183
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2003
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Bhutlah
3.49/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
3.49/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
This is an old beer. I can't judge it off what it was but what it is. The carbonation is gone. The body is gone. What's left is an amazingly smooth and not at all dense dark beer. The whisky notes are there but they don't leap out at you. The entire beer has taken on a subdued taste. Notes are hard to pick out and subtle. It takes long draws on the nose to pick up much of any scent. The chocolate has grown fruity with time. Delicious but weak. So wonderfully malty.
Dec 21, 2023Reviewed by Ryan011235 from Ohio
2.72/5 rDev -29.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.72/5 rDev -29.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Poured into an E&J Cask & Cream glass on 11/20/12
The color is a dark, inky brown. I was skeptical about the head; it wasn't until the glass was almost full that loose, lifeless bubbles were buoyed by some rising carbonation. Thin retention overall, but lace is good.
Whiskey jumps right out of the glass when taking a nip for the old nostrils. I'm not sure what kind of whiskey casks were used, but it is on the sweeter order, which ties in with sugary notes of molasses, caramel, chocolate, raisins and prunes. Warmth finds dark fruits creeping into a better view. Moderate wood tones with hints of vanilla.
Old Engine Oil tastes downright odd. The short version is this is one tangy critter. The whiskey has a peat-like bent, while hints of roast walk a haphazard path. I'm glad the sugars are more toasted that sticky sweet with a fair amount of burnt chocolate. The later half and finish find both wood notions and something of an earthy bitterness.
The body is on the burgeoning side of medium. Carbonation is low, which suits me just fine. Whoa, the very last sip has some seriously clumpy stuff going on - yuck.
Overall impression - Not outstanding, but it is a reasonable solid sipper (at least until the last sip). Now, I don't know that it's a $4.99 for a 12oz bottle kind of reasonable, but that's a different tale.
Nov 29, 2012The color is a dark, inky brown. I was skeptical about the head; it wasn't until the glass was almost full that loose, lifeless bubbles were buoyed by some rising carbonation. Thin retention overall, but lace is good.
Whiskey jumps right out of the glass when taking a nip for the old nostrils. I'm not sure what kind of whiskey casks were used, but it is on the sweeter order, which ties in with sugary notes of molasses, caramel, chocolate, raisins and prunes. Warmth finds dark fruits creeping into a better view. Moderate wood tones with hints of vanilla.
Old Engine Oil tastes downright odd. The short version is this is one tangy critter. The whiskey has a peat-like bent, while hints of roast walk a haphazard path. I'm glad the sugars are more toasted that sticky sweet with a fair amount of burnt chocolate. The later half and finish find both wood notions and something of an earthy bitterness.
The body is on the burgeoning side of medium. Carbonation is low, which suits me just fine. Whoa, the very last sip has some seriously clumpy stuff going on - yuck.
Overall impression - Not outstanding, but it is a reasonable solid sipper (at least until the last sip). Now, I don't know that it's a $4.99 for a 12oz bottle kind of reasonable, but that's a different tale.
Reviewed by tobelerone from New Jersey
3.77/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.77/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A black bodied beer with almost no head or lacing. Looks a bit too still. Aroma of chocolate, malt, and whisky-the peat really comes out in the nose. Complex flavor, definitely very much scotch forward, with a distinct peat whisky flavor on top of ample roastiness, bittersweet chocolate, a touch of tobacco and dark fruit. Dry and corky; somewhat vinous; particularly dry on the finish.
The body was disappointingly thin and undercarbonated, detracting from the overall experience. Still, an intricate, complex flavor made this an interesting and enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Apr 27, 2012The body was disappointingly thin and undercarbonated, detracting from the overall experience. Still, an intricate, complex flavor made this an interesting and enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Old Engine Oil Special Reserve (Aged In Malt Whiskey Casks) from Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
202 ratings
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