Old Engine Oil
Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.

11.2oz can into a pint glass. No freshness dating.

Black as black pour with a small tan head. Little lacing. Light coffee and chocolate aroma. On tasting, bitter roasted coffee. There is a light sweetness early on. Finish a bitter roast. Overall, a bit too fierce for this palate.

Pours black with little carbonation and a thin head. Aroma is dark, roasted malt. Taste is much lighter than expected with a moderately dark roasted malt profile. This comes across much like a donut; some flavor but there's a hole in the middle.

 

Old engine oil is a great name for this beer and is truly evocative. While it's a bit too dry for my taste overall, the flavor is still quite enjoyable. I like the burnt [insert multiple nouns] notes and the finish is very clean. Serve at 50F.

 

 

330ml can pours a true inky black color with a moderate amount of very dark tan head that recedes to a ring and some islands in the center. Aroma is charred and roasted malts. Deep, rich malty flavor with a very robust burnt note. Definitely some chocolate in there as well as a heavy molasses flavor. Hops are not very noticeable, and instead the charred malt adds most of the noticeable bitterness. Thick, viscous feel with medium carbonation. Bitterness really sticks with you and lays a somewhat unpleasant aftertaste in your mouth.

Very interesting beer, pretty good, definitely lives up to the "engine oil" name. Probably will opt for other english stouts or porters in the future, but it was fun to try.

C: Deep black color, Opaque. Small head with minimal lacing

S:Rich roasted malt with notes of vanilla

T: Very malty rich flavor. You can taste the roasted malt and toffee flavor

F: full bodied heavy in the mouth, creamy and smooth.

Overall: 11.2fl. oz can, poured at 39.9ºF, no canned date or best by, 6%ABV, $4.50 can. Really good beer a little over priced in my opinion but tastes amazing. Probably would it buy it again but not a beer I would drink all the time.

Pours a beautiful, opaque black in color with two fingers of off-white foam on top with good lasting abilities. Carbonation looks average, the smaller bubble variety, although it's a bit hard to see. Generous lacing as you drink, although it slides down and eventually disappears. Viscous-looking, as advertised.

Predominantly roasty/smoky aroma with some nuttiness and spice. Some lemony hoppiness to round it out. A bit sweeter on the nose as it warms; almost cola-like. On point.

Tastes of burnt barley and oats, cacao, a hint of nuttiness and some lovely spiced bitterness coming through towards the swallow. Actually a lot more hoppy that I would have expected, almost a bit piney. A mixture of bitterness from the hops and the burnt grains and cacao linger on the tongue after the swallow.

Full bodied with light, zesty carbonation and ample chewiness. Finishes rather dry. Not quite viscous, but quite drinkable, a perfect mouthfeel for the style.

Quite pleased with this find. Never heard of this beer or this brewery before, but was looking for something darker for the winter months. This was labeled as a porter on the can, but it does come off a bit more like an English stout, perhaps a bit heavy for a porter. Regardless, I really enjoyed this one. It's probably the best dark beer I've had in years. Cheers!

 

 

 

L: Pours a jet black with a half inch brown head that recedes to a splotching of bubbles.

S: Roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, char

T: Charred barley, coffee, cocoa. Deep and rich.

F: Medium-full bodied with good carbonation.

O: Outstanding example of the style.

Nearly jet black body with a huge pillowy head. Smell is faint and sweet; cola, a hint of grassy hops, a bit nutty. Taste is upfront cola, then burnt bread and a hint of cacao, then a pronounced leather on the finish with black coffee notes. Feel is creamy and smooth. It’s damn nice to have a bitter beer that relies on malt rather than hops these days.

Tasty and a bit unusual.

 

Roasted malt, a little coffe, a little bitter. Creamy yet pretty easy-going. Not impressive yet quite enjoyable.

 

Pours near black from the can, big 3" foamy tan head that slowly dissipates, moderate lacing. Nose is baking chocolate, blackstrap molasses, Australian black licorice, loose change. Taste is roasted, bitter dark chocolate, no remaining sweetness or sugar. Finish is ultra dry and bitter with just a small touch of heat as it warms. Mouthfeel pleasantly full with very slight carbonation. Overall, an excellent, clean stout.

L: solid pitch black with a slight khaki head.
S: dark roast coffee, chocolate, malt, molasses, and maple syrup
T: black coffee, chocolate, bitter, and malt
F: nice, fine carbonation

Overall, an excellent black ale.