Old Chub is like grandpa. Everyone loves him, he makes you feel special, hands out shiny quarters, and brings a sense of home and order to everything. Dependable, trustworthy and old-fashioned. Oskar Blues is one of my favorite small scale breweries for the simple fact that they make quality beer, in the microbrew tradition, in a can. Maybe its my midwestern roots (we are the beer belly of America after all), or the fact that Alcoa is a major employer in my hometown of Bettendorf, Iowa, but I appreciate a good beer in a can.
Its billed as an 8%’er Scottish style ale and is seriously malty, in a good way. I really like the description of it on Oskar Blues webpage:
This jaw-dropping Scottish strong ale (8% ABV) is brewed with bodacious amounts of malted barley and specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt. Old Chub features a skim-milk mouthfeel, semi-sweet flavors of cocoa and coffee, and a kiss of smoke. A head-turning treat for malt heads and folks who think they don’t dig dark beer.While Dale’s satisfies our hop addiction, Old Chub takes care of our deep affections for malt. The cola-colored beer (almost black) features a tan head, a creamy, skim-milk mouthfeel, and rich, semi-sweet flavors of caramel and chocolate throughout. The addition of smoked grains gives Old Chub a delicate kiss of smoke on the finish.
Old Chub is the beer equivalent of a lightly smoked single malt scotch, or your favorite dark chocolate. We call it Rocky Mountain Mutha’s Milk. People who tell us defiantly, “I don’t drink dark beer,” often fall deeply in love with Old Chub. We can’t blame them.
Holy crap! Is this a company that knows how to sell a beer or what?? I agree 100%. Old Chub is a nice smooth dark ale. It is not heavy like a stout, bitter like a porter, and is packed with more flavor than an amber ale. Rich and malty and a pleasure to have at the end of the day!
I want one of those!