Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale:
Hey everyone, and welcome to another day of beer drinking and what a day it is.  Through the course of this little project I knew that I would come across types of beers that I had never tried before and, perhaps, liking some and disliking others.  One such type of beer is Scottish Ales which I first discovered  back on my first day of Rahr beer week with their Iron Thistle ale and low and behold, I liked it, a lot.  Now we have a chance to revisit this delicious type of beer with Oskar Blues’ Old Chub.  Now, first off, how can you resist a beer that has quotes from an obscure Mike Meyer’s movie on it? If you don’t get the reference, no worries I didn’t either till I did a bit of research.  The quotes are from “So I Married An Axe Murderer” and were spoken by Stuart Mackenzie, Mike Meyers’ second character from the film.  If you want to know more, look it up under quotes from the movie on IMDB.  Now, back to the beer.  The beer pours well, showing it’s nice deep amber color and gives off a nose of roasted caramelized malts that gives a hint of smoke as well.  The beer drinks very smooth with only the slightest hint of hops bitterness, but make no mistake, malt is the name of the game on this beer.  There is bit of smoky after taste and a mouth feel more akin to Guinness and you get hints of coca and coffee floating in the middle of the sip and the aftertaste.  This drinks so differently than many other beers I’ve tried so far this year that it has quickly moved up the chain on new beers to the number 1 spot.  Yep, you read that right, this beer is now numero uno in my book and who knows when it will be replaced but, for now, meet the new king of newly discovered brews.  Hail to the king, baby.