Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce can into snifter, canned 11/25/09, so approaching 2 years old. "Cellar Door" also printed on the bottom, damn right! Pours thick and black as old motor oil as I would have expected; with a nice 1-2 fingers of fairly dense tan head with great retention, that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap that lasts. A bit of nice lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of huge roasted malt, dark chocolate, molasses, and caramel; with a bit of smoke, vanilla, dark fruits, and booze. Some pretty nice aromas here that are strong and huge on the roastiness. Taste of big dark chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, smoke, coffee, and oats. A small amount of bitterness is present on the finish, with huge lingering notes of dark chocolate, caramel, molasses, vanilla, coffee, and roasted malt. Light-medium carbonation and a huge full body; with a very creamy, thick, and slick mouthfeel that is fantastic. Very smooth drinking for the level of alcohol, but is still a sipper. Alcohol is very well hidden with nothing other than a slight warming after the finish. Overall and oustanding imperial stout with incredible mouthfeel and balance of flavor.

Definitely a fantastic imperial stout. I would like to see how a fresh one is though, because i do like hoppy stouts as well. A but more roasty than I was hoping for though.

Oskar Blues Mamas Little Yella Pils

3.6/5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce can, canned 4/27/11; "Czech Out Our Can" also printed on the bottom. Pours hazy and cloudy golden straw color with 1-2 fingers of a foamy white head with decent retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Not much lacing clinging to the glass. Aromas of spices, lemon, bread, and a bit of grass. Decent aromas that are pretty weak. Taste of bread, spices, lemon, grass, and some citrus notes. Decent amount of bitterness on the finish with lingering notes of spice, grass, citrus, and bready notes. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Nice mouthfeel and drinkability with no alcohol noticed in the taste or finish as expected. Overall a nice pilsener with plenty of flavor and nice balance.

A solid and enjoyable pilsner from Oskar Blues. It may be a tad better if it was fresher.

Oskar Blues Old Chub

4.1/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce can into snifter, canned 6/1/11, "Feel Da Chub!" written on the bottom. Pours clear dark brown color with a small, foamy, light tan head with decent retention that reduces to a ring of lace. Not much lacing clinging to the glass. Aromas of big caramel, chocolate, toasted malt, molasses spices, and a bit of whiskey and smoke. Very strong aromas with good complexity here. Taste of big caramel, chocolate, toasted malts, molasses, whiskey, spices, dark fruits, and a bit of smoke and booze. Not much if any bitterness noticed, with lingering notes of chocolate, caramel, whiskey, spices, and molasses. Light-medium carbonation with a medium-full body. Very creamy and slightly thick mouthfeel, with very nice drinkability for the level of alcohol. Alcohol is fairly well hidden, only a decent sized warming on the finish. Overeall an excellent scotch ale from Oskar Blues. Nice balance of flavor and smooth drinking.

Another excellent and enjoyable offering from Oskar Blues.

Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA

4.3/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce can into tulip, canned 5-31-11. Also says "420? try 428!"(batch number perhaps?) haha. Pours thick hazy orange amber color with a fairly dense 2-3 fingers of off white head with great retention. Aromas of huge grapefruit, orange, lemon, pine resin, pineapple, mango, caramel, and a bit of spices. Damn that is a nice and strong nose, not much alcohol at all. Taste of big grapefruit, orange, lemon, pine, caramel, and a bit of tropical fruits. A nice sized bitterness fades in after the finish and lingers for a while with pine and citrus flavors. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied. A bit of a syrupy yet creamy mouthfeel is present as well. Incredibly drinkable for the 10% ABV, but still a sipper. Fantastic balance of bitterness and sweetness, making the huge bitterness very tolerable. Overall an outstanding DIPA that has a great balance of flavors and nice complexity(yet only uses 1 hop variety!)

Such an outstanding DIPA offering from Oskar Blues. Glad I picked this one out when I was out of state, still pretty fresh as well.

Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

3.8/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce can, canned 06-01-10. Oh well, I guess I should have checked the bottom before purchasing the single, we will see how this goes. Pours slightly hazy orangish amber color, with a dense 2 finger off white head with fantastic retention. A bit of lacing is on the glass as well. Aromas of pine, grapefruit, caramel, and a bit of orange. Weak aromas, but they are pretty nice for what they are. Taste of big caramel, grapefruit, pine, and biscuit; with a nice bitterness on the finish that lasts for a decent period of time with pine and grapefruit flavors. Light-medium body with medium carbonation. Nice smoothness and easy drinkability. No alcohol noticed in the taste or finish. Overall, for being over a year old this pale ale is surprisingly good stuff. I would definitely like to try a fresher one someday.

Very nice pale ale here, despite the age on the can. I hope they start distributing here some time.