Yes, I know, another Oskar Blues beer. What can I say, I find good brewers and tend to go through as many of their beers as possible. The Old Chub, great name, is a creamy Scottish ale. The Chub has a high octane of 8% so you do get that alcoholly kick to it. You also can taste that this is a hopped up beer. The high alcohol flavor definitely detracts from what could possibly be a great beer. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past that kick. However, I do appreciate high hopped beers in cans, just in this case I was thrown off. The Old Chub gets a 2.5
I've tried the Chub as well. Ehh, this beer is malty, not "hopped up". Scottish ales typically aren't hoppy. I didn't notice the heat of the ABV either. I also notice you rated Great Divide IPA as malty- not hoppy. I think you're confusing hops and malts dude. You might want to visit some good craft beer bars and read some beer publications to further your beer education. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI agree...something isn't right here.
ReplyDeleteTo be completely honest, I did omit the notes on my beer where I wrote about the malt. That being said, I put this review together last minute and I could have substituted hops for malt, but I did get a hop presence so I will stick by the review for now. The great Divide, although hoppy, does have a strong malt presence more so than other IPAs which is why I spoke about the malt. That being said, we appreciate the comments.
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