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Ola Dubh Special 16 Reserve
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Brewed By: Harviestoun Brewery
Number of Ratings: 87
Style: English Old Ale
Brewed In: Alva Industrial Estate, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK12 5DQ, UK
ABV: 8%
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Number of Ratings: 87
Style: English Old Ale
Brewed In: Alva Industrial Estate, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK12 5DQ, UK
ABV: 8%
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![rlafey profile picture](/sites/default/files/userpictures/picture-55477.jpg)
I cellared my bottle 2.5 years and it is smooth with a whisky flavor with a hint of coffee.
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Smooth, mocha taste. Deep flavor; needs to be paired with a dessert of some sort. Sipping beer
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Jet black in color with zero head and little to no carbonation. Has a roasted mocha and heavy pungent scotch aroma. A very silky thick mouthfeel has a smoky peaty flavor at the onset incredibly complex with a mocha undertone throughout, finishing with a smoky roasted coffee finish. Very tasty and enjoyable but feels a little thinner than what I would expect from ' black oil'. A good blend of a whiskey aged beer blended with roasted smoky dark flavors but very strong.
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A little disappointed at first based on the hype and design of the bottle. Very little carbonation and it hides the whiskey flavor. I will say though that the flavor is subtle and the aftertaste was very good. I would have another
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Very little carbonation. Very dark color. Taste is rather mellow with notes of wood and a fairly strong smoke/peat flavor. A good sipping beer.
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