And so it seems that today's theme is great beer in a can. 'Yes We Can! Yes We Can! Sorry.
I (Bradford) stumbled upon this little guy the other week after failing to find more of the Highway 78 Scotch Ale. (Stone creates their collaboration beers a couple of times per year, and similar to St. Arnold's Divine Reserve series they don't last long and then vanish forever)
But the 'Old Chub' is a very fine interpretation of the scotch ale. It pours a very dark brown, almost black. 8% ABV, and it warms you up just a wee bit. It has more of a chocolate/cocoa edge to it, and the smokey feel of scotch is in there. Beer Advocate has this as their top scotch ale, so thousands of users can't be wrong, right?
Also, at around $8.50 per six pack, it won't break your bank. That's a great deal for a beer with this much ABV and character. The beer can has references to one of my favorite movies, 'So I Married an Axe Murderer' (Head! Pants! Now!....ooh look at the noggin on that one...it's like Sputnik!)
The verdict: Go Chub chasing.
I'm on the fence for this one. It is good, but once you've had a "supermodel," do you date the girl that works at Target? Probably not. Nothing bad about this beer, but it just doesn't touch Stone's Highway 78 or even Saint Arnold Divine Reserve 8. The only thing it really has in its corner is attainability, which does help. I consider this the 24-hour Target chick of Scotch Ales.
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