Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old)

• Name: Harviestoun Ola Dubh (12 Year Old), 8%, Scotland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, some dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruits, peat, roasted. Prunes.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, nice peat. Some dark fruits?
• Bought: Wittich, 330 ml, CHF 6.80
• Score: 3.8 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 23/3-2019, BB: 31/8-2019

Harviestoun Ola Dubh (16 Year Old)

• Name: Harviestoun Ola Dubh (16 Year Old), 8%, Scotland
• Appearance: Bottle 08845, bottled Feb 2017. Very dark brown, near black. Some dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, wood, barrel.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, slight tar, barrel, wood. Warming. Slight smoke? Nice.
• Bought: Bierrevier (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 7.00
• Score: 3.9 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 16/20)
• Info: 13/12-2018, BB: 31/3-2020

Harviestoun Ola Dubh (18 Year Old)

• Name: Harviestoun Ola Dubh (18 Year Old), 8.0%, Scotland
• Appearance: Bottled 2/2016. Very dark brown. Slight light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, barrel. Oak.
• Taste: Dark malt, strong barrel, slight smoke. Nice, but a little bit one-dimensional.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £5.19
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 24/3-2017, BB: 28/2-2019

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Engineer’s Reserve

• Name: Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Engineer’s Reserve, 9%, Scotland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, tiny dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, dark chocolate, roasted. Sweet?
• Taste: Dark malt, slightly roasted, dark chocolate. Some sweetness. Warming. Very enjoyable.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £4.79
• Score: 4.1 (Aroma 8/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 9/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 16/20)
• Info: 22/3-2017, BB: 31/7-2018

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)

• Name: Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle), 6%, Scotland
• Appearance: Very dark brown, some dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, burnt.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, burnt. Slight coffee? Pretty good.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 4.50
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 13/11-2015, BB: 30/4-2016

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted

This bottled version at 4.2% instead of the 3.8% in the 300-book.

• Name: Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, 4.2%, Scotland
• Appearance: Golden. Little bit of head, not longlived.
• Aroma: Fruity, lemony. Malt and hops.
• Taste: Hopsy and fruity. Malty, but also fresh.
• Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £1.75
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 9/4-2006, 101/300