Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA

Oskar Blues is the creator of one of the best beers ever made, Old Chub on Nitro. This however is a very different beast. Pinner is what they call a "throwback IPA". I'm not 100% sure what that means but this doesn't remind me of an IPA at all. It lacks the bitterness and the strong flavor I associate with an IPA. It honestly reminds me more of a pilsner. It has some of that citrus flavor you expect from an IPA but it's so subtle that you might miss it. I like this beer, but since I was expecting something different I was disappointed. It's a low 4.9 on the Drinkenscale which makes sense with it's overall weak flavor. I don't know...this is a hard beer to judge because of my expectations. I feel like I'd have to drink it again to really give it a fair shake and maybe I will in the future. Going in knowing what to expect might raise my opinion Pinner quite a bit. As it stands though, I would have a hard time recommending this beer as labeled. If you go in expecting IPA prepared to be left wanting.

Oskar Blues Old Chub Nitro -Great beer? or GREATEST BEER?

This is it...the Cadillac of beer. Nah, the Bugatti of beer. No, that doesn't sound right either...the best beer, Yeah, that works. If there is a better beer than Old Chub Scotch Ale on Nitro I haven't had it yet. It's just so smooth. Like drinking a beer milkshake with incredible flavor. The malt...OH LORD the malt. There's a bunch of malt in here, some hops, some chocolate, and just a dash of DELICIOUS.

Gaze upon it's beauty.

Old Chub by itself is really good. It's the Nitro that really makes the difference here. It takes a delicious beer and adds the smoothest (I'm going to say it!) mouthfeel you will ever experience in a beer. No bubbly carbonation, just pure smooth malty liquid going down your throat. 

Is it the surface of the moon? Nope, It's OLD CHUB!

8.0 on the drinkenscale means this is a beer that knows what it's doing. I could just sit and drink it all day long except it is heavy as most Scotch Ales tend to be. This is not a chugging beer, or a beer you drink when you plan on doing anything outdoors. This is an end of the evening, sitting and relaxing, ready to fill up your tummy beer. It's dessert in a pint glass.