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Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

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93
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8203.64/5.03.63/5.05.7%92.1English pint
Commercial Description:
With its deep, dark brown-black color, thick, full-bodied, velvety-smooth mouth feel, mocha character, and, strong yet subtle hop bite, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout is one of the thickest, richest, and most complex stouts on the market today.
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rotoguru (93), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 20, 2007  
Pours dark (duh) with brown head. Good balance of coffee and chocolate flavors with sweet background. Creamy, smooth texture. Really quite good.


 cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/102/517/20
Feb 17, 2007    Updated: Jul 11, 2008
When I saw a bottle of this I had to try it. Oatmeal stout, got to be sweet and tasty, right up my alley. Sweet stouts are one of my favorite styles. 12 oz brown bottle with an inviting label. Has the ol’ seducing sweet stout aroma, roasty and peculiar. Pours very dark brown and opaque in my clear steeler stein, it is almost black. Very little head, just a tan ring around the edge of the glass. First taste is creamy and roasty with a little bit of burned campfire wood in the background. It’s not jus shy sluggin gorms neemer! The bitterness does continue to build as the drinks continue. I think I am becoming proficient in bootling, the slang of Boonville! Interesting and not too offensive, I find it to be a pretty decent brew. Just goes to show, everybody has their own style and everybody does not like the same style beer. Aroma of roastyness continues as you drink it, does not fade. This brew lacks any of the offensiveness of imperial stouts and is well behaved. I’d like to have another bottle of this so I can confirm the pleasantness of this beer. The only drawback I can find with this brew is the building bitterness on the finish. It is not quite as medicine as imperial stouts or IPA but it does let you know that you just consumed a malty or hoppy brew with its medium bitterness.


 bhensonb (4240), Woodland, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Feb 12, 2007  
Smooth aroma of toasted malt and chocolate. Solid brown color with a milk chocolate head that laces a bit. Starts with a sweet toasted malt that moves to chocolate. Starts with a firm mouthfeel, but thins a bit. Coffee comes forth. The finish is toasted malt with a hint of bitter. Very smooth, very pleasant, very drinkable.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 12, 2007  
Pours a pitch black color with a thin light brown head. Good aroma and flavor of chocolate, oatmeal and roasted malt with a mild bitter finish. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and gentle carbonation. Good stuff.


 chimpscampee (556), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Feb 10, 2007  
Repectable outmeal stout. Creamy but no excessive, clashing lactic taste like lesser stouts. No vinous aspect. Chocolate and coffee notes are slightly burnt and somewhat subdued.


bochi23 (90), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2007  
poured from a bottle with a minimal light brown head with just a small amount of lacing clinging to the side of the glass. Looks a bit like a coke. Roasted malt aroma. Smells good. Sweet with slight coffee flavor and, like the bottle said a lingering bitterness (which I like). Nice beer. Anderson Valley BC does a lot of things right.


 decaturstevo (1980), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2007  
12 oz btl thanks to shigadeyo. An aroma of chocolate and weak coffee. A thiin brown pour with little head and a light lacing. A flavor of slightly souir coffee. Like coffee that has been burnt in the pot. A light bitter that was a bit weaker than I expected. A thin palate and odd carbonation make this beer a bit weak all round. A beer that is a tick away from being very good.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 5, 2007  
Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this bottle with us at the Nashville Tasting! Poured a black color with a tan head that left light lacing. The aroma was somewhat woody with some smoked malts. The flavor found an even mix of hops and malts with a hint of sweet fruits. Light and slightly watery for a stout. Sweet aftertaste.



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