Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Boonville, California USA

Pours deep dark void with 2 minute mocha head. The mild aroma emits roasty to burnt malts, sweeter chocolate and malt notes to go along with a dash of earthy oxidation. The taste begins both sweet and roasty and moves toward sweeter malts, black licorice and then some tasty chocolate notes. The chocolate sensation gets quiet nice toward the finish where it becomes more and more roasty and charred like.

I have been drinking this beer for a while now and absolutely love it. Don’t get me wrong I love my imperial stouts but for a nice sessionable stout this is the ticket. Creamy and smooth with a wonderful texture. This is comparable to the Samuel Smiths and quite a bit cheaper.

Bottle. Large off-white creamy thick head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Black color. Aroma of sweet roasted malt, light creamy like notes, oat, light chocolate. Over the palate came roasted malty and light dry dusty grainy feel. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sweet flavor with a hint of bitterness. Roasted malty sweet finish with a hint of coffee.

Aroma - Carmel, burnt sugar, rich dark chocolate Appearance - Deep reddish black with extremely long lasting small tan head. Flavor - Medium sweetness, light bitterness Palate - Medium, creamy, average carbonation, long luxurious finish. Overall impression - very tasty, a delightful brew!

One of the original oatmeal stouts that I began to drink years and years ago. This stout is smooth, creamy and with a trace of roasted malt. You have to love oatmeal stouts, they are just so drinkable with generally a lot of complexity and flavor for a lighter bodied beer. Truly a session beer.

12oz bottle from Johns Marketplace in Portland. dark brown pour with medium tan head. aroma of chocolate and roasty malts. taste is straightforward mix of coffee, oats, milk chocolate and light spice. the palate is the highlight here - slick, creamy and very drinkable for a stout. finishes up with just a touch of bitterness.

Pours black with large dark mahogany highlights and a 3 finger chunky tan head that has awesome retention. Aroma is dry dark chocolate, roast, dry nutty notes, dry oats, toasted grain, with hints of coffee and mollasses. Flavor is big on roast, fresh granola, bitterseet chocolate, some sweet bread spice, some char, toasty wood notes, some dark caramel, coffee and nutty notes. The finish is slightly bitter but seems more like char and dark roast coffee bitterness, kind of strange. Palate is thin pretty thin and slightly overcarbonated, which would be fine but it seems to clash with the suprisingly sweet flavor profile. Overall this is a decent stout but it seems a little confused on style.

Bottle. Pours black with a thick, foamy tan head. Aroma of bitter chocolate, chocolate syrup, mocha, roasted chocolate, and roasted malt. Intriguing. Flavor of sweet roasted malt with some sweet roasted chocolate at the end. Palate is a little weak and the beer is a touch sweet, but other than that it’s pretty good. 7/4/7/3/14 (3.5/5)