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Arbor Oyster Stout


Score
8982
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Arbor
Style: Stout
Bristol, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 22   MEAN: 3.59/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
There are two schools of thought when it comes to oyster stouts - some believe that they should be served cold and go well with a plate of oysters. We believe that a proper oyster stout should be made with oysters. We’ve used six different grains, including oats, wheat and roasted barley, and Fuggles hops for that traditional stout character. We’ve then added whole oysters, shells and all, during the last fifteen minutes of the boil. The result is a smooth chocolatey stout that leaves you wanting more.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Aniela (451) - Skövde, SWEDEN - JAN 15, 2012
Cask at Craft Beer Co, London. Black beer with a minimal head. Coffee, chocolate, licorice aroma. Malty, coffee, chocolate flavour. Nice beer but a bit thin.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
rlgk (5238) - Skövde, SWEDEN - JAN 15, 2012
Black beer, small brown head. Chocolate and coffee aroma, cocoa, licorice, soot, smoked, malty and some dried fruits. Chocolate flavor, coffee, soot, fruity, malty, fig notes.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fin (5489) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - JAN 8, 2012
Cask, handpump at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London 6th Jan 2012 Dark brown in colour with very little head. This is a touch thin with a bit of roastiness, nice light chocolatey flavour with a slight tang, but I’m not sure that I’m getting too much salinity or oyster flavour however that is probably good and would suggest that the balance is good. A very likeable stout but coming on the back of a Buxton Wild Boar it was always going to be up against it, nice though. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
RichardWilding (201) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 22, 2011
Cask. Classic black stout appearance with a small almost white head. Malt, coffee and roasty aroma, with a touch of chocolate. Very smooth mouthfeel, with chocolate and coffee notes.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Scopey (1179) - Croydon, Surrey, ENGLAND - SEP 4, 2011
Cask at the Craft Beer Co. It pours jet black, with a thin, light tan head. The nose is soy sauce, salted liquorice, seaweed, smoke, toffee, treacle and varnish. The taste is salted liquorice, roasted malt, treacle, tar, pepper, caramel, molasses, smoke and varnish, with a long roasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A very flavoursome brew for the percentage. Nice.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Leighton (3595) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - SEP 4, 2011
Cask at Craft Beer Co., London. Pours dark brown with a foamy head. Good chocolate character throughout. Some good roast notes, medium sweetness. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Sweet, cocoa finish. Very solid beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 15, 2011
Cask at GBBF 2010. A dark red-brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has strong notes of roasted malt, as well as medium notes of soy sauce and oats. The flavor is sweet wtih notes of caramel, malt, soy sauce, and oats, leading to a very roasted finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9096) - Pori, FINLAND - MAR 21, 2011
Cask@Cask&Kitchen
Dark brown color, steady brown head. Chocolaty, toasted nose. Light body. Chocolate, coffee, hints of tobacco. A bit ashy finish. Balanced, nice session stout.


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