Bootleg Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Bootleg Brewery
Style: Stout
Margaret River, Australia

Serve in English pint

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On draught @ Bootleg Brewery, Margaret River.
Opaque black with a solid, inch thick tannish crown that manages little lace. Seems to leave an oily film upon the glass as it is swirled. Aniseed, aniseed, more aniseed, the nose is overpowering. Inklings of road tar, molasses, cigarette ash, burnt toast and coffee beans fail to impinge the hefty, heady waft of black sambuca liqueur that is the aroma. Similar in the mouth to the point of exhaustion. Light smoke, coffee, molasses under wave upon wave of gammy aniseed. Has an awkward mouthfeel to it, finishes long and oily with too much of a good thing lingering oh so long in the aftertaste. Oatmeal’s feel and flavour is no where to be seen. This is just too one sided, and not a quality I want in bulk, especially in an oatmeal stout. One for a re-rate me thinks!

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pous darks brown with some red tinges and a small, firm beige head. Average aroma - roasted malts and liquorice. Much better in the taste. Starts off with a load of liquorice which lingers right on through. Cocoa and tar in the background. A creamy yet carbonated mouth feel. Not your average oatmeal stout but quite a good go at it. Bootleg have surprised me so far

Black body with almost lasting tan head. Noticeable aniseed on the aroma and in the taste, medium body, drinkable.

This is a very good stout, particularly by loca standards. Very rich and full bodied with wonderful roast, sweet and bitter chocolates, choc orange, and a good dose of fizz to wash all this down. Packed with flavour for a 5.5% beer.

Bottle 330ml. Exceptional beer. Aromas of milk chocolate, liquorice, and a hint of caramel. Taste is great; sweet start, with bitter notes, and very long length. Palate is velvety, and medium bodied. Black, with a frothy head.

Pours black, with reddish tinge. Densely packed tan foam appeals. Smells of espresso coffee & smallgoods with the suggestion of chocolate. Rich roasted malt on the palate delivers flavours of roasted almond, chocolate, coffee and liquorice & soy on the back palate. Underneath all of that is a delightful hint of chocolate. The mouthfeel on this beer is without peer, it’s so rich and malty, yet somehow manages to retain just enough carbonation to keep things moving along. A peculiar beer, but an absolute ripper.

Chocolate coloured head goog size very dark red brown porter aroma vanilla oatmeal smoothness coffee rich chocolate flavour molasses liccorice vanilla smooth coffee oatmeal rich chocolate medium ibu sweetness of malt pleasing good stout overall finish malt goodness lots of flavour good bitter aftertaste mild fizz good one bootleg

Pours black with a large, lasting light tan head. Nose is rich with lots of milk chocolate, cocoa and softer roasted coffee. Very soft and cream, no aggressive roasted malt. Very nice. Flavours follow along the same lines, complex with no harsh roasted notes. Plenty more cocoa and soft coffee with some distinctive oatmeal lingering in there too. The main problem is some faint burnt notes. Body is suitably thick. Carbonation is somewhat higher than I would have liked.

UPDATED: SEP 20, 2011 Bottle. Very dark reddish brown with a medium light tan head. Interesting aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, vanilla, oats and coconut. Something herbal too - fennel? Taste has cocoa, coffee, dessicated coconut and full but not very deep roasted malt. Bitter finish has roast, coffee and grass. Medium-bodied - doesn’t really have that oatmeal lusciousness. Sweeter as it warms. [3.5]

This one’s got _much_ more of what I thought was fennel, and now it’s clearly star anise. Perhaps slightly to the detriment of the other flavours, but it’s prickly and it’s in synch. Interesting and unusual.