Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Stout
Denver, Colorado USA

12 oz. bottle. Pours a deep, opaque onyx with a very thick, dense, velvety head that lasts a long time and leaves lace on the glass like jaguar spots. The aroma is bold with dark roasted grains, chocolate cookie (like an Oreo w/out the creamy center), and sweet barley malt. There is also an earthy, herbal character from the hops - albeit mild. The flavor starts bittersweet like semi-sweet chocolate chips. The taste reminds me of of Oreos dipped in cold, bitter coffee. Hints of hops emerge towards the back of the tongue - just enough to provide balance to this semi-sweet, roasty brew. The finish is dry with a lingering slight sweetness. The mouthfeel is a touch over-carbonated, but otherwise elegantly thick - not syrupy. The luscious oiliness of oatmeal is pretty evident in the beer’s full body. Overall, a pretty decent oatmeal stout.

Really delicious brew, a great oatmeal stout. The head is a nice beige and has a alluring burnt coffee aroma. It’s dark, pushing black and tastes of chocolate and hints of caramel. Well balanced with a nice finish.

bomber - Pours near black with a moderate sized head that lingers with substantial lacing. The aroma is roast malt and a touch of coffee. The flavor is mostly about the roast malts with a touch of chocolate and a mild hops balance that’s mainly noticeable in the finish. It’s a very drinkable, medium bodied stout, but didn’t overly impress me.

Pours an opaque black color with a slight chocolate and coffee aroma. Those flavors carry over to the flavor. Creamy and smooth. 12 oz. bottle.

3/26/05 12oz. Dark brown with cramy brown head. Creamy coffee mildly chocolate aroma. Some bitter roast taste with very thin mouth feel.

Had this beer on 6/2/2006. Aroma is a light roasted and almost burnt malt scent. Color is a deep black with low carbonation and a thin head. Taste is deeply roasted and dry. Starting with a full medium body it goes down with a mild sharp feel. Finish comes on with a deep roasted malt flavor and light hop bitterness that leaves you with a dry feel. Its a nice little stout.

Dark with a light head for a stout. Burnt toast and coffee dominate the nose and the taste. Dry finish. Drinkable.

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a small brown head. The aroma was lightly roasty and a touch bitter. The flavor was bitter, roasty and had a sharp floral hop presence. Drier than I expected.