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Brewed by Coniston
Style: Stout
Coniston, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 17   MEAN: 3.54/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.33   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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Cask; Regular. Also available bottled.
Oats are used in the grist of this beer to give body and smoothness, enhancing the roasted barley, giving it complex flavours reminiscent of dark chocolate and coffee. This is balanced by a fresh hop bitterness and dry silky finish.


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, - OCT 27, 2009
UPDATED: JAN 28, 2010 1. Cask Handpump from the Foyer Bar at the Assembly Rooms, Derby 10/01/2009 Some roast aroma. Dark coloured smooth on the palate and slightly fruity with a little dryness in a crisp malt finish. (As Oatmeal Stout) 2. Cask Handpump at the Manor Arms Hotel, Broughton in Furness 13/06/2009 Rich roast aroma. Small beige head. Mid brown dark coloured smooth on the palate and fruity with a little dryness and oat flavour in a full roast finish. (As Special Oatmeal Stout) 3. Cask Stillage at NWAF The Venue, Miles Platting 20/01/2010 Malty aroma. Dark coloured a little rich on the palate and fruity with a dry caramel malt finish. (As Oatmeal Stout)

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
worldbeertaste (619) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - APR 5, 2012
UPDATED: MAY 5, 2012 Solid black and a light red tint with a lasting tan head. Smell of roast and light berries with chocolate. Medium thin frothy body. Watery sour bitter with a coffee ash finish. Its a great but a little watery.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
dogbomb (277) - ENGLAND - MAR 24, 2012
Cask at SIBA festival. Black with a light tan head. Aroma of oats, gingersnaps and toffee. In the mouth it's like fresh oatcakes, a little ginger, burnt sugar and a pleasant light bitter finish. Nice.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
imdownthepub (7473) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 12, 2012
Cask conditioned at Fleetwood Beer Fest ’12. Black with cream head. Full and fruity stout with a sweetish, grainy background. There is a light coffee note that drifts in giving some bitterness. A good decent beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
leaparsons (6324) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - OCT 28, 2011
Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Black with a firm beige foam. Aromas are earthy roast malts with caramel and liquorice. Peppery and lightly nutty with vinous notes. Flavours are sweet caramel, chocolate and oats with earthy notes. Dark chocolate, fruity, nutty bitterness with a peppery, dry finish. Good.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
EdKing (937) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 26, 2011
Bottle from Cartmel Village Shop - Pours ruby black, with a beige foamy head. Aroma is roasted with some chocolate, malty notes. Taste is really nice balance of coffee and chocolate with a very smooth finish. Good stout.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (23961) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - FEB 12, 2011
Cask. A deep red beer with no head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and roasted malt, leading to a bitter finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (8643) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 22, 2011
cask at NWAF ... black ... thin tanhead ... soft toffee malts nose ... big dark fruit front ... litttle thin in body ... soft light charcoal roast malts ... little dull

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Oakes (10191) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - OCT 6, 2010
Cask, brewpub. Dark brown with a thin head. Oaty, milk chocolatey aroma is pretty appetizing. Chocolate palate with mellow nutty coffee notes. Slightly acidity at the back cuts what is otherwise a creamy mouthfeel.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Beershine (4725) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - SEP 12, 2010
Cask @ Black Bull, Coniston. Opaque brown with thick tan head. Nice coal and cocoa aroma. Smooth, easy, thin, and watery. Is too thin, and reminds me of a Guinness. Just a smack of dry powdered coal, carob, and cocoa. Disappointing.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dynamiteninja (840) - York, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - SEP 3, 2010
Cask. The Black Bull Inn, Coniston. Medium off-white head, dark ruby-black body. Aroma of roastiness, nuts, chocolate with a hoppy bite. Bitter. Full-bodied, with a long bitter finish.


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