3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, 350ml from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, Gloucs. Black with tan head. Full, rich, coffee, charry notes straight from the off, despite it’s temperature. Some fruitiness to give depth, A really decent stout.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz pour at tasting. Excited to try this one, Goose plus oatmeal, mmmm. Nice black pour, looks viscous and smooth like an OS should. Very roasty on the nose with a little sweetness. Palate is super smooth and balanced, silky and thick, but sessionable. The cocoa and cream is delicious. One of my new favorite GI and oatmeal offerings.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a dark brown, almost black with a large, latte head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, some dark chocolate and oats. Taste is roasted malts. some chocolate, oats and a dry, bitter finish. Palate is medium, smooth and somewhat carbonated.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into a tall glass.
Appearance: Very dark, opaque brown (borderline black) with nice light brown head and slight lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee and a touch of oats.
Taste: Roasted malts with chocolate, light coffee, oats, and a slight spicy and bitter finish.
Palate: Moderate carbonation, smooth medium body, a little too much texture for my liking, semi-dry finish.
Overall: Very solid example of an Oatmeal Stout. While there are some better ones out there, this will be missed in Goose Island’s lineup.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 25, 2011 Pours dark brown with thin head. Aroma of dark roasted malts, sweet chocolate, and brown sugar. Taste is chocolate, brown sugar, molasses, with just a hint of roasted malt character. Nice creamy finish. Pretty good.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Appearance: black and burnt browns masquerading as black. Khaki head with a solid collar surrounding a pocket of bubbly fluff. Swirls thick and creamy with scattered lace.
Nose: roasted chocolate and fudge. Dark fruits and breads in the back – black bread, pumpernickel. Bakers chocolate. Vanilla bean root. Burnt wood – fire pit and smoldering firewood under and in the finish. Roasted and mulled oaks dipped in chocolate fondue.
Palate: creamy cakey chewy oaty mouthfeel. Fudge. Chocolate coated toasted oats. Oats and chocolate in sweet creamy vanilla harmony. Mild twang of tartness in back and underneath – lingers on the tip of tongue: grape and plum skins. Barks of fudge. Love the interplay of chocolaty tart dark fruits. Malted chocolate malt. Vanilla root, campfire, and ash.
Final Thoughts: another delicious contribution from Goose Island out of Chicago, Illinois. A breakfast and dessert beer all in one.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark brown with a tint of red. Very sweet-- dark chocolate and roasted, almost sugary coffee as promised-- so much as to render it hard to drink more than one. Not too much hops.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 ounce bottle courtesy of TheGuy and opened 6/22/11. Thanks! Pours a very dark brown color with a thin fizzy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of oats, roasted malts and a bit of molasses. The taste is sweet roasted malts, cola, nuts, oatmeal and a bitter hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Decent beer.
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