Great Waters Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Great Waters Brewing
Style: Sweet Stout
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Serve in English pint

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Pours an exceptionally dark brown color with a good two inches of creamy tan foam. Thick foam clings momentarily to the sides of the glass throughout the pint, but never sticks to the glass, it just slides right back down. Mildly roasty and even somewhat fruity aroma. Flavors include moderately roasted malt and some coffee, with a dry chocolatey aftertaste. Medium-full bodied, very smooth, and gently carbonated. The beer has a pleasant, slick, and almost oily mouthhfeel, which may explain the foam sliding back down into the glass after each sip.

GW normally has this on cask, but they had it on keg when i was there, and it was the best oatmeal stout i had drank! I dont like cask beers, so i was glad to hear i could get this in a tall COLD pint. Black as night, with a head you could stand a fork in. I did have another pint, which was more watery, not sure why.

On cask at the brewpub: Deeply dark varnishish brown, puffy thick tannish, dusty yellowed head about a finger high. Lacing spotty and whispy. Aroma is mostly chocolate with some barley flake and oat flake sweetness, bits of alcoholic tinges with a light roasty quality over the top. Flavors are nice but not lasting long unfortunately. Warm and milk chocolatey, mild sweetness overall with the oats and malts. It would be nice to see it last for a while on the palate before its leaves. Its far too short for thorough enjoyment. But the warm creamy medium body is quite quenchable non-the-less. Big time smoothness and semi-rich. Slices of warmth and roast mingle more so towards the finish and keeps a mild chocolate tone throughout. This was easily drinkable and mildly smooth in character. On cask, its actually quite good. I just needed more length in the flavor department, and some of the alcoholic warming gets in the way for me too, otherwise this is mighty nice stuff.

Cask. Arrives a very black color with a frothy, tan head. Aroma of chocolate oatmeal. Mmmm... the taste is more of the same. Good malt presence. It is a sweet stout, but not overly so. Very smooth mouthfeel and a touch on the watery side. Tasty!