Madison Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Madison Brewing Company & Pub
Style: Sweet Stout
Bennington, Vermont USA

My Bottom Line:
This skinny farce of Stout relies on caramel fruitiness to supply a richer drinking "experience" than the usual Madison beer, but the dirty tap lines, anemic body and seemingly random flavor organization cannot help to greatly disappoint.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam inspects the dark brown with red highlights.
-Apparently because it’s dark, they had to call it a "Stout". Oy. There wasn’t any decent Stout character in this one.
-Leafy hops were found drowning in dust.
-If I rely on other ratings, I see that I must have come here on a very bad day. Hopefully this was an isolated incident and the brewery is not taking a turn for the worse. The food from their restaurant was very good, so it was very surprising to get such poor quality from the brewing side of the business.

On tap at the brewpub.

On tap at the Pub. Pours a nice dark brown with no real head. Aroma is toasty. Flavor is sweet and finishes tart, very thick and coating.