3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gusher - 22oz. bomber gifted by bro-in-law. Big brown head on this bottle that even started working its way out of the bottle. Black pour that was thick and some flakes settled to the bottom of the glass. Aromas were subtle coffee grounds, malt, dark chocolate. Mouth was very smooth, creamy and full bodied. lt to avg carbonation. Definitely wait until this one warms a bit, that’s when then milk chocolatey malts shine through. Notes of espresso, dark chocolate, oatmeal and milk sweetness - nice balanced hops in the finish. Very nice overall.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
I poured half into a glass. The other half is still on my kitchen counter. I have a hard time bringing myself to throw beer away, but I also have a hard time drinking this. It’s sour, I assume from infection. I’d hate to think this was the intent. I’ll re-rate another batch.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very smooth. Silky mouth feel and a very nice finish. One of the better oatmeal stouts around. Sweet and crisp up front and sweet and crisp on the back. Nice all around beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Almost black, beautiful dark brown head with decent retention and solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate oatmeal raisin cookies with macadamia nuts inside. Taste is silky coffee grounds and burnt espresso. Very nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pretty nice oatmeal stout by the Brattleboreans. Quite thin palate for an oatmeal was a bit strange. Smell was roasty goodness with light coffee. Taste was roast, caramel and a bit watery. Overall decent and tasty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Roasted and creamy stout. Low abv and a quaffer. In big gulps it tastes roasted and tasty. Good job
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
22 oz bomber from the dirtiest brewery/brewpub in America(most likely). Once again another shitty infected beer but being a "bigger" beer, well bigger then the other shit they are pumping out, the infection isn’t that noticeable, yet. Poured the normal black body with a rather unimpressive bubbly super dark mocha colored head, love the color though. The aroma is just "off", notes are of sour milk, earth, flowers, bad orange slices, funky chocolate. Body is thinner with soft carobantion and just weak. Flavor is about as good as the aroma. Blah, damn I wish this brewery didn’t have a last name so similar to mine that I feel like trying all their offerings. Why couldn’t it be Singh’s brewery??
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep pitch dark brown coloured body with a frothy, one centimetre tall light brown head with only a little brown showing when held up to the light. Aroma of cookies, oatmeal, roasted malt, coffee, alcohol, oak and a bit of earth - potent. Full-bodied; Pungent roasty, oatmeal and lightly spiced flavour shows strong at first, but covers the whole palate well with a little alcohol, a lot of sweetness and a good complex flavour that is actually not cloying nor overly potent - a perfect combination. Overall, one of the best oatmeals I’ve had - a perfectly rounded beer with great strong flavours but not too potent and even showing a light hop bitterness on the finish - great! Definitely one to sample if you can find this at all! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liquor Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 08-May-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 06-July-2011.
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