Mendocino Winter Ale (06/07 - Oatmeal Stout)

Formerly brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Sweet Stout
Saratoga Springs, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle 355ml.
Clear medium black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, wood. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. (130608)

Bottled. A pitch black beer witih a brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, wood, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and soy sauce, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours deep black with a lacing tan head. Alcohol dense and light spiced roasted malt aroma. Flavour is roasted towards smoked and smoothend by a chocolate malt presence. Ends smooth roasted malt and with little bitterness.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Pours completely pitch black with a dense light brown head. Burned malty nose with some vanilla. Medium in body with lots of burned malt and distinct coffee notes. Malty bitter finish. Is a little low in carbonation. 130608

Bottle. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Light roasted aroma of dried fruits, hops and pine needles. Light roasted flavour of dried fruits, coffee, hops and pine needles. Roasted and hoppy finish.

(Bottle, 06/07 vintage) Pours a black body with a medium brown head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of chocolate, toasted oatmeal, and burnt marshmallow. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate.

Name: Winter Ale
Date: 01/01/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Sherlocks, GA
Vintage: 2006

black, wispy tan head, touch of lace, roasted and chocolate aroma, rich and creamy oatmeal body, rich chocolate flavor blended with roasted malt, light licorice, a touch of sweetness brings out the vanilla, well placed bitterness keeps everything in balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **4

(12oz bottle) Medium brown head atop a black body. Nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, some chocolate, roast, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, caramel, some floral, light grapefruit. Creamy medium body.

Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, coffee and chocolate notes. Sweet flavor with hard roasted malt, caramel, coffee, wood and dark bitter chocolate. Low carbonation. Ends bitter.

12oz bottle @Tampa Wkly Gathering–shared by gunhaver, pours a light tan ring for a head and black color. Aroma is dark malt, dark fruit. Taste is daek malt-roasty/ashy, dark fruit, some acidic hops. Nice.