Mendocino Winter Seasonal Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company (United Breweries Group)
Style: Stout
Hopland, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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(12oz bottle thanks to ericandersnavy) espresso brown but clear with a tan ring of bubbles. Nose of dry cocoa, chocolate wafers, sweet chocolate malt and roasty. Taste of dry cocoa, pretty rich chocolate malt, creamy dry body.

12oz bottle. Small tan head atop cola brown-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, milk chocolate, oat, some bittersweet chocolate, earthy, light grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, cola, roast/coffee, some caramel, grapefruit, earthy/orange, milk chocolate. Light-medium body, light acidity.

12 oz botle. Pours a dark black with a dark tan head. Aroma is semi-sweet chocolate, toffee, light roast and brown sugar. Taste is sweet, roasty, chocolatey, with an oaty creaminess. A nice brew in one of my favorite styles.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of roasted malt, oats, and light chocolate. Poured pitch black in color with a medium-sized, creamy, dense, brown head that diminished but lasted throughout. Opaque. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of chocolate, roasted malt, light soy sauce, oats, and slight hops. Medium body. Dry texture. Average carbonation. Roasted malt, oat, chocolate finish is dry. A good but average oatmeal stout.

12 oz. bottle via trade with michael-pollack- thanks, Pollack! Pours a dark, opaque brown color with a tiny tan head that leaves only a ring in the glass. Aroma of oatmeal, chocolate and roasted malts, mild coffee, earth, and molasses-like syrup. Flavor of oats, sweet chocolate malts, oats, mild coffee, cola syrup, molasses, and overripe plums. Medium-bodied, with moderate carbonation and a smooth, sweet, roasty mouthfeel. Not bad.

Bottle: Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Nose is heavy roast and coffee, just the slightest hint of baker’s chocolate. A creamy mouthful is rather dry, roasty, coffee, and modest bittersweetness. Nice finish is dry and feels like it came from the oats rather than the barley. More hints of chocolate. Good.

12oz bottle. Pours thick brown-black with a fair amount of beige/brown head. Aroma is roast bread malt and a hint of espresso and cocoa. Taste is toffee malt with hints of cocoa and a nicely balanced bitterness from the hops. Clean finish.

Surprisingly really great. It pours very dark brown with a tall brown head. The aroma is densely roasted with hints of molasses, licorice, cocoa, and coffee. The flavor is dry with coffee and bread crust. The mouthfeel is fabulous with lots of creamy oats. Very filling and satisfying. Count me as a fan!

12oz bottle. Opaque brown-black, with a respectable beige head. Roasty chocolate aroma. Slightly sweet with some brown chocolate, coffee, cocoa flavors. Soapy hops provide balance. Quite a refreshing, balanced Stout. A touch sweeter than Blackhawk, with some more doughy depth. Pretty solid offering.

Pours a black color with a tan head. Aroma is of milk chocolate, slight coffee, roasted malts, and a slight smokiness. Flavor was disappointing. Roasted malts are a little harsh on the flavor. Some chocolate and coffee with a lingering flavor of the harsh roasted malts. This brew had so much potential until I drank it.