Moon River Oatboy

On draft @ MRBC in Savannah. Nice color head, good body. Description says this beer is supplemented w/ oats, which sort of takes away the whole point of an IPA. As such, I kept asking myself "where are the hops"? I also noticed very little maltiness, so who knows where all those oats were. Alcohol content was certainly noticed. Overall, a decent beer but not one a raging hophead will love.

Draught sample at the brewpub in the company of the estimable Wunderbier. Hazy gold with little head....but Brandon’s full glass had a nice sustained creamy topping, so that’s what I’m rating....fruity, light marmalade nose kissed by strong C-hops and lightly caramelized malt....syrupy, thick and nearly cloying front palate, lots of dry, woody-citric character late help dry it out....in the end, very bitter and dry but a bit papery and hard/thin at the finish. Pretty nice, but a bit rough around the edges.

(On tap) Clear, fully golden with an off-white head. Fat, oily, hoppy nose. Rather full body with a light, metallic edge and a rather high sweetness. Everything is swallowed by aroma hops with lots of alphas in the finish leaving both fruitiness and a distinct bitterness. Great indeed. 010406

Well now, this is pretty damn tasty. Billowing white fluffy head rests on a clear medium gold hued body. Big hop aroma that’s floral, citric, and piney. Malts are not to be ignored, breadish pure maltiness with a touch of caramel. Starts moderate to heavily sweet with a light acidity and moderate bitterness. Finishes moderately sweet with a heavy bitterness. Feels somewhat under-attenuated but I don’t mind sweeter DIPAs. The oats really lend a smoothness here that’s quite welcome in this style. Medium-full bodied, smooth texture, lively carbonation.

Draught at brewpub. Medium-pale gold (slightly darker than a lager) with generous white head. Great floral hops aroma. Favor is all hops - floral and pine. I didn’t notice the oats really. Alcohol not at all noticable until the aftertaste