Nodding Head Gordos Oatmeal Stout

(draft). Black color. Small tan head. Light oatmeal and malt aroma and flavor. Short duration. Light bitter finish. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

Draft. Pours near black with a beige head. Roasty aroma, with lighter notes of molasses and toffee. Smooth body. The flavor has roasted malt, oatmeal, molasses, and vanilla. Very drinkable.

(10/19/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Philadelphia. Black-colored with a beige head. Roasted malt aroma with light fruitiness and some coffee. Sweet roasty flavor with some coffee, caramel and sugary notes. Medium-bodied. Not a very stout Stout, has almost kind of a Schwarzbier character.

Draft: Poured a dark brown color with not much head. The aroma was like a vanilla espresso. The flavor was roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate and a splash of vanilla. Overall, a quality beer with some good flavor.

On draft at the brewpub. A boring stout. The pour was dark brown-black, not deep/pitch black, though, head ok initially, thinning to a somewhat weak appearance. The aroma was chocolate w/ some roast and even dark fruits. The flavor followed with oat / grain elements, caramel. Again, as with the BPA, a bit too small/watery, just a weak overall flavor. Watery thin mouthfeel too for a stout. Not a drain pour, but I wouldn’t order it again, although that didn’t matter ahead of the Flyers’ game 4 W over Les Habs.

Draft pint at the brewpub. It’s black (duh). Thin, but sustained cloud cover. Light roasty aroma. Flavor is a bit sour at first, oddly, but the undertow is chocolatey and lightly coffee’d. Bit of a light weight for a stout, but sessionable. (#3192, 11/9/2007)

Black with roasted malt,coffee, and caramel aroma. Taste the same. Medium bodied. light thin finish.

Draught at the Brewery August 8, 2006: Sweet aroma of chocolate and malts. Poured dark brown in color with a lasting tan head. Flavor was rather sweet. Tasted of chocolate, coffee, malt, and roasting. Soft carbonation. Dry, malty finish.