Rogue Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Stout
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint

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Pours an opaque black colour, with a frothy mocha head. Aroma is of toast, roasted oats, a little coffee and chocolate. Taste is sweet throughout with a slight dry bitterness as well. Medium body, good carbonation, smooth on the palate. I enjoyed this very much, on par with Rogue’s excellent stouts.

Bottle: Almost completely black pour, medium vast ashy tan head that disappears slow on top of a pitch black beer. Smell lots dark chocolate, some hops,  roasted barley malts, dark fruits, light liquorice, espresso, coffee roast and a hint of oatmeal. Taste lots of coffee roast, espresso, dark chocolate, good bitter, some oatmeal, roasted/burned wood, hint of tar, hint of vanilla. Lots and lots of roast (to even slightly burned). Good bitter, roasted barley malty coffee chocolate aftertaste. Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, full body and a light watery light creamy texture. Wow, what a beer, such a low alcohol percentage, such a deep beer. Very nice.

[5/9/12] Draught at Ølbaren in Copenhagen. Black with a beige head. Roasty coffee-ish aroma. Flavor of roasted grains, some coffee and a drier finish. Medium-bodied.

(Bottle, 0.65 l, at Kaisla, 20120515) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and light brown. Aroma had roasted malts, hops, sourness and coffee. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were roasted malts, sweetness, chocolate, coffee, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty, a bit sour and conveniently bitter. A tasty and balanced stout.

By the end of the bottle I was loving this beer. It’s a very dark brown that lets very, very little light through the glass, and it has a medium head that lightly lingers and streaks down the glass. The aroma is rich and malty, with mild hops, and the flavor is heavy, hearty malt that finishes with tones of bitter chocolate and a mild, hoppy bite. This might be my new favorite oatmeal stout.

Tap at Bishop Arms, Copenhagen. Dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma and flavour of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and licorice.

Beautiful stout. Pours a completely opaque black with a good inch of thick head. The nose is robustly roasted with hints of coffee and chocolate. Rich and thick taste with some bitterness in the aftertaste. Lightly sweet, but just a fantastic stout with tons of big roasted malts.

Dark brown/black color; Medium to heavy slightly creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt, chocolate, & coffee; Flavor of roasted malt, rich chocolate, coffee, and some hops; Finish is slightly bitter; Nicely balanced; Pretty good overall - solid brew from Rogue.

Originally reviewed: 3/9/11. Had a coupon for $1-off any bomber at Total Wine. Decided to grab something that I continually pass over. This one jumped out at me this time around. And it’s a "Top-100" Popular beer to boot! Poured into a pint glass. Pours an absolute black. No light-penetrance at all. A small half-finger tan head sits atop. Retains well enough for its size. Minor bits of lace cling around. The nose is sweet with sugar cookie, oatmeal, brown sugar, and coffee. Very nice. This beer starts out more on the bubbly side, which I wasn’t expecting given that this is an Oatmeal Stout. As it warms, this mellows out to become quite a smooth drink. Shame on me for drinking it too fast! Big roasted flavors abound, but are well-balanced with sweet syrup, oats, and milk chocolate. Faint twig-like flavor on the finish. Good stuff here. Why I passed over this for so long annoys me. I’ll have this one again.

Pours black with nice tanned high head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee. Flavor is roasted malts, coffee, bit of liquorice and hops. Swell indeed!