Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Bottle at Harlow’s in Peterborough. Pours black as night. Oatmeal tan head rises magnificently and gracefully exits by halfway through the glass. Notes of oatmeal, cream, chocolate, some malt, in the aroma. Mouthfeel is top notch. Silky smooth, rich, surprisingly drinkable for such a full beer. Flavor is yeasty, chocolate, oatmeal, cream, vanilla, and a bit of hearty smoked meat. Finishes very smooth, with the mildest of hop bitterness. Really a superb beer, certainly my favorite stout, and the best Sam Smith.

2/1/08 notes: bottle. Pours dark brown. Couldn’t help but compare this to St. Ambroise’s Oatmeal stout. Despite somewhat light mouthfeel, this beer features a very creamy texture that feels amazing on the tongue. Flavor is of roasts, milk, dark chocolate, and maybe oats. Finishes pleasantly smooth and sweet. Some toasted flavors round out this beer. My favorite Sam Smith offering.

55cl bottle. A pitch black beer with a fine but long lasting tan coloured head. Roasted malt nose with notes of raisins and chocolate. The flavour profile consists of a hearty oat backbone, supplemented by roasted malts, rich chocolate and fruity wine-like tones. Smooth, robust and slightly dry palate texture with a mild bitter finish, partnered by a lasting oatiness. Nicely balanced in all departments; a truly gorgeous stout.

I was anxious to try this dark stout after seeing good review. Nice sweat coffee and roasted grain and chocolate aroma and flavor, but actually was surprising thin to me. Kind of sour along the way without an over pleasant finish, at least for me.

Pours a very dark brown with an off white head. Aroma is of chocolate and cream, very sweet. Flavor is much the same, not too much bitterness to be found but well balanced at the same time. Good sweet stout.