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Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

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98
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A Stout brewed by
Samuel Smith

England

bottled
common

on tap
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Commercial Description:
Originally a drink for lactating mothers, oatmeal stout was described as nutritional on early labels. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavor. Popular in the late 1800’s, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the First World War until Samuel Smith reintroduced this style in 1980.

Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish.

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 jainsv (112), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/516/20

Oct 22, 2006    Updated: Jan 19, 2007
A better stout than the dry stout that Samuel Smith’s makes, it is an excellent beer for when you’re in a stout mood. One of the best stouts I’ve ever tasted. the flavor of Oatmeal/Malt is noticible though it isn’t strongly overpowering. It is very bitter like a good stout, but not as bitter as an IPA. Definately worth a try.

 Ethereal (869), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
Aug 18, 2008  
550ml bottle at the Princess Louise, 15th August 2008. Near black with a brown tint. Beige head that leaves good lacing. Nose of oats and cream. Full bodied and creamy with a smooth, roasted malt flavour. Good but not quite excellent.


 drjay44 (104), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 17, 2008  
550 ml. bottle. Pours a lovely dark brown, bit of exuberance in the light tan head initially, then settling down, minimal lacing, nose of malt, cocoa, taste initially malt layers, ending with a bit of mild hop. Very mild sweetmess, good mouth feel. Thoroughly enjoyable on a cloudy rainy day.


 Goblincat (330), Westland, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Pours pretty much black. The aroma is nice, with some sweet candy, grain, malts and chocolate. The taste is smooth, rich, and full of chocolate, oatmeal, and cream. Very well balanced and a nice blend. I like it.


GangGreen712 (44), Woodstock Valley, Connecticut, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Pours a little lighter brown than, say, Guinness or Beamish. Full palate, very light bitterness...not at much bite as a lot of stouts. Finishes sweet. My uncle recommended this one to me...my respect for him just shot up quite a bit!


TOSG55 (17), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown, nearly black, with a thin tan head. Aroma is of oatmeal malt, and a hint of chocolate. Flavor of complex malts, oatmeal, chocolate, with a strong bitterness. Mouthfeel is creamy, with excellent body. Very good beer, much better than I remembered it.




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