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Southern Tier Oat

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99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6314.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.9Snifter
Commercial Description:
“brewed for the harvest” This beer begins in spring when oat seeds are sown as soon as the soil can be worked. Meanwhile, select types of barley are planted with hopes that Mother Nature will be kind. Our brewers wait patiently until the legumes are mature and ready for the scythe. Upon delivery to the brewery, these ingredients are mixed together in the mash tun where they steep, creating a rich molasses-like liquid. Spicy hops are boiled with the thick brew, giving balance and complexity. Brewers yeast feasts upon the rich sugars, concluding its transformation into oatmeal stout. Pour Oat into a snifter, allow its thick tan head to slowly rise, releasing unbridled aromas. The color of Oat is as dark as a moonless night. The first sip reveals Oat’s thick and nourishing taste. Like a haversack to a horse, a bottle of this stout is a meal in itself. Enjoy responsibly. 11.0% abv • 238º L
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 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 15, 2009  
On tap at Sharp Edge Creekhouse. Sweet caramel and smoke with a bit of coffee. Light alcohol vapor. Rich and malty and light bit of hops in there, too. Some meaty broth, also. Pitch black clear with creamy light brown head. Thick oily body with medium-light carbonation. Starts sweet and rich and malty with caramel and coffee, smoke, a bit of oak and light soapy oxidation notes. Thick and warming with lingering lasting smoky bitterness and some hoppy notes. Nutty bitter after. Nice beer.


 KyotoLefty (1392), Kyoto, Japan
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 14, 2009  
Bottle. About a year and a half old. Thick, motor oil black. No head. Hoppy, fruity aroma with tons of chocolate and coffee. Well boozy. Sweet, fruity, flavor with chocolate and soy sauce, coffee. Big and boozy. Also tastes of cherries, with a bit of sourness, and not much bitterness though there is a bit of burnt wood in the finish. Very sweet. Very smooth. Rich and creamy. Great stuff.


bonk0076 (45), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/513/20
Nov 14, 2009  
Black. Opaque. Slight brown head that diminishes quickly, leaving a little lacing. Aroma is of roasted malt oatmeal and caramel. Chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla and oatmeal flavor


 MrBeerFanatic (356), jamestown, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Pours a very syrup dark brown with a somewhat fizzy brown head that quickly fades. Aromas of burnt malt, spiced hops, burnt grains, and soft caramel. Flavor is packed with burnt malts, light zesty hop backbone, alcohol, dark chocolate, light vanilla, and caramel. Almost has an oil consistency, with light carbonation. Semi sweet and bitter with a burnt malt aftertaste.


aaronh2012 (10), Maryland, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Very good. Tried the Goose Island Bourbon Barrel Stout last week so picked up a few more stouts today. It’s got all the stout flavor that I was looking for. Obviously none of the bourbon but I think overall it’s even better than the Goose Island.


 curly (575), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/515/20
Nov 11, 2009  
Pours dark brown near black with a thick head. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla bean, berry, some hop spice and grapefruit. Taste is hop citrus, chocolate, vanilla, and a bitter dark chocolate. Full bodied creamy texture.


 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Bomber into a rocks glass (I was in a hotel, don’t ask). Deep black with a small dark tan head. The aroma is mostly sweet with a bit of roast. The flavor is sweet malts with a large dose of chocolate.


 radagast83 (1289), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 8, 2009  
22 oz bottle. Pours with a very black body and a small dark tan head. Aroma is chocolate malts, touch of oats. Flavor is smooth, creamy stout. Alcohol hits you later as you continue to drink the beer. Maybe I wasn’t feeling it the night I was drinking it - but I thought it was pretty average - with the only thing going for it the huge alcohol percentage which usually causes me to dump half the bottle because I just can’t finish it if I’m having this by myself.



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