Southern Tier Oat

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Lakewood, New York USA

Black pour with a very thin tan head. Slightly vinous, salty aroma. Also the standard chocolate, caramel and malt note. Delicious chocolate caramel flavor, that is nicely rounded out by the mildness of the oatmeal. A bit of coffee, licorice and hop bitterness too. Dry, clean finish with a hint of booze coming through, but not really in bad way. Mouthfeel is slightly on the thin side, but still pretty hearty. Good stout.

22oz, bottle, Pour is a thick black leaving barely any head, taste is super smooth and balanced finished with a roasty taste that lingers. not bad ST not bad at all. Fall 2008

Side by side bombers. An 07 and 08. This rating is for both. The 07 pours pitch black with a dark tan head that does not last at all. The 08 pours pitch black with a light tan head that lasts a few minutes. The 07 has a nice aroma of coffee, caramel, molasses, and sweet brown sugar. The 08 also has a nice aroma with fresh coffee, caramel, and light brown sugar. Both brews have a heavy body. Flavor for the 07 is smooth molasses, brown sugar, and coffee flavors melded together nicely. The 08 has fresh coffee, light hops, light brown sugar, and sweet caramel. Overall this is a fine brew. Its excellent fresh and has some complexity at 1 year. I’m not sure I’d let this go past a year. Its delicious.

22 ounce bottle from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Another worthy offering from Southern Tier. Pours an almost headless opaque black body with tinges of burgundy around the edges. Chocolate, nutty, boozy nose. Oats shine through and help balance super bold malts. Hops also contribute to spicing and leveling the weight of this beast. Very nice complexity to this beer. Subtle dark fruit flavors backdrop a thick chocolate spine with a clean soft finish.

A fantastic beer from Southern Tier. The Imperial Oat pours very dark with little white head, and very nice lacing on the glass. (Poured into a brandy snifter.) The aroma was heavy on chocolate and coffee, with hints of vanilla, caramel and oatmeal. The flavors work your way through the palate with dark fruits, oatmeal, coffee, chocolate, and a tinge of sweetness. Southern Tier does a great job with their seasonal bottles and this is one that I think goes above and beyond the expectations. Great beer!

bottle. Poweful brew. Black as midnight on a moonless night. Smell is stultifyingly strong. Delicious. Southern Tier wins today.

BIG beer! pours as dark as the filthiest bourban stouts ive ever had (i know this isnt one, but its just as black). murky, muddy head gives way to tangled spider webs of cottony lace with a few remaining bubbles on the perimeter of the glass. aroma of chocolate and cola, and hearty oatmeal intermingled with the beginnings of the multitude of alcohol found inside. mouthfeel is silky and smooth, clinging to every crevice of my palate. initial flavor is of strong booze (hardly seems 11% though) and spicy hops that fade gradually and just as your mouth begins to feel clean, the oats and chocolate return to soothe and comfort. the echo between aroma and aftertaste, juxtaposed with the initial flavor shows true balance and complexity, the flavor is a journey that peaks with the immediate bitterness then ebbs with the soft, wonderful finish. this is very substantial, seems physically HUGE like a barley wine, a few sips is like a blow to the head. a masterpiece of imperial stouts, and a centerpiece for southern tier amongst a varied and amazing roster.

Beautiful beer. Wonderful aroma of cocoa, coffee, and roasted malt. Flavor adds some sweat, overripe, dark forest fruit. Texture is so creamy that it makes one groan. A small, warm taste of alcohol and even a bit of bit rounds out this beer perfectly. Definitely a beer to buy and serve to friends, or even enemies considering the price and availability.