Southern Tier Imperial Oat

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

Serve in Snifter

UPDATED: MAY 16, 2010 I was disappointed with this one. A simple oatmeal stout. Some caramel and barley on the palatte, but this one was mostly empty for me. Some pancake syrup in the nose and taste. Perhaps, I got a bad bottle.

Brewed fall 2008. Damn nice imperial stout. Flavors blossom as the stout warms (yes, I’m at the bottom of the bottle) into dark cocoa and roasted coffee. A light body for the 11% ABV which is the only drawback.

Pour moonlight black with a froathy tan head. Nose is alcohol, dark fruit and sweet nothings. In the mouth it is smooth, with medium body. Lots of coffee and malty goodness, with a slightly bitter, smooth finish. Quite sweet, but well made. Another winner from Southern Tier. Thanks for sharing Jase!

22 oz. bottle from Ludlow Wines. Pours a motor oil opaque dark brown, pretty much black, with a virtually nonexistent head, though some tan bubbles lace the glass and live a small ring on the inner edge. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, molasses, and toasted brown sugar. Simple and good. Flavor improves upon that, with lightly roasted malts, chocolate, molasses, brown sugar, dark fruits, licorice, oats, and syrup. Full-bodied, with low carbonation and a slick, oily mouthfeel with a sticky finish. Sweet molasses finish. This is great, a thick, sweet, roasty imperial stout that hits a lot of great notes. Well worth the fairly low sticker price.

A nice thick, black stout with mid-sized to little head, which rapidly dissipates. Flavors of coffee, chocolate, some fruit notes and welcome sweetness. A good though not great oatmeal stout.

Aromas of raisin, dark fruits and some malts. Fairly sweet. Burnt malt flavor. Some sweet alcohol as well. Very well balanced. Heavy body, very bitter finish.

A- Pours a deep black opaque gasoline color with seemingly no head. Seconds later a dark brown foam emerges at the top of the brew. It peaks at about 3 fingers before slowly subsiding to 1 finger with good retention. Some lacing is left behind in the glass. This brew is still and opaque black when held up to the light. S-Big slightly roasted chocolate malt smell upfront with hints of toffee and alcohol. Warm and welcoming but at the same time ominous and robust. T- Lots of bittersweet dark chocolate upfront with a hearty malty backbone and hints of toffee. The flavor intensifies for the finish and a subtle presence of hops appears. What lingers is dark chocolate toasted malt and a blanket of alcohol warmth. P- Low to medium carbonation mouthfeel and a nice oatmeal stout heaviness. The body is not to thick and a but slicker than most due to the alcohol. O- This imperial stout stands out to me as one of the best I have had to date. At such a high ABV the alcohol is not hidden-but it is an important part of the character of this beer and compliments the flavor well. Southren Tier has yet to disappoint me and I am going to continue to try their brews because they always seem to be impressive. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-15-2007 20:25:38

Bottle from Cavie. Dark pour with a tiny head that could only be coaxed by a paint mixing machine. Aroma is alcohol, caramel, roasted malt, and oatmeal. Taste is buttery, cocoa, oats, grains, roasted, and whole wheat toast.