Southern Tier Oat

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

[Bottle] Pours a viscous black with a small tan head that diminishes to a small ring around the glass. Aroma is coffee, roasted barley, oats, and bittersweet chocolate. Very rich mouthfeel. Bitter. Alcohol is not terribly evident. Quite chocolatey, with a bit of coffee in there too. Fairly smooth a la the oatmeal.

22oz bottle - Very dark black color, fairly clear, small quickly dissipating light brown head. Aroma is fairly chocolaty, light roasted notes, some vanilla bean, touch of licorice. Flavor has fair amount of roastyness, slightly metallic hops, light caramel and vanilla, with a somewhat harsh bitterness. This was pretty decent, but not quite up to it’s score on ratebeer, IMO. It may improve with a year or so of age, maybe take the harshness off of the bitterness.

22oz. bomber served in a snifter. Poured a deep, opaque black with a thin wispy head. Roasted malts with some fruit and a little alcohol. Full bodied. Deep roasted malt flavor. Not a lot of hop bitterness, but roasted malt bitterness. Long dry finish of chocolate malt. I’m going to put my other bottle away for a while. This seems like it might need a little time.

22oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. STO pours black with a thin brown head. It leaves little lacing. The aroma is very subtle and pleasant, consisting mostly of roasted grains and a touch of fruit. This is a very drinkable beer but not very noteworthy. The body is a bit thin for an Imp. Stout. The flavor is nice but not something I’ll remember. Again, this is a good beer but not anywhere close to the caliber of Dark Lord or Alesmith.

Pint - Uber Tavern - Seattle, WA
Aroma – Dark roasty malts with a great hint of oats and hops.
Appearance – Black in color, clear, with a thin head.
Flavor – Great dark malt flavors with a good use of hops and spices in the flavor. The oats and the hops added to the strong flavor.
Palate – Great Mouthfeel, Roasty texture with a dry finish.
Overall – One huge beer this was a beer to end all beers for the day. Had flavor for 3 more beers. This was one hell of a great strong Impy Stout.

Once again Southern Tier has pulled through. Pours black with a medium tan head. Thick mouthfeel, creamy. Nice aroma of coffee and chocolate. The flavor really is of chocolate and it is thick. A very good Imperial Stout...although I think I like their Java more.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, brewed in Fall 2007, purchased at Beers of the world (Rochester) via Karl Probst on August 16 2008, savoured on October 3 2008; eye: black, opaque, really tiny ring of cappuccino head; nose: molasses, candied fruits, roasted malt, slight burnt odour, cocoa, light hops; mouth: molasses, candied fruits, soya sauce, hops is discreet but present throughout the sip, finale in molasses with a good presence of soya sauce, rich, creamy, light astringency, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, full body, not much carbonation; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, brassée à l’automne 2007, achetée chez Beers of the world (Rochester) via Karl Probst le 16 août 2008, savourée le 3 octobre 2008; œil : noire, opaque, un très petit anneau de mousse cappuccino; nez : mélasse, fruits confits, malt torréfié, très léger brûlé, cacao, léger houblon; bouche : mélasse, fruits confits, sauce soya, houblon est discret mais fait sentir sa présence tout au long de la gorgée, finale en mélasse avec une bonne présence de sauce soya, riche, crémeuse, légère astringence, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corsée, peu carbonatée; en résumé : pas mal bonne

Black with a thin white head. Aroma is roasty, caramel, very sweet cream, alcohol, chocolate- very bold chocolate aroma. Taste is oatmeal, pretty roasty, alcohol, light milk chocolate, cream.