Southern Tier Oat

pours pitch black with a light brown tannish brown head, sightly rocky. Smels of chocolate, oat, and rich malt. Tates of sweet oats, chocolate, sugar, slighty chewy the sugar is almost gritty in the beer. Definitely a decnet alcohol kick on the finish. Absolutely delicious.

Style and Glass: Imperial Stout, Snifter ABV, Volume & Calories: 11% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C Purchased at: Circle Liquors Super Saver, Pennington, NJ for $8.99 Aroma: nice, coffee, roasty, quiet. 9 out of 10. Visuals: beautiful design, black, opaque, little head, staying lace. 4 out of 5. Taste: expertly balanced, coffee malt, full hops, very strong, expertly crafted. 10 out of 10. Palate: highest quality, smooth texture, long dark finish. 5 out of 5. Overall: A beautiful, rewarding, and expensively crafted brew. An absolute repeat, and a favorite, real value, high craft. 20 out of 20.

Pours deep, dark brown, though with a bit of transprency that some imperial stouts don’t have. Strong notes of mild coffee and milk chocolate on the nose, with earthy brown sugar as well. Flavor is right on the nose (so to speak), with perhaps a bit more bitter coffee than the aroma. Incredibly smooth and drinkable. Not quite as motor-oily as some of the more extreme stouts, but still with a powerful flavor. Great stuff - I could drink this often.

22oz from Bottleworks in Seattle. Deep black pour with an off-white head, but still lets some light through. Nice foil to the uber dark stouts, more balanced. Carbonation is a touch more than I would expect, which is a nice surprise. Think, syrupy mouthfeel that is all coffee bean and bitter chocolate. Slightly chalky finish with wonderful lingering, strong taste. Well done, great intro to this brewery.

Pours dark, very dark. It has a coffee and chocolate. Joe at John’s Grocery asked if I had had it yet and I responded "no". He said it is one of his favorite imperial stouts. I am not disappointed. It is one of my favorites as well.

Pouts dark brown with a trace of tan bubbles. Smells of oatmeal, earthy, sweet malt, some spice. Tastes sweet and chocolatey with some bitterness and a hint of brown sugar on the finish. Decent.

22 oz. bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. Viscous chestnut brown pour with a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, smoke, coffee, chocolate. Taste is roasted malts, oats, nuts, bitter coffee and caramel. Smooth, silky texture and full bodied. Alcohol is imperceptible. Everything an oatmeal stout should be.

thick and dark brown. nice tan head with lots of lacing. big notes of oat and bitter chocolate with subtle coffee hints. goes down quite smooth and will warm you up with that 11% ABV. a nice sipper