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RATINGS: 895   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.98   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 330   ABV: 11%
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

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
PhillyBeer2112 (2328) - Oviedo, Florida, USA - MAR 9, 2009
Very dark, produced a large enough head, luxuriously thick, with a very fine frothy quality, dark beige in color. Aroma was mostly roast and chocolate, there might be a hint of coffee but its a hint at most. Flavor is nicely full and sweet with chocolate and dark sweet malts. The mouthfeel is full and creamy with a fine carbonation, and that big oily texture that you get from all the oatmeal, and a little bit of the tannins too, but its counteracted by the superb carbonation in this. Finish is long with bittersweet chocolate and tannins, perhaps a mild spicy bitterness from the hops. Fermentation profile is very clean. The 11% is damn near unbelievable, this beer shows almost no hint of the alcohol and it drinks as easy and quickly (uh oh!) as any 5% oatmeal stout. Its a bottle full of WIN.

4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
dutch23mp (221) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - MAR 7, 2009
I guess the best description for this is yummy. Strong hints of chocolate molasses, caramel, (perhaps some hint of vanilla) with a wonderful malty taste. The very high ABV is very well hidden and expect to take a nap after this is done. This may be the 1st ST product I have tried. the high ratings for this style (one of my favorites) is right on.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
foundmd (210) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAR 7, 2009
22oz bottle. Been wanting to try this one for a while. Appearance is opaque black with a medium, creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malts with sweet chocolate and toffee. The flavor starts sweet with warming alcohol, molasses, caramel, chocolate, and some light roast. Super creamy on the tongue and medium thickness. Finishes with some moderate carbonation and hop bitterness. Another great selection from Southern Tier’s Blackwater series.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TGLBeer (10) - Delaware, USA - MAR 6, 2009
Not quite as dark as I thought, but a powerful beer none the less. Drinkable at 11%, and finishable in 20 minutes... Learn it , live it, love it... Drunk this beer

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
gunhaver (1030) - Tampa, Florida, USA - FEB 26, 2009
Bottle, courtesy Bethany. Black pour, thick film of creamy tan head. Nose of sharp fruit and brown sugar, molasses, slight tinge of sweetness. Oaty flavors, dry sticky malts, chocolate, some roast and wheat, coffee. Smooth, drinkable, tasty and balanced.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
bigrond (1217) - factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 26, 2009
very, very nice. Bottle labeled Jan. 2008. Rich aroma, deep dark appearance. Thin head dissappears quickly. Flavor is heavy roasted amlt and delicous. Hard to believe it 11% ABV. another winner from Southern Tier.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
thewolf (8247) - Kolding, DENMARK - FEB 25, 2009
Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Pours utterly black with a fine, small, creamy, cappucino head. Medium duration. Aroma is sweet, lots of chocolate and the oats are rather apparent. Some stingy alcohol hits my nose with some prune-like fruitiness. Low carbonation, super creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, lightly roasted. There is lots of goodness in here. Chocolate abound, liqourice peeps through, hops add bitterness and dryness. The alcohol might be just a tad too apparent, and warms nicely. The oats is apparent in the mouthfeel as well as a fine, lingering, sweet aftertaste of oats, chocolate and coffee. This is one of ST’s nicer offerings.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
jrob21 (1753) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - FEB 23, 2009
Bonus from Jabic. A delicious chewy oat and smooth stout. A touch of bittersweet chocolate on the back end. The Oat is incredible here and typical for these guys and their ingredient heavy offerings, ie creme brulee and choklat. A prunish molasses sort of aroma that does not flow through too well to the flavor. As it warms I am getting a bit more of a fruity flavor though as it warms. Pretty complex and enjoyable.


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