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Southern Tier Oat

Southern Tier Oat - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6174.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.9Snifter
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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
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 durhambeer (1186), Durham, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 12, 2009  
Bottle thanks to ... Tweety? Cletus? Damn, I forgot. About a year old. Pours nice and black with a one-finger tan head. Some slight oxidation on the nose; a bit of metal; some chocolately sweetness. Some oatmeal. Very sweet on the palate (from Southern Tier.... no!?!?!?) but quite good. I haven’t been impressed with other ST stouts I’ve had, but this is tasty.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Pours an opaque black color with a dark brown head. Aroma is caramel, oat, chocolate, roast, toffee, some coffee notes, and some spicy hops. Flavor is caramel, oat, roast, toffee, chocolate, some fruity notes, and a slightly spicy bitter finish.


 cstuartj (305), Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Dark black pour. Nice head and lacing. Creamy a bit sweet and thin. Nice finish.


 wavers1 (111), novato, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 7, 2009  
bottle courtesy of bmartin08. smells like oatmeal, tastes like oatmeal, yet its not oatmeal. superb mouthfeel and palate on this one, amazingly creamy and rich and smooth. southern tier does it again!


 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a black body with a coffee tan head. Chewy malty driven body with subtle oat notes, chewy caramel and chocolate malt with a moderate warming. Rounds out with a sweet but bitter coffee note. Great!


 bblack99 (195), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 1, 2009  
The final beer tasted on Oatmeal Stout Saturday Night (outscores Breckenridge and Goose Island). Bomber - pours a rich dark brown with a tiny but dense dark tan head. Smells of chocolate, licorice, raisins, cream, and alcohol. Flavor matches with a pronounced sweetness and toasted oatmeal notes. Medium-rich in body, with an oily cling and long-lasting aftertaste.


 CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Very solid imperial stout. Long aftertaste and strong nose make this what it is. Little head. Nice bitterness.


 Madsnp (608), Odense C, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours deep brown coloured with a huge and dense light brown head. Aromas of chocolate, licorice, coffee, sweet malt and caramel. Smooth and oily texture. Flavours of roasted malt, toffee, sweet malt, chocolate and mild coffee. Really great brew.



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