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Southern Tier Oat

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6554.02/5.04/5.0Special11%89Snifter
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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mastabass666 (98), California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/517/20
Dec 6, 2009  
pitch black. smells sweet and oaty. tastes sweet and oaty. excellent sweet/oatmeal/imperial stout.


 nqualls (1435), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 25, 2009  
22 oz bottle courtesy of illinismitty at the Barrios Nashville tasting. Poured a dark brown/black color with a thin brown head. The aroma was oatmeal, milk chocolate and a bit of smoked meat. The flavors were oats, coffee, vanilla, oak and some warming alcohol. The palate was above average with soft carbonation, a full body and a creamy but not sticky mouthfeel. This was my favorite beer of the session. And that is saying a lot with all of the amazing beers brought out.


 popdoggy (100), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Dec 21, 2007  
This aroma and appearance was everything I’ve ever dreamed. I think I was to excited about this beer, because I thought it was a bit to watery and light... not oatmeally enough.


 PaulHegedus (470), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bottle at Volo, January 2009. This is beautiful in a snifter, dark black with a thick, cream coloured head, some lacing on the glass. There is plenty of fresh dark chocolate in the aroma, some cherry and alcohol. The mouthfeel is really tremendous: full bodied, slick and smooth; slightly oily. Very inviting. The flavour is very dry with subtle hints of dark chocolate, wonderful cherry and a hint of vanilla. The alcohol is very well masked. Fantastic!


sonicstylee (13), cayuga, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Sep 22, 2008  
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


 madvike (368), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Bottle - Looks black, thick, and inviting in the glass, with a small tan head. Smells of caramel, whiskey-soaked bread, and some nuttiness. Taste is sweet and grainy with some whiskey bite, bourbon sweetness, and some bitter roast on the finish. Real smooth and velvety in the mouth -- just ridiculously decadent.


 gracefullypunk (358), Washington, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 1, 2010  
Deep brown with tan head. Aromas of molasses, spice, cinnamon and oatmeal. Creamy palate, maple and molasses in the taste, oatmeal cookie, bitter chocolate finish


 jayme9874 (756), Hamburg, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Mar 4, 2005    Updated: Sep 16, 2007
Re-rate. 22oz bomber. 9-13-07. Black, brown head, layered aroma of fat malts, oatmeal, chocolate, alcohol soaked plums, some roast, hops and others. Full, rich, smooth, creamy, malts and oats up the wazoo. Lots of warming alcohol, more black malts and some hop bitterness. Damn. Just very decadent and enjoyable. With 8oz left to drink I am already thinking about when I will be going to the store to score some more.



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