St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Stout
Montreal, Canada

Bouteille de 341 ml. Nos yeux observent une bière de couleur noire épaisse avec un col de mousse cappucino qui s’impose du début jusqu’à la fin de la dégustation. Au nez on respire des arômes de chocolat noir, de café-moka, de grain toasté, de houblon floral et d’avoine. En bouche le corps est rond avec une effervescence moyenne. On goûte des saveurs de grain grillé, de café, de chocolat noir et de houblon bien présent. Excellent!

Bottle. Two finger, tan head that is slow to dissipate. Nose is fairly weak, but I could pick out roasted malts and coffee. A lot of coffee profile in this one, roasted grains are present with a bit of chocolate as well. The finish is perfectly bitter - almost gritty. I think I’ll be a returning customer.

Supremely dark in the glass, very near to black. A deep tan head provides some lacing. Aromas are very malty and chocolaty. Nearly sweet. Palate is a different story, plenty of roasted coffee, nuts, and a long espresso finish. Sharp and tangy up front, too, with a generous amount of hops. Heavy and thick on the tongue. Drying throughout.

Dark chocolate-orange foamy head. Nice roasted coffee smell with a touch of cocoa. Great texture on palate, finishing with a expresso touch at the end. One of the best stout.

On tap at the Sheraton in Montreal. Smells of faint cocoa and black licorice. Looks delicious. Pours a faded shade of black with a creamy tan head that levaes decent lacing. Tastes of iced coffee, chalk, and mild hops. Finishes dry like a champagne. Solid.

On tap. served with large white head. dark color almost black. lots of coffee and chocolate. finishes off with subtle hops bitterness.

I’m always happy to see a Quebec beer so highly rated but although it has been a regular stout choice for me, I now have a higher opinion of Dieu du Ciel’s Déesse Nocturne and Le Naufrageur hop-trip stout than of this one. The texture is just a little watery, very pleasant espresso and dark chocolate flavors, with more also pleasing bitterness than most other stouts, except for the two previously mentioned. But there is some trace of vanilla in the taste and aroma that I like a little less, personnaly. 8,99$ (special price, usually 10,49$) for a 6-pack in a nearby grocery store. A really low price around here for a beer of this quality. Good, because some expensive beer I tried were quite "sinkable"...

On tap at The Troubadore in the Junction. Kinda surprised to find this brew in this little hole in the wall....lucky me. Great, great looking stout man! Chocalat dominates the flavour with bitter coffee and hops in the finish. Much more enjoyable on draft. Tres bien!