 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Dec 13, 2008 A dark black pour with creamy long lasting white head and lace. Black chocolate on the aroma. Chocolate with a hint of sour on the flavor. Medium bodied with good carbonation.
mullet2007 (198), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
Dec 5, 2008 Pours a completely opaque black colour with a little brown head that dissipates pretty quick. Nose is dark roasted malts and some strong coffee notes. Flavour is a lot of milky chocolate and some bitter coffee and dark malt notes. It is very creamy, and the carbonation is spot on. To me it seems a little too roasted in the mouth, not much hops to balance it out, and I would not call it smooth, it is a little too sharp from all the dark roasts. It is certainly not bad, it just lacks a little bit of smoothness.
ironchefscott (341), portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 1, 2008 a close to perfect 5% oatmeal stout.....fucking awesome...damn good nose of roasted malts and chocolate...and the taste matches and exceeds the nose....fucking great
Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Nov 27, 2008 This had been a Top 50 staple for a long time back in the day, very happy to finally run across a bottle. Pours black, brown at edges, very little head. Great aroma, with notes of chocolate, espresso, dark fruit, and faint liquor. Surprisingly light bodied for such a big aroma. Flavors overall matched, with a certain silky quality in addition to the roast notes thanks to the oatmeal. A very nice brew, good to have a reminder that not all stouts must be imperial.
mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
Nov 26, 2008 Updated: Dec 17, 2008Bottle picked up at Del Cerro Liquor. Pitch black in color upon pouring. Sweet full malty aroma. I think I smell oats or something. Almost reminds me of oatmeal cookies. Roasted malty flavors with considerable hoppiness for the style. Some black licorice in there as well. Full roasted malt/coffee finish. Very solid stout.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Pours black with a short but thick tan head. Oaty, malty, chocolate nose. The espresso saves itself for the taste. Bitter chocolate and coffee with a sweet creamiiness. Licorice, molasses, and a roasty dryness comes with the finish. A bit thin in the body for the style, but still a really good beer.
changeup45 (782), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 31, 2008 Pitch black color and pours with a nice thick tan head. Some lacing but not a lot. The aroma is oatmeal, chocolate, and a hint of some molasses. This is creamy and roasty tasting with lots of oats, some coffee and chocolate. Not all that rich and could even be considered a little thin. The beer finishes slightly roasty and bitter and seems a little flat. A pretty good beer but I don’t understand at all why it is rated so highly. Shakespeare, just to name one, is quite a bit better than this one.
FunkyBrewster (435), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 29, 2008 Pours deep black with a nice light brown head that lingers around the edge of the glass. Aroma is extremely sweet with some hard rock candy sugar quality. Very sweet with a lot of malt and some mild banana like fruitiness. Flavor starts out very bitter and remains bitter through the finish. Some serious coffee notes as well as some strange bit of licorice that rides along the back of the tongue. Medium-full body. It’s nice because it refrains from being too sweet in the flavor but is very bitter throughout.
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