 ksurkin (354), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
May 23, 2009 11.5oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a slightly thick, black color with a solid, cocoa powder brown head and excellent lacing. aroma is very nice with notes of dark chocolate, roasted, nutty malt, charcoal smoke, sweet cinnamon oatmeal, and a touch of coffee and an interesting bit of tulip. flavor is excellent with big, bitter dark chocolate up front, roast coffee, dark fruits, and toffee, with a smokey, bittersweet finish. palate is velvety smooth, medium bodied, with solid carbonation. overall, a very good brew.
inkubus27 (237), Highland, Indiana, USA
May 18, 2009 Bottle from a trade, I just can’t remember who it came from. Pours beautifully, black, appears thick and leaves a nice pillowy brown head. Aroma was very faint, and if anything I picked up a nutty aroma. Flavor falls short a bit, you can definitely tell the roasted malts, a bit of chocolate flavor. Seems pretty highly carbonated and has a very thin mouthfeel. A little too spritzy for a stout of any kind. Not bad for just a regular stout though, this definitely beats out Guiness or any other macro stouts.
BroSpud (583), , Massachusetts, USA
May 14, 2009 12oz screwtop. A good oatmeal stout if not a great one. Pours jet black with tastes of espresso and chocolate. Nothing over the top but perhaps that is what makes this so drinkable. Nice well balanced drinkable stout.
Hank1980 (732), Athens, Georgia, USA
May 8, 2009 Bottle at tasting. Poured a really creamy brown with a large tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, oat, nut. Taste is smooth oat, with plenty of chocolate, some light roast coffee, and a little fruit. The mouth is smooth and the finish is a little hoppy. Overall, a good oatmeal stout.
brewski519 (393), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
May 3, 2009 At World Beer Festival in Raleigh NC, this fine oatmeal stout pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Tastes like an iced chocolate coffee. Solid mouthfeel on this stout as well. This is a beer I will likely buy more of to try in greater quantity.
angrypirate06 (678), Texas, USA
May 2, 2009 Bottle. Foamy brown head over a opaque black body. Aroma of hops, chocolate, coffee and dark fruits. Flavor was coffee, chocolate.
Muggus69 (461), Sydney, Australia
May 1, 2009 330ml bottle. BB 31 Oct 2010
Opaque blakc body, dense orange tan head that hangs around.
Muted aroma of coffee, cocoa, charcoal, liquorice and earthy spice.
Creamy texture, moderate carbonation, medium body, Fair bit of grain astrigency.
Plenty of roasted malts on the body; dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice, slight cereally grain quality. Finish is quite bitter with a lingering dryness.
Solid sort of stout indeed.
fidelis83 (707), Clinton, Iowa, USA
Apr 29, 2009 Pours black with thin ruby highlights and a two finger rocky tan head that has great retention. Aroma is roast, oats, a little hardwood smoke, deark chocolate, light roast coffee, tobacco pipe smoke and roasted nuts. Flavor is lots of roast, roasted nuts, fantastic dark roast coffee, some char, hazelnut butter, toasted wood, dark caramel, light toffee, vanilla and some sweet straw. Finish is roast, toasted wood, cocoa, espresso, herbal and bitter hops. Palate is medium thickness, very smooth, creamy feel, nice light carbonation and a slightly oily finish. Fantastic stuff all around.
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