 sayravai (3045), Helsinki, Finland
Oct 18, 2007
(Bottled, thanks oh6gdx!) Very dark brown with a firm and long-lasting, beige head. Very roasty, smoky, tarry and malty aroma with some lactic sourness and malt sweetness. Surprisingly earthy, quite smoky, tarry and lightly licoricey flavor with eucalyptus, and lots of roasted and some burned malt, dark chocolate, and a dry, ashy bitterness in the long finish. Medium-bodied, pretty silky-smooth palate with low to medium carbonation. An excellent, complex and throughly enjoyable stout - especially for the low ABV! This might even be better than Fuller’s London Porter...
puboflyons (373), New Hampshire, USA
Aug 29, 2008 From a 11.5 fl. oz. bottle that pours very dark brown and slightly red. There’s a nice puffy brown head that stays around for a while. Aroma of hops and cocoa. Not a heavy texture. Flavor also has elements of chocolate or cocoa and hops. The hops are not overwhelming but they are noticeable. I liked this one.
Sparky27 (516), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Aug 28, 2008 12oz bottle courtesy of xmarcnolanx. Pours a completely opaque midnight black with a 2 finger tan head. Incredible lacing with this one. Nose is roasted oats, dark chocolate and espresso. Taste smoked malt, toasted ashy malt, bakers chocolate and a bitter black coffee finish. Full, creamy mouth feel. Really good – thanks Marc!
BeerGestapo (311), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 28, 2008 (Canada) Pours a dark brown color almost black with zero head. The aroma is of dark malts, oatmeal, and vanilla. The taste is of dark chocolate, malts, and cherries. Mouthfeel is strong like coffee with a lingering sour finish. This oatmeal stout is very intense so beware !!!
KyotoLefty (64), Kyoto, Japan
Aug 27, 2008 Nitro tap at Beer Bistro in Toronto. Silky smooth and creamy. Milk chocolate with burnt malt and then coffee. Almost meaty with the oats. Thick and sweet yet dry. Super.
sneagrams3 (1388), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Tasted 7/31/08. 12oz bottle. Dark and brown hued. Ring of beige head. Aromas of vanilla and cocoa. Milk chocolate and fudge. Solid nose. Medium bodied and smooth. Sweet malts with a bitter lingering bitter coffee acidity. Mild effervescence, but the smoothness dominates. Slight dark chocolate and bitter coffee. Good rolling palate. Nice and smooth!
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