Wolavers Oatmeal Stout

Copper-brown colour (too light). Metallic, roasty aroma. Thin body. Roast is noted but muted. Like doughnut shop coffee.

Name: Oatmeal Stout
Date: 01/24/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

dark with ruby edges, wispy beige head, roasted and chocolate aroma, oily body, roasted malt flavor, touch of sweetness, chocolate eventually comes out and gets richer, only a touch of sweetness,
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Name: Oatmeal Stout
Date: 04/21/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

rich chocolate comes out sooner to balance the roasted,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

(12-6-05, bottle) Clear blood red body with tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, milk chocolate, coffee/roast. Taste is moderately sweet, milk chocolate, some coffee/roast, light cola. Smooth light-medium body. (7/3/7/4/14) (12-16-04, bottled on 10/4/04, batch #1627) Clear, dark garnet-brown body topped by small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, roasty, coffee, some chocolate, oat. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, coffee, roasty, some nutty, light astringency. Creamy medium body, some acidity. Strong aroma and flavor. (8/3/6/3/13)

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : XX   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 3   Biscuity : XX   Burnt Toast : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : 1   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Coffee : 3   Dark Chocolate : 2   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : XX   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : XX   Soy : XX   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 2   Lactic : 3   Bitterness : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : XX   Sharp : 2   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : 3   Metallic : 3

Comments: Perhaps not the freshest sample as oxidized old penny notes have started to develop, but the flavour profile otherwise seems typical, not very thick, a quaffable stout, though with a certain grainy acidity from the roast which is not a trait I enjoy much and a rather sharp carbonation.

Nearly opaque with only some faint reddish light passing through and a thin tan head. Aroma is musty and burned with some faint soy notes. Body has a touch of caramel and roasted malts with a dryish warming finish. A decent oatmeal stout, but could benefit from a little more sweetness.