Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Boonville, California USA

Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly’s 12/6/09

Aroma: Aroma of burnt malts/oats, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, licorice
Appearance: Black color with a quickly dissipating tan head that leaves some lace
Flavor: Tastes of sweet malts, chocolaty, roasted flavor, oatmeal, light hop backing
Palate: This beer has a soft carbonation, an oily mouthfeel, and is a touch thin
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a pretty nice stout. I wouldn’t call it a great beer, but a very nice one with a nice mix of flavors and components.

on tap at the Saucer in Addison. Hard to judge aroma due to smoke in bar. bitterness throughout for me; didn’t notice the sweetness others stated. Definitely had an oatmeal or milky creaminess to it. Was better the more I drank - will tryagain and re rate..

Near black, thin tan head, light lacing. Aroma is lightly roasty, lots of sweet chocolate, some milk, licorice. Flavour is of chocolate, lots of milk, creamy, roasty, bitter, oatmeal. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, roasty, lightly bitter.

Probably kept this a little long. Thinned out a bit but I still love the flavour.

355ml bottle purchased at Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on March 14, 2009.
No date.

Pours black with a small off-white head. The aroma is a bit sweet with hints of cream - rather light. The flavor is a hint of sour with some smoke and milk chocolate in the middle and a dry coffee finish.

Bottled. black color and thick with tan head. Aroma is sweet and coffee and chocolate with some light fruits and burnt. Generally a milder sweet aroma. Flavor is some hop bitterness with more roasted coffee and malt. However, stays bitter throughout. Ends clean (as it is throughout) and light burnt and licorice.

A great stout. This could probably also be classified as a sweet stout. Big, sweet mocha flavor and not much bite. Brown sugar, prune, nice but not overwhelming kick of hops.

Pours a very dark color, almost black with a very large light tan head leaving plenty of lace. Aroma is coffee, mocha, raw chocolate, some light fruitiness. Flavor is a nice balance of sweeter chocolate notes and very nice hop bitterness. There are notes of dark roasted coffee and some burnt toast (to a lesser degree. There is a light sharpness to the flavor almost like the hoppiness paired with a bit of tart flavor. This is very tasty stout.

Nice pour with a nearly black body and a tan, pillowy, frothy, moderately full head which does leave some froth throughout and lace to match. Nose is simple and enjoyable with some roasted oats, light coffee, faint raisin, bread toast, cocoa, and hints of smoke. Flavor is much of the same with some mocha coffee entering, light oatmeal, bread toast, toasted caramel, and still faint raisin. Palate is nice with a moderately full body, somewhat velvety, lightly dry, and nearly lively. Finish is lightly dry, light to moderately bitter with some mocha and toast remaining. A very nice stout and certainly true to the oatmeal stout style with drinkablilty and smoothness being the key. Also, mild complexities and just enough bitterness help this one to be a memorable stout.