Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

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

solid oatmeal stout. smooth aroma and flavor of milk chocolate. smooth palate but a bit thin. good but not wow.

Light in texture with a balanced palate and taste of coffee and oatmeal. A descent oatmeal stout.

2009 Tap. What a wonderful surprise! Saw this on tap at my local homebrew supply shop...and wow! What a find. Dark, coffee aroma with a similar complexion. Mocha brown head quickly dissipates. Flavor of cinnamon, caramel, and light coffee, this is a great tasting stout. Similar to other oatmeal stouts with a burned grain sort of aftertaste. Thick, but not cloying. Complex, but very drinkable. A wise choice.

Great stout. Amazing deep brown black color with medium tan head. Intense aromas of coffee oats and choc with similar flavor. A must try.

Bomber. Pours clear dark brown with a medium sized tan head. Aroma has lush dark chocolate, cream, oats, and dark malt. Not too much hop presence on the nose. Flavor follows suit, a medium-full blend of chocolates, caramel malt, oats, and a touch of toastiness. Palate is a bit thin in my opinion, but still manages to hold the flavors present. Finish is medium in length, with prickly carbonation.

12 ounce bottle. Cool picture with a bear. Smells rather chocolaty with some great malt aroma. Nice coffee flavor kind of sweet but still nicely bitter. Good brew

Bottle 12oz: Poured black, but nor as opaque as other stouts. Nice sustaining head. Smells of yeast burnt malt, and coffee. Flavor was pretty good with coffee and chocolate bitterness with a slight malt sweetness. Mouth was medium feel for an oatmeal stout. Nice stout.

This is a pretty good meal in a bottle. Nice roastiness balanced by malt sweetness and a huge body. Definitely one of the better Oatmeal Stouts out there.