Arbor Oatmeal Java Breakfast Stout

Date: 04/27/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

black, thin brown head, huge roasted coffee aroma with a touch of sweet butterscotch, big coffee flavor, nice roasted, acceptable level of coffee bitterness, long bitter finish, butterscotch comes through in the flavor upon warming

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

On tap at the brewpub on 4/27/06: Pours a nearly opaque black with dark brown edges and a frothy tan head. Aroma of rich caramel java and dark chocolate, but somewhat subdued. Body starts with a mild dark caramel and milk chocolatey sweetness with good coffee bean mocha balance. A smooth and balanced beer, but a little thin.

Draft @ Arbor Brewing: Very dark brown to black color with a think brown head. The aroma was coffee over big amounts of butterscotch. Roasted malt in the aroma as well. Sweet roasted malt flavor with notes of chocolate and a big black coffee finish. Medium bodied.

On tap at the brewpub.

Pours very dark with burgandy highlighs and a small but nice head.

The flavor is sweet canned-cold-latte with a bit of overcooked coffee, but no hint of the 8%. While this is not a standout overall, the beer is plenty drinkable.

draught. deep black body with a small ring of mocha head. fairly typical for a sweet stout - nothing out of the ordinary. some oily chocolate roast and raisin in the aroma with a touch of sweetness. tastes sweeter than I would have expected but has a fair share of mild bitter coffee roastiness. straightforward for the most part but it’s still quite tasty.

Tap. Deep black color. Off white to tan head. Some lacing. Aroma smells of coffee. Flavor is a mishmash of oatmeal and coffee. Somewhat confusing. Body is thin. Some chalkiness. Fair.

Tap: When someone says "breakfast stout" I think of a little place in Grand Rapids, and there is nothing that can compare. This was definitely thin, in comparison, not quite enough coffee for my tastes. Needs more head.

um, yeah...looks and tastes a lot like coffee. a desert only type beer which hides the alcohol well. not very sweet or overly bitter; but creamy and smooth with some maltiness that reminds you it's a beer.