Barley Island Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Sweet Stout
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Date: 08/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Party Pac, Indinapolis, IN

black, 1 beer and 6 tan head, roasted malt aroma, creamy body in spite of the over carbonation, big roasted malt flavor, touch of sweetness quickly overcome by a bitter malt finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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A solid, enjoyable oatmeal stout. Average tan, creamy head. Aroma filled with chocolate, coffee and toasted malts. Notes of molasses and vanilla. Light hop aroma, though the hops come through in the flavor. That is moderately sweet and moderately bitter, but the bitterness lasts well into the finish. Medium body, creamy texture. Soft carbonation.

GToMW 2007. Standard dark brown or black color with dark tan head. Roasted oats aroma. Sweet flavor. Pretty thin. More like a sweet porter to me.

Bottle thanks to some fine trader that I can’t remember (I think its moejuck or Puddintane). Dark, blackish pour with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet and milky with some roasty and chocolate notes detectable. Flavor is milky/creamy, chocolatey, and smooth. Some sugar and cream mixed with a bit of chocolate and coffee. A nice, sessionable stout that was pretty good.

From the bottle this pours a thick dark brown topped by a one-fingered brown head. The aroma has bitter roasted malts with a splash of bittersweet chocolate and some soft nuts. Fairly smooth drinking, it tastes pretty much as it smells, the bitterness increating slightly towards the finish. Not bad.

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12oz. bottle. Aroma of faintly milky chocolate, creamy dark toffee and deeply roasted malts. Dark brown-black color with a fine, subsiding head. Roasty, bittersweet malt flavors dominate, with a blend of coffee, lightly charred grains, cocoa, a very light dried fruit character and a gently spicy hop character towards the drying, tangy finish. Thin and smooth on the palate with a medium body. Highly drinkable for the style. Surprising that this is labeled a Winter seasonal.

The Dan Journal #83. Tasted 4/30/2007. 12oz bottle. Inky brown hue. Webbed beige head. Chocolate brownies and oatmeal sweet malty aromas. Full bodied and big with nice chocoalte sweet malts. Good roast with mild bitterness. Bready brownie flavors. Nice flavors.

Pours black. Fine brown head. Chocolately aroma. Palate seemed a bit thin for a stout. Slightly bitter flavor of coffee.