Barley Island Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout

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

Opaque beer with a small tan head. A little thicker than what I remember of other oat stouts. A very sharp bitterness/roastedness in taste that leads to a bitter finish. Faint grassy hops in aroma and taste.

Pour is a black with a tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, toffee and coffee. Flavor is roasty and smooth. Some chocolate and coffee. Pretty good oatmeal stout.

Bottle. Malty chocolate and roast aroma, touch of air let out of a tire. Pours opaque black with a soon-gone dark brown head. Bitter, roasted, and burnt taste. The stale air continues to plague this one - is it oxidation? Lasts through the aftertaste. Potent initial taste, will give it that. Some oats and acidity, and a light woody note to accompany the mild bitterness. Medium-light body with an occasional swish of sweetish creaminess. Touch of hop prickle in the finish. Needs some work before I award it the seal of approval.

Bottle... Pitch black ale with a tiny, creamy, light brown head; gone in a flash. Chocolaty, coffee nose with touches of light molasses, vanilla bean and oxidation. Semi-sweet chocolate, coffee and caramel flavor. Burnt, moderately bitter notes. Medium-bodied and lightly creamy with soft carbonation. Chocolaty, mildly bitter, dry finish. Thanks to MIC2A for handing off the bottle prior to our short excursion to Jolly Pumpkin in Dexter, MI

Pours close to black with a brown / orange head. The aroma has roasted malt with cream. There are some coffee notes along with bits of char and some vanilla. Medium body with light carbonation. The flavor starts with a light citric taste, then comes the char and coffee along with some dark chocolate. The finish has some spice and then the char slips back in and stay with you. A decent oatmeal stout - not sure of the age, but this seems like it was a bit aged and would be quite nice fresh.

bottle-thanks to vyvvy for the sample. pours deep brown, almost black with a soapy, big bubble brown head that changes colors depending on the swirl in the glass. aroma is big fresh roeasted coffee, cigar, char, dusty esters, dark chocolate-really smells tasty! nice char and dark chocolate flavors. lightly metallic finish which hinders the flavor profile here. body is somewhat thin and watery. this is a fairly good oatmeal stout that would really rock fresh on tap!

Bottle and served in my Stone IRS snifter: Pours a deep brown hue that is close to opaque with a fading frothy tan head and the remaining ring left good lace upon the glass. The aroma has notes of chocolate, smoked, nutty malts, oatmeal, prune, coffee, and some grassy hops. The flavor profile is sweet mocha, toasted grain, walnut, with a light background of acidic fruit and some mild bitterness. The aftertaste does display a bit more hop and coffee bitterness but not much. The mouth feel is medium bodied, slightly oily and carbonated just right matching the flavors. Well not huge or earth shattering, a solid Oatmeal Stout and quite drinkable. Worth another try, could be really good if found on hand pump.

Bottle. Pours black with minimal red hues coming out. A small tan head forms and disappears shortly. The aroma is smoky, oaty, and full of very dark mocha and toasted hazelnuts. Nicely roasty in the mouth with thin chocolate and a hint of instant coffee, though some tasty notes of toasted notes hold everything together. This is a pretty good quaff.