Boulder Beer Obovoid Oak-Aged Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Stout
Boulder, Colorado USA

Dark brown with ruby edges. Long lasting, thin, very light tan head. Nose shows some oak chip character (in other words...fake, non-authentic wood, which shows only a touch of vanilla,) some herbal, citrus-like hops and a very light roast character. Flavor is very light in character and also light in body and palate. Flavor shows a light touch of vanilla from the oak chips. Not much malt character to speak of, maybe a touch of dark fruit and chocolate, but it’s such a stretch. Overall, this beer leaves a lot to be desired.

Pours dark brown with light brown head. Aromas of roasted malts and coffee. Slightly sweet and bitter with hints of chocolate and oak. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation and a dry, earthy finish. It was better than I was expecting which is always nice!

Black in colour, thin but initially large tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is very lightly roasty, lots of sugary sweetness, light coffee and some dark chocolate. The flavour was moderately sweet, coffee and chocolate, creamy, lightly burnt. Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes lingering if a bit thin, some chocolate.

Seems to lack the body of some of the better oatmeal stouts, the sweetness became a distraction.

650ml bottle obtained in a trade with Beerlando, thanks Bryan.
Opened on January 7, 2008
No date.

This bottled brew from Indianapolis poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized light brown colored long lasting bubbles that left behind a good lacing. The body was semi opaque with a dark ruby red brown color and soft carbonation. The aroma contained notes of caramel and chocolate. The palate was thick with a medium hop aftertaste ans was mildly tingly from start to finish. It had a chocolate dark malt brown malt hop flavor which I found to be very yummy.

Bottle. Medium sized semi-fizzy tan head with a fair amount of lacing, very little carbonation observed, mostly opaque with a little light coming through, and a black hue. The aroma consisted of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, some oak and vanilla. The flavor was malt, chocolate, roasty, coffee, vanilla, oak, lightly bitter, and semi-dry. Tingly mouthfeel and medium bodied. Very quaffable, easy to drink, not complex, decent for the style even though there are much better to be had, and worthy of a try.

Another one shared form the generous cellar of xnoxhatex. The black body was topped with a khaki head. Quality coffee smells come out with some hints of wood. There was also a little bit of walnut. The taste was fairly straight forward with strong coffee notes. Lots of roast and raisins finish this one out. Nicely done.

22oz bomber from discount liquor, Milwaukee. Opaque black body with creamy, pancake head, some lacing. Smokey, roasty aroma with subtle sweetness, big coffee, chocolate. Cold coffee, roasted malt flavor, a little cherry, very dried out, it actually dries out my tongue. Medium body and nice carbonation. Really interesting, more coffee flavor than anything else, there is some oak, but not a whole lot.

Breakfast in a bottle. A roasty aroma. Quite a bit of vanilla in this. Some hoppiness in the finish. Light color. pretty good overall.