Copper Creek Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Copper Creek Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Athens, Georgia USA

Date: 04/06/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Athens

Black with ruby highlights, rich roasted chocolate aroma, light body, very smooth character, a touch of roasted malt in the finish
-------- /> Date: 11/05/2005
Source: cbc fest
Score: iii to ii

light roasted aroma, thin but creamy body, good roasted flavor, still the burnt roasted bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 04/01/2006
Source: brewery
Score: ii to ii+

light sweetness in the aroma, nice lace, medium body, the burnt roasted is gone,
-------- /> Date: 03/31/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub

turning into a Guinness with extra body from the oatmeal, picking up some milky sweetness

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

on nitro-pours a cascading rich tan head and black color. Aroma is rich dark malt-sweet. Taste is rich dark malt-sweet/some chocolate, oatmeal, slight hops/acidic. Smooth, soft carbonation.

On tap at the 2005 GCBC: Nearly opaque very dark brown pour has a thick dense creamy tan head. Sweet, toasty and dark chocolatey aroma. Starts with a semi-sweet malty flavor thinning some toward the lightly roasted finish. A nice and drinkable oatmeal stout, but could use some more body.

2005 GCBC. Very dark brown with a tan creamy head. Big coffee aroma with chocolate underneath. Roasty flavors but lacking a little compared to the big aroma. Crisp mouthfeel but expected it to be creamy since it was an oatmeal stout. Otherwise another fine job.

Appearance: Dark brown, near-black body with reddish-tinted edges and a sturdy, lasting, off-white head. Smell: Roasted malt aroma with notes of chocolate, rolled oats, cola, licorice, and cold coffee. Taste: Malty mix of semi-sweet chocolate, roasted barley, and a pipin’ hot bowl of morningtime oatmeal. Small splash of root beer. There’s a slight roasty bitterness to balance the sweetness, but no real hop flavors present. Taste of thinned out coffee on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: Fairly good, certainly quite drinkable Oatmeal Stout.

This is an excellent Oatmeal stout, but would probably taste beer if they would take it off the nitro. The body is nice and dark and the head is a good soupy light tan head. The aroma is possibly a bit weak but the flavor is excellent with a bold coffee flavor that left me wondering if espresso beans might be a part of the recipe. The body is nice and full and the beer is pretty well described as rich. Starts getting a little sour toward the last half of the pint.

draught. Pours a rich obvious ruby with the pretty nitrogen-induced show. Smells great: very nutty, oaty, chocolatey with fresh brewed coffee aroma. The mouthfeel is silky and invites the flavor of an almond latte. Some mocha notes are apparent in the finish and toasty oats are obvious throughout. I really enjoyed this stuff.
[September 30, 2008]
Nitrogen pour. This is a very near black beer with ruby glints. The nitrogen provides for a picturesque glass fill. The aroma is mild with hints of dark chocolate, smoke, toasted oats, and light coffee. Mouthfeel is silky and, along with suggestions of bitter chocolate, heavy bittersweetness, milk, toasted nuts, and smoke (not meat), makes for a very, very drinkable beer.

On tap and cask. Poured a nice dark brown, with a big tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, light pepper & spice (cask only). Taste was similar with the malt dominating. Finish was smooth and mouth was creamy. Overall, fairly basic, decent brew.