Dominion Oak Barrel Stout

Brewed by Coastal Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Annapolis, Maryland USA

Bottled. A solid stout. Beer was a nearly opaque brown-black color with a small, creamy/frothy, light brown, mostly lasting head. The aroma was solid: malty with moderate notes of roasted grain, chocolate and coffee; lightly hoppy with notes of herbs, resin and pine; yeasty with moderate notes of basement and cobweb; moderate notes of oak, vanilla and burbon. Found myself wishing for a bit more malty sweetness to balance the somewhat sharpish burbon note, though. The flavor was lightly-to-moderately sweet, moderately acidic/tangy, moderately bitter with a long, light-to-moderately acidic and bitter finish. The body was medium, the texture was watery-to-velvety and teh carbonation was lively-to-soft.

Bottle from ilinismitty. Pours black with a thick tan head. Powdery raw biscuit dough aroma. Wow, the flavor is very enjoyable, ginger cookie with shortbread and chocolate work well together. Vanilla is evident in the finish. This is wonderful, subtle flavors everywhere. Chocolate is like a good chocolate cookie, and the vanilla note just makes me think of icing. I know I’ve had some kind of dessert that tastes like this but I am blanking. I’d hate to give the impression that this is one-sided sweet. It is not. But the hops do what they are supposed to and stay the hell out of the way. The vanilla comes out a bit more as I get further through the glass. Now I need to get to Virginia to try this on tap. Ap-5 ar-6 tas-8 pal-4 ov-17

Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a slight maghogeny tint. Big tan head that diminished abruptly. Great mocha/milk chocolate aroma with good vanilla scents. Medium bodied, smokey vanilla flavor. Smooth chocolate roasted finish. Very pleased with this beer.

2006 bottle. Pours an opaque black with a medium white head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, cream, sugar, and oak. Flavor is strong vanilla and oak - fairly sweet stout. Mouthfeel seems to be a bit of carbonation - easy to drink. My favorite daily stout.

Bottle. Almost black colour with a brown head. Roasted, vanilla, chocolate, light smoke aroma and taste. Medium body with a sweet finish.

Deep brown colour with a small thin tan head. Light roasted aroma with a heavy chocolate sweetness. Roasted malty flavor with a vanilla sweetness and a light smoky finish.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of malts, butterscotsch and vanilla. Light roasted flavour of malts, vanilla and smoke.

Appearance 12 oz bottle thick black little bubbs and rocky tan head. Aroma One can definetly smell the oatmeal. Grainy, malt and toffee combine to give it a coffeesque smell. Flavor Smooth. Sweet, smooth taste turns to a roasted bitter dry finish. Definetly tastes like roasted oats. Palate: Smooth well balanced between sweet and bitter. Slightly watery. In a different beer this might be a bad thing. The wateryness I think tones down this stout possibly adding to the balance and smoothness of the drink. Here this is a good thing. Overall: This is a great stout. It’s very drinkable. It’s a very dark beer, but it’s balance is fantastic and many of these could be casually put down.