Dominion Oak Barrel Stout

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

12oz bottle in Huntsville, AL. Very good beer but only an average stout. The oak is present and the vanilla is well defined. However, this could be called a stout lite if there were such a thing. The mouth feel was not as heavy and the flavors not as deep as I would expect for this type of brew. Maybe I shouldn’t, but I think if the name were changed, my overall impression would have been higher.

12 oz bottle purchased from Tower in Atlanta. Poured a dark black color with a one finger brown head that dissipated into a layer of brown scum. The aroma was heavily roasted, with notes of coffee, bitter chocolate and a vegetal note. The flavor was about the same. A smoky, roasty beginning with only a faint flavor of oak and vanilla. Very strong espresso finish. This was an interesting beer. If the palate had been a little fuller, this might have been okay. Just an average beer though.

12oz bottle. Dark brown with a small, fleeting head. Watery, mineral aroma, almost briny, some chocolate, just a drop of vanilla, a bit sweaty. Sweet flavor, mild chocolate. Mild bitterness. Oak and vanilla are a bit muddled, but their combined influence seems to force all the stout flavors to the side and doesn’t adequately replace them. Finishes thin and watery with a hint of caramel. Light bodied with prickly, but small bubbles, feels pretty filtered as well. This stout is pretty mild with almost no roast. I would peg it as a light porter if I didn’t know better. Definitely not what I was expecting, and not something that I would go for again.

Bottled 10.09.08. Poured black with a creamy dark tan head that settles to a ring and left light lace. Aroma of milk chocolate, vanilla, oak, and butter. Roasty coffee, chocolate, and oak in the flavor with just a slight hint of vanilla. Light to medium body, dry, and a light roast aftertaste.

Had this one on draft. The head lasted as long as the beer. Looked like a typical stout. Taste of malt and slight hopps. I thought it thin and was a bit dissappointed. The head was the best part of the beer.

very good, dark and malts. I’m getting a fizzy mouth feel that gives a club like in the back end. still its everything that one is looking for in stout.

Comes out of the tap a deep opaque sable with a fine-bubbled tan head. Strong aroma is smoky and coffee-ish, and slightly chocolaty. Rich flavor is like a good mocha and has a yeasty undertone, along with nutty and molasses hints. Texture is smooth and a little tingly.

Typical stout color, pours to a small reddish copper head that dissipates very quickly. light mouthfeel for style. lightly oaked, don’t get much of the vanilla. Good, but better available