Highland Oatmeal Porter

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Bottle. Thx TURD. Aroma roasted malts and light oatmeal. Poured black. Flavor was very light, roasted malts and oatmeal. Palate was thin. I was hoping for a little more flavor really, I think it’s there but not as robust as they say.

12oz from NachlamSie. Pours a clear deep mahogany with a tiny beige head. Aroma is quite roasty with some bitter chocolate, some brown sugar and a smidge of vanilla. Taste is much the same with the chocolate and bitter roastiness up front, and finishes a slightly chalky and bitter. Bitterness seems to come from the roasted malts, because I’m not really getting any hops anywhere. A little bit thinner than what I had wanted, though the mouthfeel is nice and smooth thanks to the oatmeal. Lightly carbonated. Not too bad of a beer.

Pint Taco Mac SS - Aroma is subtle roasted malts and oatmeal. Pours black with a small head and great lacing. Flavor is roasted coffee and chocolate malts with a definite oatmeal finish. Palate is think and chewy. Tasty and different.

Bottle @ Kookfest. Light charry roast and nice piney hops which provide a nice complement to the roast.

I’m surprised at how well-liked this beer is, and I even wonder if I didn’t have a bad bottle or something! It looked like cola - with no head, big bubbles...the aroma is of roasted malts, very simple and not complex at all. Some oatmeal in the aroma and in the flavor. The body is light, only slightly sweet and malty. Thin and watery. In the finish is a lingering wheaty, honey-filled sweetness.

From notes 1/17/03: The folks in the mountains of Asheville, NC have really produced a quality porter. Pours a deep dark chocolate brown, dare I say black in color. Light is impenetrable. A tan head that laces gorgeously down the sides of the pint. A roasted malt flavor that carries hints of coffee and chocolate. Very smooth...due to the oatmeal? Not over the top with their hop balance. Just enough bitterness to compliment the malt. Superb.

Bottle at Kookfest 2006. Very dark brown, lasting beige head. Hoppy aroma, too hoppy for a porter. Good charcoal in mouth, some sourness. Pretty good finish now tooo. Dryness on end. It gets better as it goes on.

12 Oz bottle. Thanks to my man Jimbowood. Dark color, but a fairly watery pour. Head is thin, mouthfeel is thin and watery. Taste is fairly nice with a nice malty/chocolate bite. I would like this a lot more if it had a little more bite. I like my porters a little thicker. Still, pretty good.