Jack of the Wood Green Man Stout

Brewed by Green Man Brewing (Jack of the Wood)
Style: Sweet Stout
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Draught. This is a rich opaque black brew with a nitro cascade that leaves a dense, even tan head. This has strong toasted grains in the nose with some fine pipe smoke. This is one of the oattiest stouts I’ve ever had. It’s like chocolate oatmeal. This is a deep creamy beer with a very silky palate and some creamy sweetness in the finish. Oh yeah, huge oats. [sampled most recently on 3-14-07] These days this stout is a notch less oaty, but still quite silky and delicious. Great balance of syrupy chocolate, coffee, and oatmeal.
Earlier Rating: 11/14/2005 Total Score: 3.8
on draught- My first trip to Jack of the Wood was not enjoyable, so I was surprised this time to find a rich opaque black brew cascading slowly in my glass after ordering. A dense, even tan head remained. This has strong toasted grains in the nose with some fine pipe smoke. This is one of the oattiest stouts I’ve ever had. It’s like chocolate oatmeal. This is a deep creamy beer with a very silky palate and some creamy sweetness in the finish. Oh yeah, huge oats.

Darught at the brewpub. Opaque black with brown head. Aroma and flavor are similar with milk chocolate, toffee and buttery caramel. Slightly sweet. Very good sweet stout.

Draught. Pours black with ruby edges and a creamy tan head. It has a roasty aroma with hints of caramel and chocolate and maybe some nuts. The flavor is smooth and roasty, with a good dose of sweet chocolate and a hint of toast from time to time. An assertive oatmeal character really helps bring it together, too. The finish is slightly bitter, and the aftertaste is ashy and a bit roasty. I’m impressed.

This was a good beer. One of the smoothest beers I have ever had. Very smokey flavor, which I’m usually not partial too, but I would have again just to experience the smoothness and creaminess.

Black, with a thick brown head. Coffee and chocolate aroma, with a hint of burnt toast, too. Taste like tar and old coffee, but in a good way - trust me - and smooth, viscous finish. Sampled at the 2005 Asheville Brewer’s Jam.

I thoujght this was an excellent oatmeal stout. rich toffee mocha aromas mixed with chocolates and malts. Huge espresso nose. Flavor matched the aroma - big espresso, roasted, chocolate flavors. Good mouthfeel - thankfully not overcarbonated like the brown ale. While not as good as farmer john’s oatmeal stout, this is a very good outmeal stout - certainly the best i’ve had south of the mason-dixon line!

On tap at the Jack of the Wood. This is an Oatmeal stout. A black beer with a good brown long lasting head. Palate is smooth with a thick mouth feel. Mediocre, but the best of the Green Man Ales.