Olivers Bishops Breakfast

Brewed by Pratt Street Ale House
Style: Stout
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Nitro pour at Fells Point Wharf Rat. Clean black with a heavy cream of gray. Nougat, vanilla, oatmeal aroma; basic, creamy and quiet sweetness. Lightly ashy roast flavor; underlying tannic dark fruit acidic texture that complements the ashy chocolate and lactic sweetness really nicely. Soft, nutty bittersweetness; hazelnut, pistachio. Wet, soft mouthfeel; medium in body with gentlest carbonation livening it up just a touch. Warm, juicy roastiness and au jus beef nearing the finish, where it lands on a dry, reserved black bitterness. A clean, charming, highly drinkable offering.

Pints @ Fells Point Wharf Rat. Pours a very dark cola-brown color; very light tan head with excellent retention and creamy fine-bubbled lacing; a gorgeous pour. Pleasant amounts of roasted malts, milk chocolate, and soft oatmeal / vanilla in the aroma; some powdered donut. Medium mouthfeel: less acidity and bitterness than the Blackfriar; creamy oatmeal and milk chocolate at the core; some solid roastiness and nougat; very drinkable stuff. Medium finish: breadiness, milk chocolate, and a touch of toasted grains.

Draught @ The Wharf Rat: I drank this just after the breakfast hour. This one poured a dark brown, with a tight, nitro creamy head. The aroma was lighter but good. Notes of chocolate and roasty. There was some coffee to the taste, as well as some chocolate and roastiness. Creamy mouthfeel. A decent, but lighter stout.

Smokey Aroma. Sudsy tan head, dark brown color. Sweet chocolate, smoky taste. Very tasty. I’ve had on tap at Wharf Rat in Fells Point before but this one was on cask at the Frisco Grille. I don’t usually care for Cask Conditioned but this one has made me appreciate beers on Cask.

draught @ wharf rat camden yards: pours black with very creamy tan hed very guinness looking head last for entire beer. aroma is faint with some chocolate, sweetness and nutty bread. flavour is all cooca upfront and very smooth and creamy. some roast and in the back, but pretty much cocoa. just touches of the nutty oat in the long finish. palate is fantastic.

Black with a tan/grey head. 100% foam on the pour - had to wait for the barkeep to combine two glasses. Mellow, nut-roast aroma. Head is like tan wall patch plaster. Coffee, nuts, dry, smooth. Foam is a bit metallic. Medium finish with a roasty character. Medium body. Very drinkable, very good.

Olivers has made improvements to their beer! I was pleasantly surprised by this stout. While it is no breakfast stout, it had a creamy smoothness with tastes of oatmeal, malts, chocolate, and minor coffee. The aroma was a roasted coffee with a hint of chocolate.

Draft at Wharf Rat on Pratt. Black body with a small tan head. Nose is roasty and sweet with burnt oatmeal notes, light coffee, and some dark chocolate. Feels smooth and creamy with burnt oatmeal, roasted malts, choco notes and light coffee on the tongue. Finishes with more roasty notes, dark chocolate and coffee.