Ottos Sumatra Stout

Brewed by Ottos Pub & Brewery
Style: Dry Stout
State College, Pennsylvania USA

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a black color with a large creamy brown head. The aroma was strong coffee and roasty malts. The flavor was strong, rich expresso with a toasty malt base and a long roasty coffee bean finish. There is a hint of vanilla underneath. The mouthfeel is extremely thick and creamy.

On draft at Ottos, Penn State. Poured jet black with creamy tannish head. Flavor completely dominated by coffee and roasted malt. Tastes like a 50/50 mix of coffee and beer.

On tap, 2007 Taming of the Brew. Pours a very dark brown, almost black, body under a creamy light brown nitrogenated head. A thick covering of creamy head retained for the duration. The aroma is just simply delicious. Fresh brewed coffee, dark roasted malt, chocolate and cream. It reminded me of a mocha milkshake, I could tell this was going to be good. The flavor did not let down. Great fresh espresso flavor, lots of roast and chocolate, heavy cream, simply amazing. I kept coming back in my mind to one of those Starbucks Mocha Frappucchino drinks. The mouthfeel was very creamy and rich, which I found unusually good given that this was on nitro. Normally nitro makes it seem thinner to me. Overall, this was great, and one of the best I’ve ever had from Ottos. This was so good that I had four 4 ounce servings in a row, then returned later in the evening for three more. This may require a trip up to the brewery for more.

Growler from mj aka mjames. Very dark brown, nearly black body with no head. The aroma is light roast, chocolate, molases and coffee. The flavor is slightly dry, milk chocolate, coffee and roast. Medium body is soft with very little carbonation. Very nice.

Nitro at Otto’s... This stout has an amazing look... rich and creamy head that cascades from the pitchblack body to a dark brown layer to a light brown layer to a creamy ice cream foam head. The lacing it leaves on the glass is pure art. Nose of rich, pure espresso and cream, an amazingly rich cream and coffee and even some dark fruit, one of the best smelling coffee beers ever. The coffee flavor is rich dark roast, fresh and lively, even has a small peppery note in the finish... overall just a quality tasting tout... with a additional milk chocolate creamy quality that works really well. The body is the only thing I’ve had similar to Peche Mortal at the brewery... so amazingly rich and creamy without being viscous. I’m not a fan of nitro but for this beer it works so damn well. Hands down this is the best dry stout I’ve ever had, and one of the best coffee stouts. 4.3.

Late 07/early 08 batch: lacking the richness and texture of previous batches. Slightly greenish, less-integrated coffee aroma. 3.9.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a cola black with a gorgeous smooth and creamy thick brown head. Light aroma of faint coffee beans and malt. Taste is very smooth and creamy irish coffee flavor. Extremely smooth and creamy and not overdone. Excellent !! Will be getting a growler filled with this.

Had this at Hburgh beer fest awhile back, Had to get it like 3 or 4 times, I loved it. Great body, nice aroma, loved the coffee/mocha flavour. Was the best brew a sampled at the beerfest.

A decent Irish dry Stout. Maybe not exceptional but it was a worthy representation of the style. Appearance: Thick creamy foam head on a black body. Smell: Roasty! Typical dry stout aroma of burnt malts and coffee. Taste: The unique attribute in the roasty flavor was cream. It seemed to very roasty coffee with Cream. Creamy texture with and hint of cream flavor in the coffee. Mouthfeel: Silky super smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: Guinness was my every-day session beer for years. The simple dry stout is remarkably easy drinking for me. Hope this is helpful. Cheers!