River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Sweet Stout
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

THOUGHTS: A really nice beer. Tons of flavor and fairly easy to drink. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, dark brown that was nearly black in the glass with slight red highlights and an average, tan head that kept a thin sheet and left fair lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted, burnt, sour and oaty malt, light milk chocolate and mild coffee, and very light hops. The initial flavor was sweet, bitter, slightly acidic and sour; while the finish was very sweet, bitter and sour with an average duration. There was roasted malt, sour malt, oats, chocolate, slight coffee, and toward the end a slight fruitiness. The medium to full body was creamy with lightly fizzy carbonation and a light astringent finish.

My bottle (12oz) shared with garthicus. Pours a a very dark brown, almost black, with an average size diminishing frothy light-brown head. Dry, roasty aroma along with coffee, chocolate and oatmeal. Flavour of roasted malt, coffee, some lactic notes, nuts and a hint of hops. Medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Surprisingly quite good.

12oz Bottle: Pours very dark brown w/ a one finger brown head. Aroma is of roasted malts, chocolate & something sweet (almost like condensed milk or something). Flavor has heavy roasted malts, a hint of chocolate an ashy/smokiness...also a bit of grain Just the right amount of bitter w/ a coffee aftertaste left behind. Very good.

Bottle… Pitch black ale with a small, frothy, beige head. Good retention. The luxuriant, sweet aroma presents chocolate, nuts and lots of vanilla. Medium to full-bodied with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. The flavor is roasty and fairly sweet and imparts shades of chocolate, nuts and coffee. Finishes crisp and mildly sweet. Kudos to scraff for floating a bottle of this beer my way!

With many thanks to Blankboy for sharing. Appearance: Dark brown with a nice brown head. Aroma: Copper, malt, milky, oatmeal, slight coffee and chocolate. Flavour: Nicely lactose-like, chocolate milk, coffee, oatmeal and cream with a nice chocolate malt finish, lovely.

Bottle. Pours a black body with a tan lacing. Sweet lactose and milk duds, a subtle oatmeal and hint of chocolate scrapings. Creamy with a slightly sweet finish. Not bad for the style.

Bottle shared at tasting. Thanks! Pours black with btan head. Smell is oatmeal, chocolate and roasty dry malt. Tastes is oatmeal and chocolate. Thin to medium body and soft to medium carbonation. Nice light bitter finish and sweet up front with a dry bitter finish. An enjoyable oatmeal stout.

The flavor is there, but the palate is not. They nailed the taste, but it’s just too fizzy, imo.