Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

550 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown having a frothy tan head. Aromas of licorice, dark fruit, roasted malts, nuts and a nice sweetness. The flavor here is smooth and velvety with roasted malts, nutty, with a hint of oat, chocolate, and coffee. A well made oat stout. Sweet with a little bitterness. If this was at the bars here I would only drink this.

Delicious stuff - just simply too pricey for even the average above-average beer lover. Good, but not as great as it’s made out to be.

This is a fantastic stout. It’s a bit more drinkable than other stouts. I would highly recommend this stout to anyone who is broadening their stout horizons. This is a great starter stout. From here move on to Old Rasputin and Stone Russian Imperial Stouts!!

This is by far my favourite beer. It doesn’t have a very strong aroma, but the taste makes up for it. The taste is dark, nutty and reminiscent of roasted vegetables, but it’s not overly bitter either. It’s also very thick, but smooth and not syrupy. Overall, you can’t get a better stout than this.

Pour was black with a light off white head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and cofee. Flavor is similar, with the roasted flavors a good smooth sweetness from the oatmeal. Hints of coffee and toffee. I really appreciated this, but I can’t say it’s as good as many people say.

Pour is black with small brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, wet dog, and milk. Flavor is coffee, roasted malts, slight coco, and vanilla. Weird nose on this one, but it tastes much better than smell. Decent.

12oz bottle 4/17/09-Pours a black body with a nice tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. Taste of the same with some sweetness and toffee coming through. This medium bodied stout is a little light in body but is still tasty but was expecting more from this brew.

This is just an amazing example of an oatmeal stout. Flavor is sweet and the palate is smooth. This beer looks great with nice tan head. A classic.