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Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout - Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Stout

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
21253.92/5.03.92/5.05%99.2English pint
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Commercial Description:
Originally a drink for lactating mothers, oatmeal stout was described as nutritional on early labels. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavor. Popular in the late 1800’s, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the First World War until Samuel Smith reintroduced this style in 1980.

Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish.
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 WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/516/20
Mar 8, 2009    Updated: Apr 28, 2009
550ml Bottle. A dark brown/black color with a huge light tan head that lasts a while then fades to a thin cap leaving loads of lacing down the sides of the glass.Aroma has lots of sweet chocolate,some vanilla and licorice notes and a hint of grain.Flavor is kind of like those chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies with a hint of vanilla,smoke,and a kiss of bitter coffee at the finish.A medium to full creamy mouthfeel,with just the right amount of carbonation. A well built stout , by any measure.


 esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 7, 2009  
Brown with some ruby highlights and a creamy large slowly fading beige crown. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, oatmeal and a touch of smoke. Taste of oatmeal, chocolate and dry and roasted malts. Creamy palate with a mild dry finish. Pretty good.


 mcjay (301), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Deep amber color with a rocky tan head. Light coffee aroma with a hint of chocolate. Silky body with a nice roasted coffee flavor, a mild graininess and a slightly dry finish. Very smooth, mild and sweet for an oatmeal stout, no harsh bitterness.


 maugus4ever (121), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Pours a very dark brown with a nice tan head. Sweet coffee aroma. Very smooth and well balanced with flavors of oats, roasted malts, coffee, and chocolate. Great stout.


 GranvilleTim (465), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/518/20
Mar 5, 2009  
1 Pt. 2.7 fl.oz. Black pour with a thick brown head. Semi-sweet tasting- smooth tasting all around. Very tasty beer, th flavor rolls over the tongue. this is one of the first quality beers I have ever had back in the earl 90’s. It still is top.


badnloose (99), North Hollywood, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Yes! Less ABV than expected, and so very smooth to boot. Finish is the bitterness of good quality chocolate. 550ml bottle a perfect size.


 Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 26, 2009    Updated: Feb 27, 2009
Good ass stout.Very tough for a 5% stout.Ive got Sri Lanka’s Lion here & this feels almost as heavy as that beast,depsite being way less boozy.Heaps of chocolate and silky roast malt flavours.


pfriesen (33), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Dark brown colour with light tan head, Bitter coffee nose, light carbonated and thinner than expected



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