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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 
21263.92/5.03.92/5.05%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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pfriesen (34), 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


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Deep brown in color with a good sized tan head. Aroma is of malt, oats, chocolate, and coffee. Taste is of milk chocolate, caramel, oats and roasted malts.


 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Bottle poured into a pilsner style glass. Poured a very dark brown, almost black, with a good sized tan head. Very good lacing. Aroma was very malty and bready. Like slightly burnt toast and coffe. Taste was fantastic. Very coffee like with a hint of oats. A little bitterness at the end... barely noticeable. Very smooth and rich. I was very impressed, this has moved up to the top of my favorites list.


Retsof (6), California, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Bottle poured and let a nice head develop. Was a great choice to try being the 1st from Sam Smith I had. It had a great body and lasting flavor to it. Not overpowering at all.


 troopie (851), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Bottle. Poured brown black with thick lasting light beige head. Aroma of malt, oats and coffee. Full mouth with a smooth body, malt, oatmeal, coffee and toffee. Lasting malt finish. Seek this one out.


 Strangebrewer (208), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/514/20
Feb 21, 2009  
bottle. Poured almost black with creamy tan head. Coffee aroma. Bitter, smokey grain flavour.


rudy (12), New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/519/20
Feb 20, 2009  
wow. This beer is like a nice dessert after dinner. I challenge any beer to be better than this, and hold every beer I drink to this standard if it wants to rank any higher. The body is a nice thick dark body, with a mocha colored head. the aroma is a roasty oat smell. Surprising this has a bit of a sweet flavor, and the oats are definitely present, chocolate, and roasty nut overtone are in the finish. It goes down very smooth, with just a kick of bitterness at the very end. Everything is perfectly blended. This just may be a perfect beer.


 rustbucket0873 (145), Krikville, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle. The color is dark brown, almost black. The head brownish tint and fluffy. The aroma is roasted oats, coffee, chocolete, and roasted barley. the flavor is sweet, oats, chocolate, and a finish of coffee, with very little bitterness. Extremely smooth. and has lacing, Overall a good stout



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