Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Stout
Tadcaster, England

dark dark brown color, quickly disappearing tan head, nice lacing. sweet, sweet roasty malt aroma. flavor of dry fruit, sweet malt which, thankfully, is not very cloying. hint of roasty malt. oily smooth mouth feel, bitter sweet finish. a tad (caster) too sweet for me, but not an unappreciated brew.

Bottle. Pours darkest brown, lighter around the edges, with a fluffy tan head that dissipates into a creamy film. Nose is roasty, with some licorice, espresso, just a hint of dark fruit and even a whiff of oats in there also. Smooth and a bit sweet, without a hint of harshness. Taste is smooth and roasty, a hint of acidity, a nutty quality from the oats, hint of molasses, and a dry, espresso-like roastiness in the finish. Mouthfeel is silky smooth but light, with a subdued, light carbonation. Superbly balanced and drinkable offering perfectly in line with the generally stellar quality of other Sam Smith products.

Bottle, 550 ml. Malt, roasted, dark coffee chocolate and some fruit in aroma. Very dark brown color with a persistence brown foam.Very Creamy palate.

The aroma is of very dark roasted barley. And a little alcohol. It pours black with a light brown sugar thick head. Thick beautiful laticework. The flavor is pretty good. Very malty but not overly sweet like a milk stout. Very balanced with a little bitterness. The mouthfeel is outstanding. Realy. It’s very smooth but it has a kinda...good grittiness on the tongue. I guess it might be called dry? I think that might be my favorite aspect of this beer ( the mouthfeel.)

Don’t know any lactating mother’s who’d take the challenge for this one! Aroma of a campfire-aged, dark coffee and roasted malts Thick light brown foamy head whithering into quickly disspating lacings leaving a lingering smoky finish. Took a few tries with this one....bet I will come back for a "refresher" course!

Pours a dark amber color with a tan foamy head. Aroma of roasted malts. Sweet caramel initial flavor with a slighly bitter finish.

Malt sour fruit aroma. Very dark brown color with a small brown head. Sweet strong malt with oat and fruit mix. Creamy palate.

55cl. Aroma is rich with roasted chocolate malt--lightly sweet and deep with very mild hop aromas. Caramel head quickly swallowed by the beer. Pleasantly sweet with a balanced bittern finish. It’s a bit viscous and has a very even and pleasing mouth feel. I don’t want it to end.