Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

550 ml bottle. Dark brown body,starting off with a huge tan head. Impressive lacing. Smell of even amounts of malt, coffee with cream and chocolate. The taste starts out with a creamy mouthfeel that has the taste and nuttiness of sugared coffee and finishes with a thinner dark fruit taste.

A very nice stout. Pours a deep, deep brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of roasted grains, espresso and a hint of sweetness and molasses. Excellent full flavor that finishes on a slightly bitter note; just a touch of hops. Quite smooth. Not quite as thick as some. Overall, highly recommended.

Getting notebook online. Bottle. Rich full color with dark head. Sweet creamy scent. Taste is creamy to start turns to fruity dry finish. Sweetness grows as you go, pretty good, very refreshing.

550 mL bottle. Pours black with thin tan head. Smells of sugared coffee. Taste is smooth up front with a thick licorice finish, not very pleasant. Mouthfeel is full and velvety.

Pint bottle. Pours black with a tan head. Taste of chocolate and coffee. Really smooth and goes down easy.

Bottle from Bev Mo, San Francisco, July 2008. Pours a dark black/brown with a thick brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted nuts, dark fruit. The mouthfeel is fantastic, thick, a highlight. I taste chocolate, coffee with a light bitter finish.

Re-rate, August 2009. Bottle. This is a dark almost black colour with a beautiful, frothy tan head, one inch thick and whisps of lace all over the glass. There is chocolate in the aroma with coffee beans and a hint of dark cherry. Aroma is also a bit lactic. Mouthfeel is medium to thick. Flavour of coffee beans with some chocolate and a hint of fruit. Finish is medium to long and dry.

Pours black with tan head. Strong coffee-oatmeal aroma with a matching bitter flavor. Fine dark beer.

Pours dark with foamy head. Smells sweet. Tastes like mollases and raisons with chocolate.