Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

	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
2132	3.92/5.0	3.92/5.0	5%	99.3	English pint

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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CQC (224), Sydney, Australia

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	5/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jul 15, 2008

Aroma - Stout Appearance - Stout Flavour - Cooper-ish Pallete - easy... very easy Overall impression - KIller drop. sits between coopers stout & the fabled coopers Vintage stout

blipp (1637), Newark, New Jersey, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	5/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 13, 2008

Bottle. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Sweet aroma, with bread, dough, oats, and coffee. Medium body, smooth, a little thin for a stout. Flavor is way more roasted than the aroma lets on, with notes of coffee, toast, and grass. A great beer, usually my dinner beer of choice.

lassem (304), Copenhagen, Denmark

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	4/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Jul 10, 2008

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. The nose is pale with tofee notes. The taste is more vinous than i remember but still with hints of the oats, chockolate and cofee. It has a rather bitter finish. For stouts I prefer a heavyer and thicker palate - this one is too waterish

Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jul 10, 2008

A smooth oatmeal stout but it lacks the backbone and full bodiedness I would like in a stout. The color was nice and the head was good. It was good and I would go back here but it just didn’t sit on my palate long enough though when it was there it was tasty for a bit.

marcus (1848), Sacramento, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 6, 2008

This dark brown ale poured with a fluffy tan head and an oatmeal aroma. The flavor is chocolate malt with a bready oatmeal presence, a bitter coffee finish and a bit of carbonation.

timsilvia32 (446), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 4, 2008

Always reliable Sam Smith. Pours a black/brown, light tan colored head. Smells of a slightly overcooked oatmeal cookie. Nice roast coffee and chocolatey tones. Just enough carbonation. Warms very well.

FunkyBrewster (443), Chicago, Illinois, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jul 1, 2008

Pours a dark brown almost black with a thick creamy head. Aroma is sweet and malty but has some fruity notes. Flavor very sweet and creamy. Very bready in the start but has some fruit tartness in the finish. Full bodied and thick, it sticks the whole way down to a nice bitter finish. A great example of an oatmeal stout that isn’t too overwhelming.

CheersBabe (62), USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 29, 2008

Dark, opaque color. Tastes of roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. Also a bit creamy. Flavor sticks to the palate after you drink it (which I do enjoy). It ends a little bitter for and oatmeal stout. Overall and excellent beer, I would encourage everyone to try it.

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