Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Stout
Tadcaster, England

From a bottle poured dark ruby color with a small amount of head. Nice sweet malty flavor with a lingering aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours almost black but dark ruby if held up to light and with a tan head that hangs around. Aroma has lots of roasted malt and chocolate as well as a little coffee and some mild spice. Flavour is just great; again the roasted malt and chocolate dominate but the oatmeal comes through nicely as well as lesser hints of vanilla and a little dark fruit. Exceptionally smooth, creamy mouthfeel with a slightly sweet finish. Almost perfectly balanced, this is an excellent stout, possibly even better than their imperial, which is high praise indeed.

Beautiful dark colour with an extremely large creamy brown head. Wonderful looking. It has a bit of a weird flavour, slightly soured but not too elegantly. It is quite smooth, but the body is a little weaker than would be expected from the style. Overall it is fairly good and a nice hearty stout, but it is not unique or exceptional. I wouldn’t mind trying it on tap but I wouldn’t bother buying bottles again.

Nice dark beer with a medium sized head. Sweet roasted malty aroma. Medium bodied. Wonderful roasted flavor with a nice oatmeal taste to anchor it all. A few dark fruit and coffee flavors come through, but mostly the oatmeal base and maybe chocolate melted by a camp fire. Smooth with a crisp finish. Not overly complex but very enjoyable.

Bottle from Chappy’s in Dayton. One of the first stouts I ever tried, a few years ago, before I started rating. Drinking it again for the second time and wow, what a difference it makes after some more beer experience. I remember before, it was too strong for me, haha. Now, the flavor is sweet, almost fruity, and with dry finish. The oats stick out and go well with the rich malty flavor. I’m starting to really love oatmeal stouts, and oatmeal beers in general. The palate is smooth, not overly thick, but soft. I’ll be drinking some more of this soon.

Pours black, beige head. Sweet aroma of malts and oatmeal. Thick and creamy lots of oats, and lots of chocolate malt flavours. Roasty, slightly bitter, with a dry aftertaste that leaves you wanting more. THis is a great stout one of my favs. If I was a morning drinking kind of guy this is the beer I would have with breakfast. I think the perfect food pairing for this one would be Bacon, eggs and Toast. Great Beer!!

Very interesting aroma on this, not what i was expecting from a stout. Red apples, spice and cider, with a hint of hickory smoke. Apple again on the palate, molasses, maple syrup and plum. Very unusual, and very good.

Very dark robe almost opaque. Rich creamy head. Smells of oatmeal malt with bit of toffee. Sweet oatmeal Stout overall, but taste is a bit disappointing.Not enough complexity and ...I don’t know missing something.