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Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout - Stout

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99
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Stout

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

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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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 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/518/20
May 28, 2008  
Dark red colour. Small head. A quite good stout Some sweetness and chocolate taste.. Also some creaminess.


 gerardoluna (195), Mexico
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 26, 2008  
mmmmmmm the best beer that i tasted [for now] mmh!!! good look, a dark deep color, great brownie head, the taste is amazing, a little notes of caramel , coffe and sugar brown. In nouse is gentile, smooth. Great Beer!!! i enjoy it with one brownie cake and looking a NYC film.


 puboflyons (589), New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/517/20
May 24, 2008  
From a 355 ml. bottle marked SL06C1. Samuel Smith’s products are excellent and when I have some extra cash on hand I like to buy it. This one is a favorite that pours very brown with a beige/tan frothy head that stays on top for most of the session. The aroma is sweet and formidable aroma of chocolate or cocoa. It has such a smooth mouth feel and goes down like cream. This is one of the smoothest beers I have ever had.


 vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 24, 2008  
Bottled brew that pours dark brown with a light beige head. Exciting aroma of fruit,nuts, roast and oats. Bit of sweetness and a bitter bite on the first sip, leading to an explosion of rich chocolate, butter, nuts, and grapes. Final aftertaste is lingering oatmeal and molasses (?). One of my favorites!


joshuabarclay (21), Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
May 23, 2008  
This is likely my favourite stout, possibly favourite beer at the moment. It’s dark and smooth, which is me all over. Bold coffee and charred something, don’t quite know what but it works. If you wanna get into semi-widely distributed stouts, start with this, and expect to work your way down. I think this beer is flawless.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
May 19, 2008  
This is a really solid stout, one of the smoothest and best malt profiles I can remember. For only being 5% the weight on the palate and malt depth is very impressive. Soft burnt characters, dark chocolate, that oatmeal smoothness you get. Subtle dark cherry comes through as it warms.


 tarheels86 (704), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 19, 2008    Updated: Feb 26, 2009
550 ml in Chicago but can be found everywhere in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. This is fantastic! Massive head for a stout- about two fingers. Aroma is of raisins and chocolate. Initial taste though is creamy and ultra smooth with some malt and bitter sweet chocolate. Body is creamy but still fairly light with I guess the oat flavor coming out, which is new for me. Very drinkable with a slightly bitter malt aftertaste. Reminds me a great Oyster Stout though I reckon this one would be heaps better with seafood than Guinness or an Oyster Stout.


knights97 (80), Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 19, 2008  
550ml bottle, pours to thick, brown ale, good sweet smell to it, not overpowering, a slight sweet malt taste, balanced well and is very smooth, cream taste



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