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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
21413.92/5.03.92/5.05%99.3English 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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 K-V-F-L (292), LaVista, Nebraska, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 15, 2001  
You can almost taste the oats in your mouth. I swear I had to pick one out of my teeth. Damn good stuff; even if you don’t like stouts, give this one your attention.


Wilecat (66), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/515/20
Aug 30, 2002  
This is a standard. One of the best beers readily available in this puritan land we call NC


 Darkover (1313), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/519/20
Jan 24, 2002  
Bitter sweet flavor/finish. Big creamy head. Just the right amount of carbonization. Very good.


 Kodos (200), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Jan 4, 2003  
Pours BLACK! Small short head. Roasted and toasted to the max. Vanilla? Excellent creamy mouthfeel. Not overly bitter, well balanced. Top notch for someone who isn’t a big Stout fan.


ericmoss3799 (73), Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
May 14, 2002  
This beer is very good, but it lacks head and mouth feel. The beer is more like a Double Bock than a Stout.. Just my opinion.. The beer is very thin for a stout.


Soothsayer99 (23), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 17, 2001  


 Murph06 (121), Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Aug 3, 2001  
Still one of the best stouts in the world. Great for stout-lovers and very good for all other drinkers!


 mikenodak (142), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Aug 14, 2002  
re-rating - 1st bootle was skunky and I had to pour it down the drain (@#&$%clear bottles), but if you get it fresh it is wonderful, one of my favorites - inviting aroma, smooth, malty sweet, but not cloying, enough bitter for balance



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