Sand Creek Oscars Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Huge beige, dense head, lacey, over to all purposes black beer. Rich coffee & dark chocolate nose; alcohol and fusels abundant, and strangely enough, an impression of wood aging. Very roasted/burnt malt/coffee notes with a finish that is more moccha/coffeecream-like. Bitter chocolate, carbondust, metallic, wet cardboard. For all the creamy velvet of the head, the beer itself is thinnish and near-fizzy. Ending piteously; more’s the shame as the onset was quite promising. Thanks, DaveDave!

Poured from the bottle into a double-walled pint glass. Pour produced a brown-black body with a slightly cascading brown head of foam with moderate to heavy lacing and fair rocky retention. Aroma is chocolate with some slight spice to the nose. Good bittersweet flavor with low carbonation and slightly watery mouthfeel. Coffee and dark, bitter roasting dominate the palate, as is typical with the style. Nothing out of the ordinary here, folks, which makes for a satisfying stout.

Bottle. Almost black in color with a dirty borun head. Malty aroma with a hint of chocolate. Thick to the palate. Flavor is slightly bitter malt followed by a semi sweet finish.

Mostly opaque dark brown with tan head. Nutty and somewhat roasted aroma, with a moderately rich body that is fairly midling for a palate. Vanilla-nut element in the aroma foreshadows a milky coffee flavor that has a mildly lactic quality and a hint of celery seed. Moderately dry finish, low bitterness. Not particularly satisfying in my book.

Bottle from the Beer Geek. Opaque brown/black color with a very flat tan head. Mixed aromas of dark roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Almost medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is roasted malt, with light coffee and light chocolate. It is very pleasing. Finishes near medium body with relatively dry aspects. A stout that could be a session ale. Mouthsmackingly good.