Siletz Oatmeal Cream Stout

Brewed by Siletz Brewing and Public House
Style: Sweet Stout
Siletz, Oregon USA

From a 22-oz. bottle--Infectioun issues here--Poured a brown-black body with a thick fluffy off-white head. Notes of dark fruits and creamy, nutty malts. Finish of grapes and chocolate with a mild hops presence. Metallic sourness was rather undesirable.

Pours with a frothy, reasonably dense, initially three-finger thick, browned, tan colored head. The beer is an almost black, deeply burnt, brown color. Aromas of roast grain are quite prominent; slightly acrid, deeply burnt, dark coffee roast, burnt raisins are all noticeable. There is also something that reminds me a bit of tart plum, concord grapes, and perhaps even a bit of other-than-roast contributed sourness in the nose.

First sip, this is definitely far more sour than the roast character could ever hope to contribute. The beer is fairly dry at this point, and certainly seems to be quite a bit more thin than one would expect. Underneath the sourness is the subdued roast character, which would otherwise be the dominant note. As far as sourness goes, the tartness is quite pleasant with a rounded fruit note to it, but it just doesn’t work in this beer.

It is really unfortunate that Siletz has this bottling infection problem, as most of the bottled brews I have had have had varying levels of infection. The funk lover in me can’t help but think that this particular bug would work quite well in a bottled Saison style beer, alas this is not that style.

bottle from kenb. pours nearly black with red highlights and a fluffy cocoa head. aroma of highly roasted malts and coffee. flavor has the same characteristics with a coffee/burnt aftertaste that lingers for a while . thin to medium bodied with an acidic mouth feel that makes it seem like more of a mediocre porter.

Damn, this baby did pour a deep brown with red highlights, thus, mahogany! I got a small tan head. Nose was burnt coffee and malts, caramel, and some astringence. I wanted so much more from this, I guess it seems damn close to an Impy, just falls short in mouth feel and finish. But as i rate to style, it is a very nice stout. Thankz

Foul nose of rubber and medicine. Not really sure wtf is going on here. Ok, after some time to breathe, the aroma relaxes considerably and notes of dried fruit, and sweet grains are recognizeable. That’s much better, but still going to have to dock the score some for the offensive initial blast. Pours a dark walnut with deep garnet highlights. The cascade resolves into a average lasting creamy light brown head that leaves good lace. Big, sharp, robust, and roasted, the brew has decent acidity and a long burnt bitter finish. The medium to full body is soft to lively and dry believe it or not. The finish feels highly astringent.

Good color and good aroma. Flavor is a bit to dry and bitter for me but that’s being picky. Still a good stout. Maybe a tad thin though.

Mahogany color against the light, with a thin whispy collection of bubbles for a head. Coffee and burnt sugar for a nose. Bitter coffee is the primary flavor with some brown sugar and grassy hops in the middle. The finish is a long coffee bean bitterness.

Date: 01/10/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: black with dark brown edges, touch of lace,
Aroma: sweet chocolate and roasted aroma,
Body: body starts thin but comes around, lots of roasted flavor, rich dry chocolate character, good bitter finish,
-------- /> Date: 03/15/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

dark chocolate flavor grows to meet the roasted, hint of tartness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4