Silverado Oatmeal Stout

Draft at brewpub. Dark color with tan head. Nose of honey and oatmeal with coffee and chocolate. Flavor is smooth coffee with rich chocolate as well. Smooth palate with a nice carbonation. Very nice.

Sampled at the brewhouse. Very smooth beer with a dark dark color and pretty thick head for a stout. Overall a middle of the pack oatmeal as it didnt quite have the flavor one would expect.

On tap at the brewery in St. Helena. Nice appearance from the nitro pour, wih a deep brown hue and cascading beige head. Pretty much your typical stout with a very creamy milkshake feel and a good dose of lighter chocolate and coffee notes. Smoky flavors with some malty notes and earth, finishing bone dry with lots of carbonation. Great body that provokes the lasting roasted character. Totally sessionable.

12/30/2007 from sample glass at brewery. Aroma of dark caramel, chocolate, and cappucino. Brown with good clarity and ring of tan head around the glass. Flavor somewhat thin and watery with subtle chocolate and dark caramel notes in background. Slight bitterness. Medium-light body, moderately low carbonation. Fairly short finish.

Nitro pour at the brewpub. When held up to the light it was a clear dark brown color. Typical thick nitrogenated head which was tan in color and had good retention and lacing. Aroma was of milk chocolate. Smooth and slightly sweet on the tongue. Medium bodied. Nutty and milk chocolatey flavor with a hint of raisin and roasty malt. Decent.