Southern Tier Oat

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Lakewood, New York USA

22oz. bottle. Inviting sweet, creamy, chocolate aroma, lightly roasty and toffeeish with notes of raisin, plum, cocoa and dark bread. Opaque ebony color with a largely subsiding, tan head. Flavor is very nicely balanced between the sweetness, chocolate, creamy oats, dark fruits and spicy hops, showing only faint traces of the excessive alcohol content, and finishing long, bitter and roasty. Nicely smooth and thick mouthfeel, gently warming with moderate effervescence. Somehow rather drinkable, for all its strength and depth, and remarkably good overall.

Pitch black, small thin brown ring of a head. Leaves thin, yellow film as you swirl. Smokey nose with cocoa powder and milk chocolate. Hoppy/earthy flavor, loads of cocoa and alcohol. Toasty grains hit towards the end of the flavor profile. Dangerously delicious.

2007 Vintage received in a trade with rciesla. Appearance: Pours a black, thick-looking body with a thin, khaki-colored head. Lovely legs on this one! Smell: Full nose smelling of dark malts, with chocolate sauce, and oats, natch. All layered beneath crusted chunks of dark, gooey sugar. Taste: Heavily sugared, chocolate-coated oats slide and smear over the tongue along with bountiful tastes of marshmallows, second molasses, humble caramel, and sweet licorice-flavored candy. There’s a huge burst of dark fruitiness early in the taste and it lasts well beyond the finish. Very faint, subdued bitterness. Transitory spiciness. Then, it’s back to the heavy, heady dessert-like flavors with a far-off, faint touch of roastiness. Finishes decidedly sweet with lasting tastes of fruit and Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. There are some warming qualities, but, for the most part, the 11% ABV goes down very, very easily. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium-low carbonation. Excessively smooth, tongue-coated mouthfeel. Drinkability: A tasty Imperial Stout that glides across one’s palette with sheer ease, though the grotesque hedonist in me is left yearning for a bottle of Choklat, oooh, or even their new Mokah. Still, it’s one I recommend.

Flaske: Brun sort øl med et fint skmhoved. Duft af kaffe og en smule brændthed. Smagen er diskret kaffe og havre der tydelig smager igennem. Usædvanlig mild for sine 11%. Ikke synderlig ophidsende, men udmærket øl.

Bottle shared with DuffmanSW. Pours black with a solid creamy mocha head. Aroma is mostly chocolate with dark fruits and molasses. Flavor is not as sweet as expected. Roasty with a nice bitterness, chocolate, raisins, and coffee. The finish is long and bitter. Palate is pure silk, thick and creamy with a nice soft carbonation. Very tasty stuff.

The Piece de Resistance of the UFC 97 random beer tasting with Mspindler... W/O Hophead22.. Thanks Mike.. Pours black with a 1 finger mocha head.. Smells of chocolate and dark fruits, sweet smelling... Taste is semi-sweet with that dark chocolate bitterness...Palate is smooth and thick like an RIS should be. I like it... I like it alot!!

Bottle 22 oz - Poured coffee black with small tan head. Aroma - liquid smoke, chocolate frosting, dark fruits and molasses. Flavor - Rich and creamy chocolate with this perfect blend of roasted coffee...Damn this is good!!! Palate - silky smooth heavy mouthfeel with little carbonation. Finish has a great roasted smokey flavor and aftertaste is the same. Overall - One of the best IS I’ve had, easy to drink and alcohol is barely detectable.

Bottle pours a tan head with a dark brown body. Smells of smoke, yeast, caramel, and chocolate. Tastes like milk chocolate, alcohol, and more! Smoke, chocolate cake, and sticky finish.