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Southern Tier Oat

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6374.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%90Snifter
Commercial Description:
“brewed for the harvest” This beer begins in spring when oat seeds are sown as soon as the soil can be worked. Meanwhile, select types of barley are planted with hopes that Mother Nature will be kind. Our brewers wait patiently until the legumes are mature and ready for the scythe. Upon delivery to the brewery, these ingredients are mixed together in the mash tun where they steep, creating a rich molasses-like liquid. Spicy hops are boiled with the thick brew, giving balance and complexity. Brewers yeast feasts upon the rich sugars, concluding its transformation into oatmeal stout. Pour Oat into a snifter, allow its thick tan head to slowly rise, releasing unbridled aromas. The color of Oat is as dark as a moonless night. The first sip reveals Oat’s thick and nourishing taste. Like a haversack to a horse, a bottle of this stout is a meal in itself. Enjoy responsibly. 11.0% abv • 238º L
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 marcus (1869), Sacramento, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2009  
This black ale poured with a thin tan head and a strong chocolate aroma There is a chewy and creamy treacle and chocolate flavor with a bitter hop finish and an alcohol trail. Very nice.


 Enjoyit (1719), Vadum, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Black of color with a small beige head. An aroma of sweet liqurice, salty, bitter and weak chocolate. A flavor of liqurice and bitter-sweet.


 Macadem (103), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Oct 11, 2009  
This has an absolutely amazing nose for an oatmeal stout. Big chocolate, prunes, raisins, oats and red berry aromas. Very fruity tastes, lots of raisins and red berries. This is fantastic!


 jeff789 (403), Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Pitch black, very opaque... Creamy roasty aroma, notes of cereal grains, lactose, sweet cream... Roasty creamy mouthfeel, with notes of burnt malts, cream, milk, cereal... Full bodied, slightly sweet, but not nearly as sweet as creme brulee... very very good....


matthewjk (68), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/518/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Finally got my hands on the "Oat!" The last reviewer--who happens to represent Mason, OH right around the corner from me--is correct: The pitch black Oat will produce no head, but do not fear because it is delicious. Scary it hides a 11% ABV! Ouch, this is not a beginner’s beer. This beer might knock a horse on its ass. I still like the Jah-va bit more, but fantastic offering Southern Tier.


 GMUcrew7 (360), Mason, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Pours dark black with almost no head to speak of (might have been a bad bottle as I heard almost no sign of CO2 when I opened the bottle). Has the aroma of an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, which needless to say is a good thing. A lot of chocolate in the flavor followed by the oat, the alcohol is barely noticeable. Nice thick body, sticky palate with hardly any carbonation. Very good beer.


 nerdrocker101 (102), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a solid black with a creamy, tan head. Lots of chocolate, roasted malts, and oats. Wonderful smell with a taste to match. Full body with a rich, smooth mouthfeel. I could definitely drink this with breakfast. If I could only find a way to make my coffee pot brew one cup of beer at a time.


 pete4999 (139), Buffalo, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/515/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Loving this. Jet black, little tan head. Smells just roasty...coffee, chocolate, oats, all that. SUPER creamy. Really a sensational beer, right up there with the rest of the series.



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