 jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
May 21, 2008 Pours black with a beige head. Bitter-sweet cocoa, lactose, and espresso in the aroma. The oat comes out a lot more as the beer warms. The flavor is straightforward but very impressive: everything shouts standard stout, but it’s all put together in a way that makes this one of the best stouts I’ve tasted. It finishes dry, with espresso and bitter roasted malt, but neither flavor is over the top.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
May 20, 2008 Updated: Oct 16, 2008wow. Retried again: Aroma is a rich, malty-roasted sweet, with milk, oats, coffee, milk and dark chocolate, burnt toffee. Awesome, and unique. Palate is a touch thin, and quite carbonated. After letting this sit, the flavors really swing into high gear. This is no subtle beer, despite the lower alcohol. The balance and mouthfeel is so complex, with perhaps some dark chocolate, molasses, oatmeal, and roasted flavors. Dry finish, perhaps a bit light for a stout but great overall. Every tie I re-try this, I realize why this is my favorite stout of all time.
SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 17, 2008 black with a small dark brown head. rich aroma of coffee, milk chocolate, and maple syrup. rich bitter dark chocolate and black coffee with sugar for flavors. medium bodied. an excellent stout.
ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
May 15, 2008 Thanks to JCB for this! Dark brown pour, almost black. Brown head and some thick spotty lacing. Wonderful chocolate aroma. Chocolate and oats up front with big malty finish!
daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
May 13, 2008 Bottle, thanks so much to robinvboyer! DELICIOUS! Pours dark black and nice and viscous. Nice brown and creamy head. Lacing is phenomenal. Smell is nice with tons of chocolate flavor. Tongue is chocolate, sweet coffee, oats, wood, and some nice residual sweetness and a good balance of hops. I even notice some hints of smoke. Great stout. I want more!!
GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
May 13, 2008 12oz bottle. Pretty thick pour. Opaque black color. Head was thick and light brown with good retention and lacing. Looked pretty much as good as a stout can look. Pleasant aroma of vanilla, subdued brown sugar, burnt caramel, and a whiff of dark chocolate. Dry and medium bodied with moderate carbonation. I tasted roasted malt and dark chocolate. There was some light roasty bitterness at the end which kept things interesting.
GAManiac (1123), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2008 Updated: May 16, 2008Pours dark, dark brown with ruby hints around the edges when held up to the light. Head is one finger tan and retention and lacing are very good. Smell is fairly sweet with chocolate, vanilla and (surprise) oatmeal. Initial taste carries the sweetness indicated in the smell with oatmeal, chocolate, and vanilla. However, the taste has a much more roasted coffee and malt presence than the smell. The finish is fairly crisp with a slight hop kick at the end. Mouthfeel is medium and crisp with the slightest hint of smoke in the background. This is an excellent example of an oatmeal stout and extremely drinkable as stouts go.
hellbilly (1502), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
May 8, 2008 bottle left at my house that used to belong to shyam... thick black pour topped by a medium brown head with reddish tints. unreal sheets of lacing left behind. the aroma is musty oats, smoke/astringency, licorice, wood, chocolate and umami. the palate is full of dark roasty grains, oatmeal, toasted nuts, chocolate and smoke. tart high roast finish with coffee and some banana like fruitiness in the finish. full body with a creamy texture as the carbonation gets worked up. astringency/acidity from the roast keeps the mouth feel interesting... very simple yet delicious and profound...
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