St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Stout
Montreal, Canada

bonus beer from richlikebeer.(talk about a nice surpirse!)poured this into my courvoisier snifter and recieved one of the best looking brews i have ever laid my eyes on.thick as a brick when it poured,blacker than black when held to light,and a nice chocolate looking head that left thick webbing as it sat.my nose was gifted with aromas of roasted malt,cherries,chocolate,oatmeal,and a tiny bit of smoke.the first sip gave a rush of coffee,oatmeal,smoke,chocolate,malts...damn this is yummy!you cant find a beer with much more complexity and visual appeal than this.thanks again to richlikebeer for this exceptional brew.

Bottle from robinvboyer, thanks man! Pours a almost total black with a thick brown head. The aroma is mostly chocolate and malt. The taste is also dominated by caramel and roasted malts with some chocolate and smoke. Pure goodness. Not much oatmeal, but a nice dark malt taste. Just great.

Quite the excellent stout I have to say! I love my stouts sweet and this one comes thru in the clutch. Aroma is coffe, nutty, caramel, toffe, vanilla and chocolate. Super complex nose. Appearance has that look like coffe that’s been evaporated in half and looks like sludge, completely coating the inside of your glass and mouth. Flavors were much the same in the nose, but a malty sweetness comes out wrapping the whole thing most astounding. One of the best I’ve had.

Bottle from miketd - thanks! Really nice black pour with a tan head. Aroma is dominated by raw coffee and chocolate with some sourness. Flavor is chocolatey, sweet, but a tad harsh. This one isn’t bad, but it appears I’m in the minority in thinking this one is kind of mediocre.

Had this one on tap at REBEL’s ROCK IRISH PUB in Hamilton, Ontario. Poured a black body, withg a trhick and frothy caramel coloured head. Sweet aromas of mild malt, coffee, and chocolate. Tastes like caramel, and sweet malty, but I find it just a little watery on the finish. Full bodied though for the most part. Heavy lacing on the glass as well. This could have been a 5.0 had it not been for the somewhat watery finish. A great Canadian product in any event. Update os overall to 18. Drinkability plays a factor in this.

(Bottle) Pours black. Dry and roasted aroma with tones of cocoa, chocolate, caramel, coffee powder and smoke. Fruity undertones of raisins and plums. Salty and roasted flavour with tones of sweet liquorice, chocolate, coffee, gravel, mint and caramel. Some sal ammoniac in the aftertaste. Light sweet and medium bitter. Round and caramel syrupy mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Yeah.

Bottle during my Great Lakes region brew tour. B-L-A-C-K with a tall, tan head. The nose is of sweet, creamy chocolate, oats, bright coffee, milk, and almonds. Licorice, oats, raisins, and soft coffee are present in the mouth. This flirts with the definition of a sweet stout. This is mild throughout but still complex and extremely well balanced. Scarily drinkable stout, this.
[August 10, 2008]
bottle from Leaf & Ale. Pours black with ruby evident in the light. A tall khaki head forms and lasts for the entire leisurely drinking session. The aroma is mouthwatering. It’s amazing what this stout can achieve in its tastefulness. It’s not powerful to the nose, but distinct toasted oats, mocha, smoke, and coffee are all noted. The flavor is the same. Oh, but let’s not skip over the oh-so creamy palate. It covers the tongue and just begs to wash down the gullet. The beer isn’t very heavy, but more than adequate to quell the hunger for flavor. I get toasty oats, mocha, just a hint of meat, and toffee in the finish. The whole thing is scarily drinkable. This is one balanced and pleasing package. St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is the definition of a session beer.

Bottle shared with the guys at the Inglorious Emergency Tasting. Near black pour with ring of brown head. Nose is fantastic, dark smokey oats and chocolate Tastes of burnt oats, with milk chocolate, and coffee, with some vegetal nuttiness. Lingering bitter malt finish. Great oatmeal stout.