St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: Stout
Montreal, Canada

Bottle from bitbucket. Dark black pour, decent 1/2 inch cookie colored head and a nice, but subdued aroma of creamy chocolate. Flavor is bitter roasted malts, coffee and finished very dry. Very good, I’d pick up some of this if I can find it locally.

11.5oz twist off, no dates. Looks VERY hefty for 5%, black with tan foam, very nice retention and exceptional lacing. Rich malt aromas, espresso, mocha, maybe a hint of butterscotch. Butterscotch, roasted barley and some ashy-ness. Big letdown after that pour and aroma. Chewy mouthfeel and lots of bitterness on the tail end.

Aroma dark, deep, and like wine. Dry and yet with a sweet-smelling quality lingering...rich and full and yet with a lightness and refreshing quality to it. For once, I think a top-ranked beer is not over-rated. This beer is truly outstanding!

Black, medium crema head. Coffee and bitter chocolate nose. Singed flavours. Sweet and singed malts and vanilla. Just medium bodied - it’s pretty light for the style, particularly considering the oats. Dry finish.This is not a particularly complex beer: it just has a few things that work together very harmoniously. Neither (for a stout) is it an attention-grabber - more of an intimate caress. Great.

Bottle sent by ben4321 in a trade. Thanks, Ben, this was a good one. Pours black in color with a one-finger beige head that leaves a little film on the beer after awhile. Aroma is roast, chocolate, and coffee. Pretty typical for an oatmeal stout. Flavor is very interesting. Starts out as a pretty standard but well-balanced stout with chocolate and espresso notes. Then the roast really hits you. Really gets intense in the finish. There’s also a nice oatmeal/milk character in there. Palate is smooth but fairly light. This is not a terrible thing, as it adds to the drinkability. Leaves a little char in your mouth.

341 ml bottle. Pours dark black with a mocha beige head. Strong notes espresso, coffee, chocolate . My favorite stout to date . Really good

Dark opaque brown with a thick creamy beige head and solid lacing. Aroma of cocoa powder and burnt coffee beans. Tastes of bitter chocolate and caramel, not much of a finish, which was the only thing preventing a 4.5 taste rating. Positively chewy, excellent body. Classic example of the style, well worth seeking out.

Bottle, poured a coffee black into a chalice. Small sudsy head which simmered to a ring around the glass. Aroma of light roasted malts, meal and liquorice. Taste is a slight roast, dark chocolate espresso with some light chalky bitterness. Espresso oatmeal body, a little thin which as it warms up is tasting pretty good.