Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Formerly brewed at Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Escondido, California USA

Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Dark pour with tan head. Roasty aroma; malt, chocolate. Hops up front; quite big. Surprisingly nice bitter chocolate, oatmeal and wheat bread on the back of the palate and the longest finish I’ve had since Expedition. Great aftertaste. Not overly sweet, which is a very good thing in my opinion.

Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout-22oz bottle-pours a disappearing brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate, rubber, bug spray, some dark fruit. Taste is bitter chocolate-dark malt, boozy, alcohol, tar, vinegar/acidic, woody. Not close to Stone IS. Thanks to jwc215 for sharing.

Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head recedes to hug rim. Earthy chocolate and alcohol aromas. Thick and creamy with sharp chocolate and alcohol. Stinging finish.

Poured a dark thick black color with a dark brown thin head that slowly disappeared to a film. There was a deep chocolate aroma. The texture of the beer was thick and creamy with an obvious dark chocolate flavor and a little dark chocolate bitterness. There was a bit of an espresso taste too. The bitterness rolled on the palate for just a touch of a dry finish. This was an excellent beer. Dessert in a bottle!!!!

Bottle… Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8… Pours pitch black with a mid-sized, creamy, beige head. Good retention. Simple, straight-forward aroma and flavor… dark, bitter chocolate nibs and cocoa powder. Full-bodied and lightly creamy with moderate carbonation. Chocolaty, bitter finish. Thanks to growler for sharing the bottle!

(22 oz bottle) pours dark oily black. Head is slow to come, but is moderate dark tan. Aroma of coffee and dark chocolate. Flavor is bitter roast malt, coffee, chocolate, a hint of dark fruit. Not as sweet as some oatmeal stouts.

Bomber thanks to footbalm, bought at Lee’s Liquors. Pours a pure black color with a medium tan, almost light brown-reddish head. The aroma is tons of oatmeal, roasted notes, and a strong bourbon aspect. The taste is excellent; lots of roasted malt flavors, some bitter and milk chocolates, a large oat presence, and a lesser dark fruit aspect. Very good and a bit different than I’m used to, in a good way. A lot of alcohol warmth, and a slight bitterness in the finish. Quite milky and full flavored. Just damn good.

Black body with a resilient tawny creamed head. Deep oily roast in the nose with tinges of alcohol and perhaps plum. Moderately creamy body with strong thrust of deep, dark roast and sharp alcohol. Rough-hewn chocolate, charcoal, whiskey, and oreos pervade the finish.