Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

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

Pours deep dark brown, almost black, with a thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, a hint of chocolate. Taste of coffee, a touch of bitter chocolate. A nice roasty flavor. Very Pleasent!!

This beer pours blacker than black with a thick brown and foamy head that diminishes slowly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Milk chocolate, grainy malt and oatmeal aroma. Rich smooth body with flavors of dark chocolate, dried fruits, vanilla and roasted malts. The finish is bitter dark chocolate and sweet malt. Overall this beer is not at the top of the charts as far as Imperial Stouts go, however it is well-crafted and enjoyable which is the norm for Stone.

bottle from Odeed: pours black with a dark tan head. aroma is a awesome chcolate with a hint of hops and a little roast, decent malt also. nice nuttiness from the oatmeal very pleasing. flavour is great very smooth and creamy plenty of nuttiness from the oats adn a great chcolate flavour to go with it, very slight roast. finishes very well with a touv\ch of bitterness and some more chocolate, great palate adn a fantastic beer.

This beer is amazing. The sweet smell of chocolate with the soft creaminess of oatmeal stout combined with a hint of chocolate. This beer is like an orgasm in a bottle for stout lovers. Seek this out and drink it. Now! Just quit reading, get offline, and go to the beer store.

bottle, black viscous pour, milkshake head, perfect pour, nose of oatmeal, chocolate and roasted coffee, flavor is sublime chocolate and smooth , finish is well done cocoa, malty like marshmallows

(bottle) Dark brown, almost black, opaque body and wispy brown head with some lacing. Burnt coffee and chocolate aroma. Full-bodied, very bitter, burnt flavor of chocolate and coffee, some fruit.

very good stout, thin head...black like muck. chocolatey, nutty, and a bit of alchohl bite too it. liked it enough to go get another .

Bottle. Pours a deep black, with a thin brown head. Aroma of warm alcohol and sweet chocolate malts. The flavor is bitter dark chocolate and a hint of coffee, with roasted malt character, and an earthy aftertaste. The alcohol is quite apparent, particularly in the aftertaste. Surprisingly sweet. Nice creamy mouthfeel. A unique and excellent imperial stout, one of the best that I’ve had.