Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

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

Bomber at the rip and run. Late night consumption and a heavy pour yeilds a viscous black brew topped with a shimmering tan head that screams heavily roasted dark malts with a good halo of cocoa scents. Body is built upon the sae heavy handed malt bill with an oatmeal chewiness. The bitter chocolate and hops blend well to intensify the dryness. A masterful use of chocolate for the lack of abundant hops. Slight booziness in nose is well hidden in creamy then bitter body. A distinct brew that utilizes a lesser used twist to the impys expertly.

Dark beer with a foamy brown head that shrinks to an attractive whisp. Nose of Baker’s chocolate, alcohol and an almost smokey roast grain. Flavors of big burnt toast, bitter chocolate, ashes, nocitable alcohol and grassy hops. The chocolate is more subtle than expected. This is a really nice big stout.

extremely dark and coffee in appearance. lacy oatmeal residue. a long lasting head. very strong and a lot of bitter. long, huge, bitter lingering finish. a bit out of balance and hard to find the subtleties, but still a well crafted beer.

The aroma on thi beer is very, VERY chocolate. Some malts, oatmeal and some roasted coffee is evident. Very enticing. The appearance is nearly jet black, with a medium to dark brown head. The flavor very roasty, and has strong notes of oatmeal. Very thick mouthfeel. The palate is left with a nice roastyness, and some lingering hops. Great beer. A little pricey at $8.99 for the bomber, but all beer is so damn expensive anymore.

Wow. Lots of chocolate. Very rich. Very dark. Very creamy. The taste sits for a long time in my mouth. Awesome. Why did I buy only one bottle? What an idiot. I should have stocked up on this one. Excellent.

Tastes like a very dark roast colombian coffee with a little bit of chocolate. Very dark pour with little head. Had a slight bitter after taste. I would buy again.

Very nice brew. Thick, rich, creamy. Pours an inky black with almost no head. The chocolate and oatmeal aren’t as strong as the cream. Nice grain profile. Strong ashy taste that actually works in favor of the beer. The is a big big beer in almost every way. Not too sure about the bitter aspect, as it didn’t seem that way to me. Boozy in spots, as is normal for Stone beers. Overall, I liked this one a lot and am glad I bought multiple bottles!

Bottle from Sean. I thought I would open this and watch the RNC tonight. Man that Palin is a VPILF. Black colored pour, tan head. Typical stout pour - nothing new here. Smell is sweet, full of chocolate, roasted malts, some caramel flavors, and of course, a little bit of hops. Taste is sweet and somewhat bitter, incredibly thick and smooth. Almost too much carbonation at times, but all in all it seems very good. Honestly I cant tell much difference between this and the RIS. Its good, really good. Not much else to say.