Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

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

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 .

Poured jet black with a small clean head. Lacing littered the sides of the glass. Aroma is strong of roasted oats, coffee, and deliciousness. My god this Stone brew. It’s smooth, the oats are playing the sidekick roll to the bitter chocolate and roasted coffee, but the oats come through and the body is just perfect. Alcohol is hidden very well, but is there and pleasant.

First tried on tap at the GABF 2008, the second I had it I knew I had to drink it again. Pours deep black with very nice tan head. Nose is very sweet and chocolaty for an imperial, almost smells like a sweet stout. Very balanced mouth feel with dark chocolate, malt, and sugars. Finish is smooth and malty, no alcohol whatsoever...I wish I could have purchased more than 3 bottles

Lakewood, Oh. - Roz’s Wine House - 22 oz bomber. Black a tar pour with a thick, mocha colored head that sticks around. Very fragrant aroma of chocolate, coffee, and licorice - rich to say the least. Full-bodied flavor with some fresh brewed strong coffee, licorice, baker’s chocolate, a touch of prunes - delectable. Mouthfeel is thick and rich - plenty of lactic acid present to give it some silkiness. A solid entry by Stone -maybe I wouldn’t be so dazzled by them if they were more readily available in my neck of the woods.

Yummy yummy in my tummy. Dark as night -- very thin head. Sweet aroma -- starkly bitter chocolatey aroma and bite in the flavor -- licoricey, raisin, maybe even some date. (#3492, 11/2008)

This Imperial Stout pours an eclipse black color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized beige foamy head, with good lacing and nice retention. The aroma is roasted/burnt malt, chocolate and coffee. A medium bodied Imperial Stout. The malts are semi sweet chocolate, coffee with some burnt malt notes. The hops are earthy. Nice balance. Good carbonation. Interesting beer, it has the full, chewy feel of an oatmeal stout but still has the roasted malt, chocolate and alcohol qualities of an imperial stout. Add to that some very nice semi sweet chocolate flavors, yet with a fairly strong overall bitterness. It’s a interesting compare and contrast, but it works very well. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Strong roastedness and bitter bakers chocolate are prominent, dark cocoa powder surfaces in aroma, rich and pleasing, seems to lose its legs as it warms,taste is certainly dark bitter chocolate,seem to get the impression of dark chocolate frosting sweetness at first ,but that bitterness is just to overwhelming,oatmeal use must be minimal,as it doesn’t have that oatmeal slickness,some alchol definitely noticeable,a very fine chocolate stout,very worthy of being an Anniversary brew. Thanks Kingpin

Very dark, bakers chocolate and roast in the aroma. Tastes of slight roast with a long bitter finish, like bakers chocolate without the hearty chocolate taste.