Wild Goose Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Wild Goose LLC (Flying Dog)
Style: Sweet Stout
Frederick, Maryland USA

Pours pitch black with a big, frothy, khaki-colored head. When held up to bright light, its crimson hue is revealed. Toast, espresso, dark chocolate and perfume in the aroma. Lots of roasted malt flavor. Bitter cocoa, espresso and damp wood or straw. Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and mild carbonation. Short, toasted, bitter finish.

Beer pours (in Chimay glass) a dark black liquid light can not penetrate with small light caramel colored head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is of a toasty, roasty chocolate coffee with a sweet chocolate candy bar and unfortunately light hop character. Flavor is a small, gentle hop (they're right!!) followed by a great roasted coffee finish. No oatmeal flavor detected. Beer says "keep refrigerated upon purchase". I don't. Hop aroma and flavor is this beer's only flaw. Otherwise, very nice. Sampled at 71 degrees Fahrenheit.

Brownish orange and dark. Good head that lasts. Spicy and roasty initially. The body progresses through a range of hoppy flavors with that bitter burnt malt lingering. Finishes a little bit too sour/bitter for my liking though and body is a bit on the watery side. Not as sweet as I would expect though that isnt necessarily a bad thing. A very unusual beer.

Smoky and bitter. Chocolate malts, slightly sweet. Good nose. Slight tang. Dark brown-black w/light tan foamy lacing head. Watery body w/light-med carb. Taste is a bit watery but a decent amount of bitter malts. Tangy with very dry finish. Bitter chocolate after. Mediocre stout.

Dark with a small cream colored head. Faint aroma of malt, coffee, hint of sourness. Initial flavor is a combination of sweet chocolate/coffee and roasted malt. Smooth dry finish. Seems a little thin for a stout.

Aroma: Not much to smell. A faint malt aroma, not much else.
Appearance: Poured a dark brown color with no head and no lacing.
Flavor: Malty flavored coffee, kinda bland.
Palate: Not a real pleasant mouthfeel to this beer. It could have used more carbonation.
Overall: Not one of the best stouts that I've ever had. I'm not sure that I had a fresh bottle, since the freshness date was missing from my bottle. I really don't think I'd try this again.

Pours with a dark brown to balck body topped by a medium thick tan head with decent lace. Sweet and slightly bitter malt aroma with a touch of smokiness. Sweet malty aroma with a slightly smokey bitterness. The finish is bitter and slightly smokey. Medium to full bodied and very smooth.

Somewhat sweet with a fairly roasty profile. Enjoyable for sipping, but I'm only willing to have one. Quite thick and malty (no skimping on ingredients here) with some bitterness but more roast than hops. Wild Goose's Nut Brown was a pleasant surprise so I hope for more good things from these guys in MD.