Youngs Oatmeal Stout (London Stout)

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Stout
Bedford, England

Interesting, this brew here... Opaque in the glass, creamy tan diminishing head. Smoke, cherries and coffee to the nose. The first thing I noticed about the flavor was the smoky-bacon that permeates the palate. There also weaves in coffee and a small sweet cherry essence on the backend of the pull. Nice roasted, still smoky-bacon finish makes for a unique stout here. Not one that I’d make my session brew, but definitely one for special occasions.

Another great beer from Young’s. This is a rich deep tasting stout with a slight sweetness. The oatmeal is not as overpowering as Samuel Smith’s but just enough to give it that sweetness. Pours dark with a rich think creamy head.

Looks like an oatmeal stout. Nice hop profile. Most importantly, it is not to sweet. Like dry chocolate. Some more friutyness would make it great. That, and a thicker body.

This beer has an aroma of oatmeal and raisins with a hint of paint thinner in the background. This beer fills the glass with a dark brown solution that rests under a thin almond colored head. This thin beer leaves a coating on the tongue as it deposits a nutty metallic flavor over the palate. Fortunately, this taste turns to mild chocolate one as it is flowing down the throat.

From a shaped distinctive Young’s narrow neck 1pt. 9oz. brown bottle with a blurb about the stout and a "Best before" date on the back label, 26/Sept/06. Made a good appearance, poured an opaque rudy hued dark chocolate brown with a small, semi-creamy pale tannish head that reduced to a thin lacing. Had a good sweet, smoky roasted barley and oatmeal malty aroma, a little burnt fruitiness and faint whiffs of coffee. Moderate carbonation and a smooth, creamy medium bodied mouth feel, good drinkability. Tasty, a roasted barley and a sweet, smoky oatmeal maltiness, a subtle dark fruitiness, a slight hop zing, a light charcoal and towards the end, a burnt coffeeness and a semi-dry, sweet roasted malty finish. A very good Oatmeal Stout from one of the world’s better breweries.

Bootled:
Light hoppy aroma, not very intensive. Coffe flavor, bvery few chocolate. Light to medium bitter, light dry. Quite o.k. beer but not very special.

Ah great stuff. Mild but pleasant aroma. Pours dark and heady- typical stout. The flavor and the mouthfeel is the kicker with this stout. It’s very easy to drink, with a sweet flavor accompanying the coffee, smokey malts, and toffee flavors. Mouthfeel smooth and silky. At 4 bucks a 4 pack near my house, I think I’ll have some around for a while.

Pint Bottle, marked best before the end of March 2006. Aroma is dark and malty. Pours a very dark brown with a dark tan head. Slightly bitter coffee like taste with a smooth finish, very little aftertaste. A very satisfying stout for newbies, but not for those seeking the best that is out there.