Old rating from 21-12-14 - 355ml bottle brought back from Alaska by my sister. Pours a near black with off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, chocolate, coffee, oatmeal, bread, lactose & roasted malt. Moderate to medium body. Slightly sweet finish

From Apr 2008

Bought locally at Poplar Wine & Spirits

It pours a very dark brown with a small maybe, 1" head of foam with some lacing. The head retention is average at best.

The smell is of roasted and chocolate malt along with some coffee.

The taste has a nice roasted malt flavour up front along with some milk chocolate. Coffee shows up to add some good bitterness that lasts right through the finish. A pretty tasty Oatmeal stout with a medium mouthfeel and medium light carbonation.

I'm pretty fond of this Alaskan offering as it's a smooth drinker, quite sessionable, and most importantly, has enough taste to keep me interested. The only problem I have in Casper is that the retailers sometimes over stock it and you don't always find fresh product. The one I have is best by 052508 and it's tasting good!

On draft in Fairbanks at the turtle club it is a dark
Brown color with a slight head the aroma is boozey and coffee the taste is a strong bitter flavor of roasted coffee and finishes with black licorice

On draft in Fairbanks. Pours a clear cola with a tan head. Toasty nose. Flavors of licorice and leather.

Bottle. Pours black with a yellowish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of roasted malts with some bitter dark grains and hint of sweet chocolate. Flavor has some sweet dark grains and a bit of chocolate with a light roasted malts underlying.

Draft at AK BW fest 2016 as Oatmeal Stout. Opaque brown color, tan head. Aroma of toasting brownies. Taste has sweet chocolate, malted milk balls. Tasty.

Bottle. Hop Hideout, Sheffield. Label States 6.2%. Clear, dark, chestnut brown. Halo of tan head. Light coffee. Milk chocolate. Oaty, milky sweetness. Drinks milky sweet. Light dry. Smooth palate. Soft carbonation to match. Ends light sweet. Easy drinking, albeit a bit one dimensional.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 5/12/2015. Pours clear nearly opaque dark brown color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toast, brown bread, light smoke, light dark fruit, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toast, brown bread, light smoke, light dark fruit, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toast, brown bread, light smoke/dark fruit, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, balance, and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; with a good roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice oatmeal stout style. All around good balance, complexity, and robustness of dark/roasted/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Pours a noisy black (glub, glub, glub noise) leaves the same color body with a decent one finger white foamy head, light adequate lacing; smell is somewhat roasty yet still the oatmeal is there and kinda comes through in a bland sort of way; the taste is better as there’s some bitter underones to it; slightly roasty; fairly easy on the palate; overall decent oatmeal stout but nothing special