12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 12/10/2014. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of milk chocolate, caramel, cocoa, toasted oats, light coffee, brown bread, herbal, floral, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt and moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of milk chocolate, caramel, cocoa, toasted oats, light coffee, brown bread, herbal, floral, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, caramel, cocoa, toasted oats, light coffee, brown bread, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt and moderate earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice oatmeal stout style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted/bready malt and moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. Not as bold as some other oatmeal stouts; but still very well rounded and nicely enjoyable in flavors.

Pretty average all the way around. Normal color and aroma, rather dull appearance. Taste is correct for the style, but not too exciting

On Nitro at Rhinoceros in Missoula
Black with a medium sized tan head, good lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. Taste of roasted malts and chocolate
Nice and tasty

Draft at Rhinoceros. Black color, briwn head. Aroma is nucely riasty, ciffee and cocoa. Taste is similar. Light body.

Draught at Collective on Tap, Woodinville, WA
Black color with brownish head. It’s a bit bready, dry, with some dulce de leche caramel style, and ordinary bitterness.
Different.

Bottle pours a clear dark brown. Quick fizy head and no real lacing. Dark malty roasted aroma. A bit of soot and ash tray. Mild roasted flavors with a little chocolate. Was expecting a fuller body and smoother feel for an oatmeal stout. Rather dry and quick palate.

12oz bottle pours with a dark mahogany to copper body that supports a tan head of foam. The aroma offers up dark roasted malts, dark roasted coffee and earthy dark chocolate notes. The taste has a smooth mix of nearly dark roasted malts, coffee notes and a mild earthy chocolate. That’s about it. It’s pretty roasty but not really burnt either. Pretty nice.

Bottle on Amtrak Train 27 - The Empire Builder ( from Binny’s South Loop) - 04/11/12. Mid black, dark mahogony brown in the light with a thin tan head that soon clears to the edges. Roast malt nose, varnish, molasses, toffee, liqourice. Tastes of lightly roasted malts, touch of chocolate, light hops, toffee. Medium bodied with light spritzy carbonation. Average.

Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Roasted malt aroma with hints of chocolate. Milk chocolate flavor with moderately roasted malts and a slightly ashy finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Thanks Craig.

bottle in the mixed case pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma is lactose, big roast and coffee. Flavor is semi-sweet cocoa and roast with a dry finish. Nice beer.