Craftsman Oatmeal Chocolate Stout (2012)
(Batch of Craftsman Oatmeal Chocolate Stout)
Renaissance Brewing in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Stout - Oatmeal Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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Craftsman is our Chocolate oatmeal stout. To brew it we add a proportion of organic oatmeal to the mash for a velvety smooth mouthfeel. and plenty of dark roasted coca nibs to the mash,boil and fermentor. The result is a rich, intense stout with notes of dark chocolate that gradually gives way to a subtle hop finish. With malt, coffee and chocolate flavours, Craftsman pairs well with any dessert, or match it with hearty fare such as venison and beef
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at the 5th Annual Coldest Day of the Year Stout Tasting on 01/26/2013: Dark brown pour with a medium tan head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Light body with flavors of sweet chocolate, soy sauce and malt. The finish is sweet with a short chocolate malt aftertaste. Pretty average overall.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2013
at 19:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a light black color stout with a large light brown foamy head with average retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of light black chocolate notes with some bitter roasted malt notes also noticeable. Taste is a mix between medium black chocolate notes with light bitter roasted malt notes with a light touch of coffee in the aftertaste. Body is too light with not enough of a creamy texture but with some very good carbonation. Not bad overall but I would think that a fuller body would improve the drinking experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 07:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle provided by argo0. Thanks! Poured a dark, brown color with a tan head. Aroma was some toasted notes, mocha, cocoa, touch of vanilla, coffee notes. Flavor was cocoa, mocha, some toasted characters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2012
at 20:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Smells like vanilla, cacao and a little coffee. The taste of oatmeal isn’t that strong. Some nutty bitterness, and it pours dark with some initial mocha head that lasts 10 or 15 minutes. Not much lacing. Not bad. 500 ml bottle from LCBO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2012
at 18:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
My GF found this for me at the LCBO (not even in their system yet). Pours a very dark brown colour showing very little red highlights. Its head is deep beige, creamy and gives out good lacing. Nice blended cocoa aromas with roasted malt and vanilla to tones down things. Wet mouthfeel that felt thin at first, but starts getting some medium-body after the last pour. Mostly roasted malts for flavours with maybe a little hints of chocolate in the finish. Goes down easy for a stout, but was expecting more from this one.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 19:32