Oatmeal Stout
McNeill's Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
7.03
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jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of roast chocolate malt, flaked oats, flaked barley and hints of vanilla. Lots of up front roast on the nose. Taste has some burnt barley and malt in the forefront. Medium body.
Drake (22934) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared at the Richmond Industry Gathering. Gusher. Pours a dark brown color with a huge brown head. Good head retention. Aroma of oats, cherries and roasted malts. The taste is roasted malts, oats, nuts and a hoppy finish. Medium bodied, chewy texture. Seems a little off, which is a shame as it’s otherwise an excellent beer.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Ok this was an infected bottle, but I am rating it anyway - their fault for selling an infected beer +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured thick black and oily with a medium sized creamy very dark brown head. The aroma was strong cocoa, anise, port wine and vanilla. The flavor was bitter vinegar and port wine - obviously infected - with undertones of toasty malts and vanilla that hint at what could have been a decent beer sans infection. Long bitter vinegar, port wine and toasty vanilla finish. Full bodied and creamy. I have a feeling i would have liked this one if not for the infection.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 10/9/12
Aroma: The nose has some roasted malts, coffee, a little oatmeal, and some sweet undertones
Appearance: It pours a dark brown-black color with a very small brown head and minimal lace
Flavor: Tastes similar to the nose, roasted malts, coffee, has some underlying anise, and a hint sour
Palate: The body is medium, it has a fairly smooth feel, and a dry, somewhat lengthy finish
Overall Impression: I don't have a ton to say about this one. It wasn't really a stand-out for me. I didn't find it to be special, just fine, but not special.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Almost black, beautiful dark brown head with decent retention and solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate oatmeal raisin cookies with macadamia nuts inside. Taste is silky coffee grounds and burnt espresso. Very nice.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Deep pitch dark brown coloured body with a frothy, one centimetre tall light brown head with only a little brown showing when held up to the light. Aroma of cookies, oatmeal, roasted malt, coffee, alcohol, oak and a bit of earth - potent. Full-bodied; Pungent roasty, oatmeal and lightly spiced flavour shows strong at first, but covers the whole palate well with a little alcohol, a lot of sweetness and a good complex flavour that is actually not cloying nor overly potent - a perfect combination. Overall, one of the best oatmeals I’ve had - a perfectly rounded beer with great strong flavours but not too potent and even showing a light hop bitterness on the finish - great! Definitely one to sample if you can find this at all! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liquor Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 08-May-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 06-July-2011.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours black into an English pint. Mocha head with excellent retention recedes leaving spot lacing to skim surface. Espresso and chocolate syrup aromas. Thin with upfront roasted coffee turning to a lasting dark chocolate finish.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
on tap-pours a disappearing light brown head and black color. Aroma is roasty dark malt-cocoa powder, raisin, some earthy hops. Taste is roasty dark malt-anise/cocoa powder, raisin, some earthy hops.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Poured a deep opaque black with nut brown hues and a creamy, lacing caramel colored head. Nose is subtle but complex: grain, malt, nuts but also fresh cut grass. Flavor is excellent, roasted malt, nuts, grain, chocolate, toffee, raisins, coffee, wood pulp. The oatmeal really smooths out the finish which has just a touch of coffee bitterness.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from McNeill's Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On draught at McNeill’s 8/5/2005 (with Eyedrinkale) and 2/18/2006 (with Muzzlehatch).
Dark pumpernickel brown body, opaque, even upon settling, with faint, deep violet tinges on the edges when held to the light. No visible carbonation beneath the surface, and a small, dark tan head that is well-retained without providing much lacing.
Light buttercream in the nose with a well-rounded, sticky caramel note, light brown sugar and a lasting roastiness on the end, that serves to dry out the sweet notes up front. Little to no yeast apparency in the nose, nor is there much in the way of hops, just a simple floral, mildly bitter greenness.
The flavor begins with a deep vinousness that is only lightly hinted at in the nose. Strong prune and fig notes, swiftly transitioning in to a crunchy, dark roast coffee that really awakens the palate and complements the creamy-sweet choco-caramel maltiness through the middle. All the while, the slippery, oily texture and low amount of loose carbonation allow the flavors to really build up on the palate. Light wateriness on the end, with a mix of minty, lightly bitter hops and dry, moderately bitter roast prevent it from ever getting too sweet. I’ve always found the oatmeal stout to be a difficult style in which to achieve proper attenuation and especially, flavor balance. In this case, I think the coffee-roast malt level is tastefully and authentically done, with proper hop levels (noticeable and lightly flavorful, but still allowing the malts most of the sway) and a fair amount of sweetness. But the texture and overall balance could be improved, perhaps, with more caramel maltiness and/or pale malts. Roasted barley and chocolate malt really dry this out, and with the added vinousness, coupled with McNeill’s low carbonation levels, a firmer texture could do it good. I’m certainly not asking for a sugary-sweet, bubbly stout, and if this were served on cask, you’d hear no complaints, but as is, I think it has room for improvement. Little to no yeast apparency and no alcohol apparency.