Velvet Merlin
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Oatmeal Regular|
Score
7.42
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A decadent oatmeal stout. Velvet Merlin offers robust cocoa and espresso aromas with subtle American hop nuances. Rich dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavor with a creamy mouth feel and wonderfully dry finish create the perfect balance in this full-bodied stout. Ideal for sipping in the winter months or at the end of a meal.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Q-Brick. Black with a great, fine, tall head. Rich malt aroma, oats, grains, light berries. Meaty and moreish flavor, grains, light roasting, light fruits, cream. Smooth, full palate. Quite sweet, but with a nicely bitter hop finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2011
at 20:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is dark brown - high, fizzy carbonation - a fair amount of tan lace - nose of espresso, bittersweet chocolate, licorice, a bit of hard water mineral/chalk - the carbonation is a bit too high at first, not giving you themcreamy texture you really want, but it settles after a while and is a little more mellow - a tiny bit watery, but the flavor is good - medium dry and moderately bitter - baker’s chocolate and espresso - a bit of vanilla and anise - slight mineral - dry, semi-tart finish, with a touch of earthy, woody character - opens up considerably as it warms, adding a warm, spicy character - a damn fine stout, just needs a tad more heft to launch it into awesome territory.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2011
at 20:26
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ home. Deep brown appearance with a creamy, brown head. Quite roasty, dark chocolate, oaty, espresso, roasty aroma. Creamy dark chocolate, light espresso, oats, cocoa, roasty dark flavor. Slightly burnt, roasty, cocoa aftertaste. Fuck this is good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2011
at 13:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and caramelish. Sweet, toffee and caramelish. Sweet and toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2011
at 23:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy brown beer with a red shine under a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, roasted malt, and metal. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, chocolate, and a bit of wood, leading to a dry and roasted finish. The body is light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2011
at 10:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear brown, smooth light yellow head. roasted malts and caramel in the aroma. flavor is malty, roasted stuff,
Tried
on 08 Sep 2011
at 10:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear, orangey dark brown with a beige head. Sweet vanillaish roast in the nose. Medium body, subtle sweet and slightly tobaccoish roast with a discreet woody edge. No real bitterness but quite some licorice notes. 080911
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2011
at 10:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample on Day 2 of the Aces & Ales Strong Beer Festival on 08/13/2011. Cola-colored pour with a medium light beige head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Pours black with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Roasty aroma of malt and coffee, along with a touch of chocolate. Medium, creamy body with flavors of mocha, mild hops and malt. The finish is sweet milk chocolate. Above average overall.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2011
at 17:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... solid black ... thin tan head ... sweet toffee... little oatmeal nose ... little fizzy ... deep roast malts ... little chocolate ... soft smooth oats ... roast toffeee .malts ... quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2011
at 12:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to daknole for this one. Pours an opaque black with a quickly dissipating tan head. The aroma is of roast malt, some chocolate and coffee. The flavor is slightly sweet, not much bitterness. Delivery is smooth and creamy.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2011
at 16:09