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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pitch Black Color, Medium Tan Bubbly Head, Decent Lacing. Sweet Chocolate, Coffee Aroma. Sweet Milk Chocolate, Vanilla, Roasted Creamy Malt. Watered and Toned Down Version of Left Hand Nitro / Milk Stout. Not as creamy, but never the less pretty Nice. Enjoyed it. Recommended.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2013
at 20:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
$2 Single from Lemon Tree. Dated 2/21/13. Low key smell with some chocolate and black patent malt. Solid black body, a short light tan head. Taste has some milk chocolate, a bitter hop note I don’t find in a lot of session stouts. Mouthfeel is between a force carbonated beer and a cask or nitro pour. No added stale stout to this one. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2013
at 20:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4th May 2013
CBC. Very tired rating! Clear dark amber beer, little pale tan head. Mild dark malt. Minerals. Traces of coffee and vanillla and citric hops. Finishes dry. Nice beer!
CBC. Very tired rating! Clear dark amber beer, little pale tan head. Mild dark malt. Minerals. Traces of coffee and vanillla and citric hops. Finishes dry. Nice beer!
Tried
on 23 Jun 2013
at 05:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ CBC2013. Pours brownish black with a small goldensih beige head that is rather quick to dissipate and doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while doing so. Smell is malty with sweet dark bread, roasted malts, coffee, burnt cereal, chocolate and charred wood. Taste is slightly sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, dark bread, burnt cereal, cocoa powder, dark roast coffee, charred wood and very subtle hints of laundry detergent. Mouthfeel is round, soft and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with roasted malts, dark roast coffee, pumpernickel bread, charred wood and burnt grains.
Tried
on 28 May 2013
at 08:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with swingracex. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 2/21/2013. Pours fairly crystal clear almost opaque dark brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, oats, toast, brown bread, light coffee, floral, and roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roasted malt notes with oats and light hops. Taste of milk chocolate, cocoa, oats, roasted malt, toast, brown bread, light coffee, floral, and roasted earthiness. Slight earthy roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, oats, roasted malt, light coffee, toast, and light earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of roasted/bready malt flavors with oats and light hops; with nice robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish; moderately dry on the finish as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a moderately creamy, smooth, and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice oatmeal stout. All around nice flavor balance and robustness; and extremely smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2013
at 19:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
CBC. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee and dusty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 040513
Tried
on 20 May 2013
at 05:23
10/10
Tried
on 19 May 2013
at 21:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
04.05.2013, 0,35l bottle sampled @ CBC:
Lett røsta og syrlig lukt med preg av mørk malt, humle, røsta korn, kaffi, laktose, mørkt sukker, sjokolade, puffaris. Frisk lett tørr smak med preg av mørk malt, humle, røsta korn, brent karamell, laktose, lakris, kaffi, gras, mørkt sukker. Litt lite fylde, middels bitterhet som set litt. Grei.
Lett røsta og syrlig lukt med preg av mørk malt, humle, røsta korn, kaffi, laktose, mørkt sukker, sjokolade, puffaris. Frisk lett tørr smak med preg av mørk malt, humle, røsta korn, brent karamell, laktose, lakris, kaffi, gras, mørkt sukker. Litt lite fylde, middels bitterhet som set litt. Grei.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 12:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. bottle from Joe poured into a shaker. Pours black with small dark brown highlights with small beige head. Little lacing, medium/thin body, medium/low carbonation, and light oat aroma. Taste is roasty, some dark chocolate, herbal hops, some coffee, and ash finish. Complex taste, but not one of my favorites. Better as it warms.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2013
at 18:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ CBC. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, dark fruits and chocolate. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, medium sweet and a little coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2013
at 05:24