Spoaty Oaty
Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery in Boone, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.14
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Oat IPA
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8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
At Mills River with the in-laws.
Resurrected recipe, un-retired.
Clear, bright, pale amber, everlasting foam.
Dusty malt, dry rind, pine sap; potent.
Strong citrus rind, sweet orange, very bitter pith, lingering astringency, nicely dry.
Very foamy, decent carb, just a bit of body.
This is great.
Resurrected recipe, un-retired.
Clear, bright, pale amber, everlasting foam.
Dusty malt, dry rind, pine sap; potent.
Strong citrus rind, sweet orange, very bitter pith, lingering astringency, nicely dry.
Very foamy, decent carb, just a bit of body.
This is great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Cidery (Mills River)
on 23 Jul 2025
at 22:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Amber in color qith a medium head. Aroma is hops and grains. Taste is hops and grains.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:03
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2019
at 14:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear golden copper color with a full finger of creamy foam that lingers. Light citrusy nose with some pine and crackery malt. Slightly creamy, leafy hop bitterness. Smooth and lemony biscuit malt finish. Really nice pale ale with a lot of flavor and great mouthfeel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Spoaty Oaty on 03 Aug 2018 at 21:20 - Score: 7. Original review text: Light citrusy nose with some pine and crackery malt. Slightly creamy, leafy hop bitterness. Smooth and lemony biscuit malt finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2018
at 03:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/29/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.4%. Overall this is a delicious American pale ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Nicely vibrant/dank hops; nice bready malt backbone, with mild lingering sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Still tasted great, considering the age of the can.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2018
at 22:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can stamped best by 2/28/18 > stange A: Poured hard to 1/2" of thick white head atop clear pale gold body. Good retention from very active big bubbles. S: Light scent of peach and tart citrus. T: Brash hops bitterness with loads of pithy and zesty citrus notes. Tart fruit, oats and grains then join and linger in the aftertaste. M: Medium light and crisp bodied with subtle oats providing a grainy but not quite velvety smooth texture. Bitter but clean finish. O: Pretty good overall. Widely available and well priced makes it well worth a try.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2017
at 16:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is solid grapefruit hoppy. Bitter, fruity. Dry. Lingering hoppy and fruity far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2017
at 01:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can sample at The Amazing Canival. Clear golden yellow color. Aroma of subtle citrus. Taste is light fruit, light bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2016
at 09:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
On tap at the brewpub it is a clear golden color with a slight head the aroma is that of baby powder and the taste is thin bitter and has some citrus
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2015
at 20:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Fruity nose. Flavors of citrus and toast. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2015
at 19:30