Oyster Stout
Arbor Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Stout - Oyster Special Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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There are two schools of thought when it comes to oyster stouts - some believe that they should be served cold and go well with a plate of oysters. We believe that a proper oyster stout should be made with oysters. We’ve used six different grains, including oats, wheat and roasted barley, and Fuggles hops for that traditional stout character. We’ve then added whole oysters, shells and all, during the last fifteen minutes of the boil. The result is a smooth chocolatey stout that leaves you wanting more.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, dark fruits & roasted malt. Medium body. Long bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 11:28
Tried
on 04 Nov 2022
at 10:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Euston Tap. Dark caramel / black coloured pour with a lasting thin cream coloured head. Aroma is roasty malts, coco, little dark choc, mineral. Flavour is composed of medium roast, mineral, dry coco. Palate is slightly milky, decent cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2015
at 13:49
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pint bottle from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham. I really like this beer!! Pretty much black with deep tan head, and good lacing. Aroma has dark rich malt, but also a decent hopiness. The taste also has the roasted malts you’d expect but with a real depth that i guess comes from the oysters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2014
at 23:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, taste is similar, roasted, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2014
at 12:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours black with a large lasting light tan head.Nose shows roasted barley, cocoa, soft roasted coffee, a little bready malt. Appetizing.Lovely roasted barley as a flavour, with toasty notes too. Sweetens up a little later on but theres also a faint acidity, presumably from the roasted grainsCarbonation is too aggressive.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2014
at 02:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, fairly lasting and lacing, beige to tan head. Roasty dark malty aroma, notes of cocoa, coffee and grainy coffee surrogate, a salty touch, hints of liquorice. Taste is dry and minimally tart, roasty dark malty, slightly salty, subtle chocolately sweetness, some cocoa and coffee; soft palate, smooth carbonation. Wonderful!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2014
at 10:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ DØE Sommerfest. Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, oat, chocolate, light coffee. Flavor is malts, coffee, oat, chocolate, light salty. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation. 200814
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 12:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Schwarzes Bier mit schöner bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch nach bitterer Schokolade, Röstmalz, etwas Kaffee. Geschmack sehr schokoladig, röstmalzig, leicht fruchtig, holzig, Vanille.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 12:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Black with a dense tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted barley, brine, iodine. Carbonation is quite lively. Fairly rich with mocha, roasted and briny flavours. A bit of prune in there too. Rather dry and moderately bitter at the end. Tidy and satisfying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2014
at 06:03