Hibernator
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Oatmeal Regular|
Score
7.18
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Roasted malts, hedgerow fruit, espresso and liquorice. Big, black and wholesome; This is beer with soul! Naturally bottle conditioned it is secondary fermented in the bottle in a similar way to the production of champagne. This beer is made from 4 pure organic ingredients, malted barley, water, hops and yeast. It is full of vitamin B and good for you.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml. -from 8 a Huit Val Thorens. Black coloured, small to medium sized beige head, chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, charamel, chocolate, notes of dried fruits and sugar and touch of licorice in the finish. Pleasant one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 15:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 750 ml brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a large foamy beige head that lingered and left excellent lacing. The aroma was roasty, woody and a bit smoky. The flavor was roasty and woody with notes of smoke, red meat and dark fruit. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 20:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown with red, beige foam. Aroma: pleasant caramel, dark malt, caramel and oatmeal cookies, candied fruit and hops. Taste: soft, velvety, dominated by sweetish caramel and prunes, caramel and dark malt. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 14:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle: BBD end of 09-2016. Poured into a Gordons thistle shaped glass at home 11-2014. Jet black with a full, lasting beige head, good lacing. The nose was malty with some chocolate, liquorice, vanilla, coffee notes all bundled together. The taste was semi-sweet initially, with the same flavours the aroma suggested, mid-sip it became a little tartier, with dark berry like hints coming through the sweetness. Full bodied and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2014
at 21:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into snifter, best before 1/2016. Pours nearly pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toasted oats, dark bread, light char, light licorice, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of roasted malts, oats, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toasted oats, dark bread, light char, light licorice, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Good amount of roasted coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roast, toasted oats, dark bread, light char, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity and balance of roasted malts, oats, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome export stout style! All around great complexity, balance, and robustness of roasted malts, oats, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2014
at 18:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Jake’s Place. Black body with a thick beige head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and dirt. Flavour of milk chocolate, Marmite, earth, black cherry and blueberry. Full body with a smooth, creamy texture. Light fizz. This is a soft, delicious beer that hides the 7.0% ABV very well. I think this would be lovely on cask. One of Black Isle’s finest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2014
at 10:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus and Joes. Very dark brown color, medium sized tan to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, some roast, bitter. Yeah I know, quite obvious, but that’s it. A decent stout, but I’m not thrilled.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2014
at 16:08