Trafalgar Smoked Oatmeal Stout
Trafalgar Ales and Meads in Oakville, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Smoked Regular|
Score
5.10
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3.4/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 3
Overall 15
Definitely understated, but the advertised elements are all there. The nose is chocolate and malt. There is a thin light tan head on a black body. Taste elements include a mild oatmeal maltiness, chocolate and a touch of smoke. Certainly well balanced.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:59
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
pour a dark brown, with no head to speak of. Aroma is salmon like, with some soy sauce, and some smoke, very odd aroma. Flavour is like smoked salmon. Wow, this is weird. It’s slightly wattery, mouthfeel is thin.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks kerenmk. Dark brown with no head. Aroma of mild to moderate smoked meat, wood, caramel, a bit of nuts and a bit of chocolate. Malty flavor, somewhat smoky, with some roastiness, chocolate, caramel, nuts and a slightly ashy finish. Medium-bodied, quite flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2014
at 01:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canada: So, I had this right after I consumed a Black Creek Stout, and this was a whole lot better. Hence, it strikes me strange that this beer is rated so much lower. In any case, is pours a black color with a tan head. Aroma is ligthly smoky with roasted malts. Taste is pretty generic and inoffensive. Easy to drink, although it is more or less forgetable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2012
at 07:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at the Strange Brew Tasting on 02/18/2012. The beer is a dark reddish-brown color with a medium thin creamy light beige head that recedes steadily. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of smoky malt and chocolate. Light body with flavors of sweet chocolate, peat and maybe some stale coffee. The finish is short with a semi-sweet smoked chocolate aftertaste. Slightly below average overall.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2012
at 18:19
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Okay brown body without too much density and not enough head. Very soft mud and barley aroma. Flavour is barley trending towards chocolate with a watery finish. This needs some work - I’ve had much better stouts. Sampled at 16c
Tried
on 09 Dec 2011
at 16:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Undeveloped. Has only the faintest note of smoked taste that the label markets. Too much carbonation. Aftertaste that almost feels salty on the tongue
Tried
on 29 Nov 2011
at 19:27
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Originally rated January 2010. OK. So I forgot I had this one in my cellar, and had never reviewed it. Sometimes though, Trafalgar brews are better to be left alone in the dark and with time might get better (if not infected from the get-go). Anyways, this one says best before Jan. 08... so, I am two years late (and I have one more bottle in my cellar.. ha, ha). Gives me a full English pint of mocha-coloured head that is creamy and stays quite a while. Had to lick some coming out of the bottle, and got that outdated sourness that beers have. I will let that alone for now. The brew is a dark brown colour with red highlights and hardly any carbonation. Roasted malt nose, with some coffee and notes of smoke. Kind of the same for the taste and with a thin mouthfeel. Hope to try some fresh one, one day and to be a little more bodied... and smoky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2011
at 22:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire-oruge et claire. Nez de malt rôti doux, léger de chocolat (légèrement lactique) et de houblon floral avec des notes de café, d’épices (muscade) ainsi que des traces métalliques et de fumée de bois. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aqueuse. Notes de chocolat au lait (légèrement lactique) accompagné de faibles notes épicées (muscade) ainsi que de traces d’un goût rappelant le beurre ors de l’entrée en bouche suivi très rapidement d’un goût moyennement amer de malt rôti ainsi que de notes de chocolat noir puis en finale l’on retrouve un moyen goût de café sucré accompagné d’un léger goût de houblon herbeux (notes florales) ainsi que des notes de noix asséchantes et de fumée de bois. Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de rôti (petites notes brûlées) avec un léger goût de café et de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes de chocolat et de fumée (traces métalliques).
Tried
on 06 Mar 2008
at 22:11
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Murky dark brown. Smells thin, with hints of char. Thin, slight roast and chocolate. Not much going on, certainly no smoke.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2007
at 23:34