The Vennel
Resilience Brewing in Littleton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Oatmeal Rotating|
Score
7.22
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Brewed with Golden Promise malt from Scotland and a generous portion of malted and flaked oats, The Vennel pours black with hints of mahogany and a creamy tan head. Named for a passageway between buildings in old Scottish towns, it exudes pleasant coffee character with added flavors of baker's chocolate and light roast on the finish. Mildly carbonated for a rounded mouthfeel.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger and a half's worth of khaki foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolatey to dark chocolatey to some light toffee tones and a light bready tone with a lighter coffee sweetness further down in
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet quality underscored by a little bitterness; finishes slightly dry with the chocolate tones and a touch of the coffee notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness
Overall: nicely done stout very worthy of coming back to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger and a half's worth of khaki foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolatey to dark chocolatey to some light toffee tones and a light bready tone with a lighter coffee sweetness further down in
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet quality underscored by a little bitterness; finishes slightly dry with the chocolate tones and a touch of the coffee notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness
Overall: nicely done stout very worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2026
at 18:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned 1/23/24, drunk 3/11/24. Clear, dark. Small, dark beige head, steadily fades to spotty cover/large ring. Excellent mix of base and dark malt here creating caramel, chocolate and gentle, fruity roast notes. Good strength and clarity of aroma, with a clean, alcohol-free finish. Doesn't seem too roasty. Soft, malty, rich and yet drying out nicely through roasted malts and baker's chocolate notes on the finish. This is clean, bright, lightly fruity and shows no acrid/harsh/stale or over-roasted character, while presenting a rich, honey-like base malt up front and drying out nicely on the finish. Rich, malty, clean and flavorful, especially relative to its tiny stature.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2024
at 20:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can. Aroma shows soft roast, caramel, dried earth. Flavor follow suit. Good strength of flavor for such a low ABV. Lots of roast and oatmeal. The body is good for the strength.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2021
at 19:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Dark brown with beige head. Cocoa, light coffee, dark malt. Taste, dark malt, light coffee, caramel, light chocolate. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2021
at 21:03