Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout - Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)

jockstrappy

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -25.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a thick, cola-like brown with a creamy tan head that retains pretty well. Smell is a little odd....wine like fruitiness, with notes of caramel, coffee, and roasted malt. Taste follows exactly, with that same wine-like fruitiness in the background...almost sour....other noticable flavors included chocolate, and some coffee. This is the first time that I have tried this beer, so I will get some more from a different store, and re-review.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2006 23:14:49 | More by jockstrappy

taylor714914

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-18-2013 23:47:40 | More by taylor714914

jbar920

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-18-2013 17:40:55 | More by jbar920

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-18-2013 03:25:49 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

Jtrigonis

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-18-2013 02:09:29 | More by Jtrigonis

nullbort

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-17-2013 18:44:22 | More by nullbort

BeerRunner

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-17-2013 03:15:20 | More by BeerRunner

307x

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-16-2013 16:42:47 | More by 307x

swinyeju

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 15:56:13 | More by swinyeju

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-16-2013 15:09:26 | More by TheBeeraholic

Satsuma

Florida

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 04:06:58 | More by Satsuma

IndyDad

New York

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 02:38:42 | More by IndyDad

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

5/5  rDev +17.9%

06-15-2013 22:23:17 | More by IchLiebeBier

afallon86

California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-15-2013 09:27:27 | More by afallon86

MarkGutz

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-15-2013 05:07:14 | More by MarkGutz

Jacurdy60

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-15-2013 04:12:22 | More by Jacurdy60

csrbv

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-14-2013 20:02:17 | More by csrbv

VictorWisc

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-14-2013 07:21:43 | More by VictorWisc

scotorum

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-14-2013 04:35:19 | More by scotorum

Sarah257

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-14-2013 01:46:13 | More by Sarah257

ackeeper

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-12-2013 18:58:02 | More by ackeeper

gamanley

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-12-2013 16:17:43 | More by gamanley

drinkAK

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-12-2013 15:46:38 | More by drinkAK

dmgeng

Indiana

4.36/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is the first brew that I tried to copy with homebrew.

A - Deep brown/black/maroon color. Pours thick with dark creamy head with good lacing.

S - Strong malty smell with a roasted, grainy, oatmeal smell.

T - Great flavor having a robust character with a malty, roasty, chocolaty, and some like toffee/caramel taste. There is some faint bitterness from the black malt and hops but is very malt heavy and sweet.

M - Robust mouth-feel with low carbonation. Silky feel and a lingering sweetness that makes it a great winter beer.

Overall, this oatmeal stout is the gold standard in this style. It isn't as heavy as a RIS but it is a tasty brew. It has everything for the dark beer drinker. It's also a nice change of pace if you are used to drinking dry stouts like Guinness. I would strongly recommend this to anyone that likes darker beer.

Glass- Stein

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 15:04:22 | More by dmgeng

Illos

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-12-2013 05:01:52 | More by Illos