Big Boat Oatmeal Stout - Fitger's Brewhouse

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BA SCORE
91
outstanding
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55 Ratings

rAvg: 4.14
pDev: 8.94%
Reviews: 34
Hads: 21

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Fitger's Brewhouse

Minnesota, United States

Style | ABV
Oatmeal Stout | 6.60% ABV

Availability: Rotating. on-tap (14), nitro-tap (10), growler (9), cask (1).

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Reviews by mothman:

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cask and regular side by side

Pours a tan head. Color is a dark copper brown nearing black. Lots of lace.

Aroma: rich with chocolate and cocoa. Caramel with the coffee and roast. Cask version is creamier.

Taste: creamy chocolate with roasted malts. Coffee flavors. Malty and dry. Cask version is much more rounded out. The flavors blend together so much better.

Mouthfeel: roasted and smooth. Medium bodied with a fine amount of carbonation. Ends dry.

Overall, I enjoyed the cask version better. So my scores reflect the cask. Really enjoyable beer.

Serving type: cask

05-12-2012 17:54:54 | More by mothman

More User Reviews:

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%

06-17-2013 23:16:37 | More by Tucquan

EVERS13

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

03-18-2013 16:04:16 | More by EVERS13

MinnesotaMan

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

01-29-2013 18:19:01 | More by MinnesotaMan

elcrawl

Wisconsin

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

01-15-2013 19:51:50 | More by elcrawl

arc3636

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

12-26-2012 03:44:42 | More by arc3636

josephwa

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

12-20-2012 16:00:12 | More by josephwa

Seefeldt

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

11-16-2012 03:20:34 | More by Seefeldt

JJWIGHT

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -9.4%

10-30-2012 05:15:46 | More by JJWIGHT

ArfArf

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

10-29-2012 13:27:10 | More by ArfArf

fuzzcherry

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -9.4%

10-08-2012 05:49:27 | More by fuzzcherry

bscalt

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +14.7%

09-05-2012 00:03:54 | More by bscalt

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3.5/5 rDev -15.5%

08-17-2012 09:34:57 | More by bigbeers84

Duff27

Illinois

4/5 rDev -3.4%

08-13-2012 00:50:00 | More by Duff27

GrizXTKEX519

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +8.7%

06-28-2012 15:39:43 | More by GrizXTKEX519

bmike86

Iowa

4.8/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I picked up a growler from Fitger’s in Duluth.

Appearance --- thin beige head, possibly black in color or the darkest brown imaginable

Smell --- coffee and cocoa, with roasted malt

Taste --- ever so slightly bitter, with blends of what appeared to be coffee, chocolate, caramel, cream, possibly vanilla, and roasted sweet malts.

Mouth feel --- Medium bodied, some carbonation, very smooth feel that is well blended

Overall --- oatmeal stout is easily my favorite style of beer, and this is up there with the best of them. i was/am incredibly impressed with how great it tastes from the growler, and i look forward to trying it on tap one day! luckily i live in Minnesota, but the only negative I see is accessibility to Fitger’s plethora of beers. outside of visiting Duluth, good luck finding any. i highly recommend trying some, if ever possible

Serving type: growler

06-18-2012 06:47:03 | More by bmike86

maximum12

Minnesota

4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Sampled on tap at Fitger's & man, I'd forgotten how good the beer is here.

Pour is stately black, second most head of the night. Nose is present & lovely, chocolate, rich malts.

Big Boat Oatmeal Stout is one of the best oatmeal stouts I've had to date. The chocolate in the beer is overwhelming just to the tipping point of too much, great roasty edge to take the edge off that & the sweet malts. Fantastic smoothness that just goes on for ages, & aids in wanting to take this one on for a long session.

What an excellent beer to have in regular rotation. Not so big you can't drive around afterwards, but with a massive taste profile. Just lovely.

Serving type: on-tap

03-30-2012 13:55:01 | More by maximum12

MplsMel

4/5 rDev -3.4%

03-08-2012 22:55:13 | More by MplsMel

MBrausen

Minnesota

3.53/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured on-tap at Fitger’s Brewery

A. Pours a dark black, 3mm mocha head, even after 10 minutes it still had a nice 1mm thick layer on top.

S. Smells of lots of oatmeal, slight chocolate, and rich roasted grain.

T. Tastes of oatmeal, lactose, some rich coffee and a buttery soft finish.

M. Medium-thich body, mild carbonation, slightly chewy and silky wet finish.

O. A solid beer. A hearty rich beer with lots of falvor, stron oatmeal presents, but not overbearing. Well bodied and thick. A nice rounded stout, but nothing that pops and really makes you love it. But easy to drink and fills you up.

Serving type: on-tap

02-01-2012 20:36:45 | More by MBrausen