Old Man Oatmeal Stout - Woodstock Inn Brewery

Screper

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

01-27-2013 00:31:52 | More by Screper

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-01-2013 03:29:09 | More by spycow

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -9.9%

04-29-2013 06:55:41 | More by Kelp

jfcaa193

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

04-27-2013 20:47:34 | More by jfcaa193

paulytasker

New York

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-21-2013 22:36:50 | More by paulytasker

AOShabaz

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

03-01-2013 22:57:56 | More by AOShabaz

ShippinUpToBoston

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

01-29-2013 23:53:04 | More by ShippinUpToBoston

Mikeynas

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

10-20-2012 23:51:32 | More by Mikeynas

sdaly3

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

09-18-2012 22:52:15 | More by sdaly3

smakawhat

Maryland

1.95/5  rDev -41.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass. Good till December 2012.

A real aggressive head, lots of large bubbles, makes six fingers deep of suds, holding up and staying around for a good period, creamy and very weak meringue like looking. Color is a real deep cookie milk/dark chocolate brown head. Body is a very dark walnut black, maybe a hint of red in there too.

Nose is a mild fruit, hints of raspberry and plum, a dense malt body and mild roast. Pretty solid bouquet here.

oh dear lord.. This is umm... sour as all friggin and infected. Massive sourness and not in a fun, genuine, fruit or intended way. Mouthfeel is what it is perfectly fine, but I can't even say more because I can't even hold this liquid in my palate for 2 seconds without spitting it out. Medicinal sour, beyond tart. There is NOTHING stout like or even beer like resemblance in this at all.

This has got to be one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had in a beer in ages. I could not even swallow this beer. Yikes totally undrinkable.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 23:30:41 | More by smakawhat

neophilus

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark brown, almost black. Fluffly tan head.

Slightly smoky scent, bready malt aroma with a tint of spiciness like rye.

Some bitterness up front with a heavy dose of what tastes like rye, medium roasted malt flavor and some smoke in the finish. Bold but a bit messy on the palate.

Medium body, spicy on the tongue. Smooth mouthfeel but with a heavy dose of grain flavor.

Lots of bold flavors going on up front yet they step on each other's toes a bit. Good body and mouthfeel but the heavy grain flavors dominate, somewhere between spicy and smoky.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 01:05:57 | More by neophilus

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.3/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours deep brown with a tan foamy head that reduces to a ring. Nice.

Really nice nose on this. Dark roasted malt, charred notes, a little molasses.

Wow, what a letdown. All the nose notes are present on the palate. Charred smoky dark roasted malt, but there is a sour edge to this. Not bad bottle sour, but sour grain. The bitter coffee fights thru and it finishes deep and bitter, but that sour kills this. My scoring is really kind.

A tad thin, and over-carbonated. The tingling on the tongue makes the sour worse.

Overall, plenty of potential, but plenty of disappointment. I like these brewers, and have been to the brewery a number of times. But this brew is a real dog. $5.00 for a bomber, and I feel cheated.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 23:12:22 | More by OtherShoe2

Satchboogie

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

08-13-2012 01:43:32 | More by Satchboogie

tpauer

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

08-05-2012 00:17:10 | More by tpauer

2dogbrew

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -24.9%

07-20-2012 21:19:21 | More by 2dogbrew

mountdew1

New Hampshire

2.98/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured into an imperial pint glass. Poured a completely black, looked slightly translucent, with a thick 2 finger foamy head. Small amounts of carbonation rose from the bottom. Aroma was a fruity floral sweet, backended by an oatmeal bread. Taste was extremely bitter, very small bit of milky lactose to finish it up. Felt good in the mouth, maybe just a tad thin, but not bad. Overall was disappointing. Outside of the bitter flavor was a decent stout, but the extreme bitterness killed it. Best by Sept, 2012.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 23:17:51 | More by mountdew1

MyMagicalPants

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +20.1%

06-19-2012 19:44:06 | More by MyMagicalPants

swinyeju

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

06-13-2012 16:33:52 | More by swinyeju

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

05-06-2012 16:46:50 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

NHSTEVE

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -9.9%

04-01-2012 21:43:04 | More by NHSTEVE

Streetcore

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +35.1%

03-29-2012 17:40:24 | More by Streetcore

TheMonkfish

Chad

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

03-19-2012 12:20:06 | More by TheMonkfish

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

2.65/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a fairly solid black color with a creamy tan head on top. Smells a bit sweet, roasty with chocolate, caramel butterscotch and earthy hops playing supporting roles. The taste is kind of a mess. Roasted grains atop a mountain of butterscotch gives a really unpleasant burnt toffee kind of taste to it. Medium body and level of carbonation with a sweet burnt mouthfeel. I couldn't finish this one and the rest of the bottle ended up down the drain. If your going to play with ringworm yeast do a diacetyl rest or something to quell that horrible buttery aroma and flavor.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 00:43:27 | More by johnnnniee

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.53/5  rDev +6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

From a 22 oz. bottle with an expiration date of May 2012. Sampled on March 9, 2012. The pour is about as oily black as an oatmeal stout should be with an adequate mocha head. I'll give the apperance a 5. The aroma is enriched with dark malts, oatmeal, and coffee grinds. The body is thinner than I would like in a stout. The flavor also has a coffee-like character with a bitter and moderately dry finish. It is not all that bad.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2012 01:19:19 | More by puboflyons

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3/5  rDev -9.9%

01-12-2012 08:22:36 | More by ygtbsm94