Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout - Rogue Ales

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rAvg: 4.18
pDev: 10.77%
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Rogue Ales

Oregon, United States

Style | ABV
Oatmeal Stout | 6.10% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1339), on-tap (106), nitro-tap (30), cask (11), growler (2), nitro-bottle (1).

Notes:
9 Ingredients:
Malts: Northwest Harrington & Klages, Crystal 135-165 & Beeston Chocolate, Rolled Oats & Roasted Barley.
Hops: Cascade.
Yeast & Water: Rogue's Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

15º PLATO
69 IBU
77 AA
135º Lovibond

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falloutsnow

Illinois

3.98/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A bitter night, filled with the frustrations from an unproductive, wasted day. The Shakespeare Stout had been in the beer fridge for a few months now, and I decided that at the very least the evening's beer should be satisfying. Opened the bottle with a corkscrew handle and reverently gazed at the ghostly thin vapor slowly oozing out of the bottle's top: this is, I think, the most enjoyable aspect of drinking bottled beer.

A: A moderate pour into a pint glass produces a 2cm head the shade of burnt tan. The beer's thickness seems present even in the pour, the consistency appears . Admiring the dark brown body that is impenetrable to light, I note the slowly decreasing head, which takes a few minutes to fully recede and leaves excellent light-brown lacing along the sides of the glass.
S: Swirling the glass and bringing it to my nose, I note a rich aroma of toasted malt; cold, old coffee grounds; wood smoke; hops; and alcohol. The hops are an interesting presence, for I've had the stout before and do not recall them from previous experiences.
T: Sipping the beer opens a wide mental picture of ingredients and influences. The pine-like hops are present while the beer is cold, but fade into mist as it warms. Bold uses of roasted malt and coffee upfront, with molasses endnotes that decline into a slightly bitter chocolate aftertaste. No detectable influence of the oats that are mentioned, so I assume they were overpowered by the other ingredients; this is not, after all, an oatmeal stout.
M: Getting a feel for this beer yields its only disappointing aspect: a certain thinness, for a stout, and a carbonation that seems to fade preternaturally fast. Medium body near the border of medium-thin, the moderate carbonation helps keep the beer a welcome presence, but I find that it goes down too fast, too liquid.
D: Quite drinkable and expertly crafted in nearly all areas. The stout provided a bit of warmth and hope to a night that was otherwise devoid of it. A fuller body would have been enjoyed, but perhaps this was merely an outcome derived from my keeping the beer in the fridge for too long.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2006 18:35:19 | More by falloutsnow