Oatis - Ninkasi Brewing Company

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.53/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle from LetsPour.com. No bottling information given. Served in a Sweetwater snifter.

Pours dark near-black brown with one finger tan head that fades quickly and leaves only faint bubbles of lace.

Smells of sweet coffee, sugared oatmeal and light chocolate. I kept coming back to enjoy it.

A bittersweet milk chocolate flavor hits first. Followed by smoked malts, creamed coffee, dried dark fruit, raw sugarcane and a noticeable dose of grassy hops towards the finish. A tiny bit of alcohol peeks in and out.

Creamy medium thin body with sharp carbonation. Long smooth mildly bitter cocoa aftertaste.

I liked most aspects of this together but on thier own each of them lacked just a certain "something". A case of the whole being better than the sum of its parts for me. Nothing ground breaking but still enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 06:57:11 | More by ThickNStout

Bubbles

California

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

05-16-2013 16:36:43 | More by Bubbles

Chris-MOC9

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2%

05-14-2013 02:55:57 | More by Chris-MOC9

Adamostella

Washington

3/5  rDev -23.5%

05-12-2013 21:24:44 | More by Adamostella

BMart

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-10-2013 12:43:34 | More by BMart

largadeer

California

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

05-08-2013 04:25:57 | More by largadeer

smekermann

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-07-2013 05:47:45 | More by smekermann

krl2112

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

05-01-2013 22:23:36 | More by krl2112

1424IpA

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-01-2013 04:00:48 | More by 1424IpA

SedateSix

Washington

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Not a huge stout or porter guy, really dig dipa's and ales but this brew got me. Pours a dark brown/black with a tan/khaki head. Chocolate and malt notes come to the nose. A nicely balanced stout that tastes of chocolate, coffee, and toffee and with a nice malt backbone. My favorite stout for sure.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 21:56:13 | More by SedateSix

kjfinnerty

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2%

04-26-2013 23:28:51 | More by kjfinnerty

elektronen

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-26-2013 04:38:17 | More by elektronen

Theosphere

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-23-2013 18:53:19 | More by Theosphere

Falcynn

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-23-2013 02:23:24 | More by Falcynn

Irrationalist

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

04-17-2013 01:30:53 | More by Irrationalist

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Ninkasi Brewing 'Oatis' an Oatmeal Stout @ 7.2% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $8

A-pour is a dark brown almost black in the glass with a small tan head leaving a spotty lace film along the pint glass after every sip

S-dark roasted malts , hint of a resin hoppiness

T-starts sweet , roasted oats give way to chocolate malt middle , slight bitter sweet coffee finish

MF-medium carbonation , full bodied , ok on the palate ,

Ov-good beer , big beer ABV , nice good beer

sampled alongside Steamworks 'Heroitca' and R&B 'DarkStar' Oatmeal Stouts

prost LampertLand

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 21:51:47 | More by LampertLand

lsummers

California

3.79/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a dark brown black. Can't see through this one, as I would expect for a rich stout.

Smells very balanced. Nutty roasted notes with chocolate and a touch of brown sugar. Some dark dried fruits coming though with a woody hop note.

Taste is like creamy dark chocolate with some burnt caramel and some very slight woody hop notes. I also get a slight bit of vanilla, but it's mostly a chocolate and toasted nutty note. The thing that detracts is a thin burnt taste.

Mouthfeel is great, just the perfect amount of creamy roundness and a slight bit of zing from the carbonation. Reminds me of something that has a more mineral water base.

Overall, A highly well balanced stout. The only thing wrong might be the thin and burnt tastes, and also nothing makes it stand out. It's a good example of a stout, one that I would love to have again. It just doesn't do anything exceptional or exceptionally different. Definitely try this one though, it could turn out to be a favorite.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 06:08:49 | More by lsummers

DoubleSkunk

Montana

4.01/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The first words that come to mind upon taking a sniff and a sip of Oatis are "milk chocolate truffle" and "malt-tastic", respectively. But this delightful beer's not all sweetness--they made sure to add a little hoppy bite to balance everything out. Aesthetically, Oatis is a dream--It looks and feels like cold carbonated molasses. Rock on, Ninkasi, rock on.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 05:09:34 | More by DoubleSkunk

BESTIALEX

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

04-04-2013 02:51:11 | More by BESTIALEX

JarMills

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

04-04-2013 01:09:58 | More by JarMills

casapy

Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

04-03-2013 02:29:03 | More by casapy

Asics

Washington

4/5  rDev +2%

04-02-2013 12:29:57 | More by Asics

artoolemomo

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2%

04-01-2013 02:27:16 | More by artoolemomo

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

03-31-2013 04:01:52 | More by schopenhauerale

zestd

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

03-29-2013 22:40:58 | More by zestd