Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - Stone Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.12
pDev: 10.68%
Reviews: 697
Hads: 112

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 9.20% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (655), on-tap (37), growler (4), cask (1).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by bobhits:

bobhits

Kentucky

4/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A. Pitch black, thin brown head. Pretty much what you'd expect.

S. Chocolate, some roasted smell. A hit of oats.

T. First off server this at around 60. The flavor is almost non existent until it is fairly warm. Anyway bitter chocolate is the dominate flavor here. It is pretty much what you'd expect from a big stout beyond that. I couldn't taste any oat flavor. That said the bitterness was impressive and unlike some big stouts that hit me as being hoppy this was bitter from the chocolate

M. Way too thin for a beer with this much flavor and abv. For the most part this beer reminded me of their RIS only a bit more tame. This is where they really are different. This one is watery where as their RIS has a much better thick and creamy mouth feel. I guess this could just be looked at as a style difference, but I want my big beers to be thicker.

D. The alcohol even as fresh as this is goes down without much bite. It's smooth and tasty. No problems here.

I this this beer has much more aging potential than most. I think with time this might be better than the RIS (then again I don't think the RIS improves with age.)

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2008 05:39:34 | More by bobhits

More User Reviews:

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

06-17-2013 01:20:22 | More by FUwolfpacker

evilcatfish

Missouri

4.24/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Holy cow, this is delicious. I never had it fresh and it being a few years old I wasn't sure what to expect. Slight head, with a very dark brown color. A nice nose of bakers chocolate with a taste of bitter chocolate, molasses, and coffee roastiness. Wish Stone would bring this back as I want more

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 03:18:19 | More by evilcatfish

Dirksen

California

5/5 rDev +21.4%

05-24-2013 18:42:53 | More by Dirksen

henskejk

California

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-16-2013 02:31:27 | More by henskejk

Zbeetleman

California

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-15-2013 03:01:38 | More by Zbeetleman

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-13-2013 22:28:53 | More by mikeincharleston

csfcmitchell

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-13-2013 15:55:58 | More by csfcmitchell

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-12-2013 21:45:05 | More by PlinyBeMiney

brewhaha110

Georgia

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-10-2013 18:36:08 | More by brewhaha110

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-07-2013 23:18:07 | More by cadaugherty

dalepryor

Kentucky

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-07-2013 21:44:45 | More by dalepryor

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-02-2013 04:52:34 | More by spycow

johnyb

Florida

4/5 rDev -2.9%

04-05-2013 16:46:18 | More by johnyb

heavenlyStash

California

4.75/5 rDev +15.3%

04-04-2013 00:44:29 | More by heavenlyStash

Bilco

Massachusetts

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

03-08-2013 13:54:52 | More by Bilco

pmoney

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -15%

03-01-2013 18:40:11 | More by pmoney

Treebs

Illinois

3.74/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22 oz. bottle served in a Deschutes snifter. Thanks stxSS07 for the share.

A: Pours a dark black color with a dark mocha head forming on the pour. It recedes quickly to a thin ring that leaves some splotchy lace down the glass.

S: Some oxidation as you would expect, but in a sherry kind of way. No real paper or cardboard notes, but slightly dark and pretty fruity. Dark chocolate bitterness with some dried oats.

T: Much like the nose. Bitter dark chocolate, steel cut oats, light dark fruit with minimal oxidation. The booze is well hidden behind a touch a char.

M: Medium thick bodied with a lower carbonation level. Smooth and creamy finish.

O: This held up very nicely and the slight oxidation gave it a dark fruit character that complimented the bitter dark chocolate nicely.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 01:40:06 | More by Treebs