Winter Oatmeal Stout - Mayflower Brewing Company

jondeelee

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Winter Oatmeal Stout begins with a rich, yeasty, bread-like nose, bearing more than a passing resemblance to unbaked wheat dough. Added to this are aromas of coffee, dark chocolate, chocolate malt, and caramel.

On the tongue, the beer is immediately dark, and obviously a well-made stout: chocolate malts mix with black coffees and light tobaccos with hints of ash. Caramelized brown sugars float around the edges, mixing with just a hint of bitterness from the hops that bites lightly on the soft palate. The oatmeals bring a good smoothness to the mouthfeel, but also add a light rolled oat flavor to the mix, which nicely complements the coffees and malts. Toward the end of the mouthful, as the sugars die off, the tobacco and ash flavors increase, and continue into the aftertaste, which lasts for a good while. Mouthfeel is a silky medium-light, and carbonation is medium to medium-high.

Overall, this is a good oatmeal stout, and well worthy of a try.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 03:47:33 | More by jondeelee

comfortablynirm

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

05-28-2013 02:08:21 | More by comfortablynirm

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

04-29-2013 06:28:30 | More by Kelp

Celtics76

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +1.5%

04-01-2013 20:31:41 | More by Celtics76

Massbmx

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -23.9%

03-17-2013 00:59:58 | More by Massbmx

JuliusCaesar

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

03-04-2013 02:22:59 | More by JuliusCaesar

Maxwell

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

The beer pours a proper black with a slight red tinge and a nice light tan head on top. The beer’s body is too dark to properly judge, but seems clean. The beer leaves a lacing that is light and slippery, leaving very little to look at on the glass. On the nose, the beer smells wonderfully rich with coffee and oatmeal tones. Roasted barley malts also come through on the nose slightly. On the tongue, the beer tastes sweet and drying with a nice roasted bitter flavoring. The beer begins with a little watery roasted malt before opening into big roasted oat flavors with touches of coffee, toffee, and char. The finish brings to mind sweet oatmeal bread, and is very appealing. The aftertaste is tingly with roasted oatmeal and slight coffee. On the mouth, the beer feels medium bodied, with a medium carbonation that lightly prickles the tongue. The mouth is left dry with a light wet sheen of saliva on the sides of the mouth. Overall, this beer is delicious and sessionable. There is a lovely roasted oat flavor that reminds me of winter and a warm stove for some reason. This stout will not blow you away with flavor, but it is solid and tasty and fully deserving of your taste buds.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2013 05:16:05 | More by Maxwell

noremac423

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

02-26-2013 01:54:35 | More by noremac423

Blanco

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -17.5%

02-19-2013 04:08:26 | More by Blanco

Thomas_Picton

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-14-2013 03:04:49 | More by Thomas_Picton

AOShabaz

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-13-2013 20:50:40 | More by AOShabaz

chakadrum

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-10-2013 00:20:17 | More by chakadrum

Dhamma73

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-08-2013 01:42:46 | More by Dhamma73

tkelley

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

12 oz bottle poured into my Mayflower "pint" glass (its not really a full pint! Argh!) .

A - Brown thin head sits on a dark body. Slight highlights that are also a nice brown, not the ruby you see in many stouts.

N - Dark roasted malts all the way. Like a hearty piece of fresh bread. Very little hops. No spice no fruit.

T - Again, dark malts and roast. Chocolate and coffee but only just so. Not overpowering the malts. The oatmeal smooths it very nicely and adds some oaty sweetness.

M - Again, very smooth. Very fine carbonation. Delightful bitter after taste.

O - very good. Nice on a cold evening by the fireplace.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 22:38:25 | More by tkelley

Bassman2019

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +26.9%

02-02-2013 20:23:51 | More by Bassman2019

kangarooAdam59

Wyoming

3.95/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Drove down to Mass to visit relatives:

At CBS Scene (Patriot Place):

In a pint glass:

A: dark black body with a half finger white head that concaved in the middle to leave clingy lacing along the pint glass.

S: roasty with some light coffee up front, but as it warmed the oatmeal came out.

T: same as the previously mentioned flavors in the smell, however the oatmeal is more forward than the smell as it didn't need to warm up as much to get that taste.

M: medium with nothing harsh on the tongue. A good dry bitter aftertaste and finish accompanied the mouthfeel.

O: this is a good oatmeal stout that I would come back to.

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2013 00:21:51 | More by kangarooAdam59

kinopio

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-01-2013 20:06:36 | More by kinopio

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.24/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle bought at Yankee Spirits, Sturbridge, MA as part of a 6-pack.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a skim of a dark brown head over the opaque dark brown/black brew. Skim is gone in a moment, with leggy small-bubbled lace. Aroma is dark malts and anise.

Taste begins dark and sweet, chewy oat in the middle, smooths into an almost lactic close. Mouthfeel is whoa smooth, and drinkability is excellent. Can't judge this book by it's cover, flavor was where it's at.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 23:34:17 | More by ppoitras

gcamparone

Rhode Island

3.81/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Purchased in Wakefield RI.

A- pours an opaque black body with a medium 1" mocha head that reduces pretty quickly to a ring and leaves very little lacing.

S- cocoa, milk chocolate, light coffee, pretty heavily roasted malt.

T- has a pretty smokey character with the typical stout characteristics sitting in the background, coffee and roasted malt being the predominate notes. The flavor isn't 100% there though, could be richer for an oatmeal stout. Virtually no toasty aftertaste which would have been nice for this style.

M- low carbonation, slightly watery.

What I'm getting is a average to slightly below average stout, I would have preferred more body and flavor. I don't regret purchasing it but wouldn't buy again.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 20:40:55 | More by gcamparone

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from bottle into tulip. Pours a thick oily black with no head or carbonation. Smell is really nice chocolate roasted malts with a bit of vanilla. Taste is a bit lacking compared to the aroma. Its bitter roasted oaty malts and somewhat small...not much going on here.Its smooth and pleasant but other better ooatmeal stouts exists. Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 22:33:40 | More by DrinkSlurm

AdamHart22

Massachusetts

3.26/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a bottle into a tulip glass. Drunk at about 45 degrees.

A - Pretty standard. Ink black and hardly any head.

S - A little malt, some cocoa, and a cardboardish smell.

T - Slightly better than average. Some nice coffee notes and just a hint of cocoa. Nicely sweet.

M - Nothing special here. I was actually hoping for something more syrupy which is typical of the style.

O - An average oatmeal stout. I would drink this again but honestly wouldn't buy it, in favor of other oatmeal stouts or Mayflower's IPA, which is very good.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 21:42:36 | More by AdamHart22

BigCheese

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Ink black, thin dark cardboard head,

S: Pretty pungent off the bat, dark roasted espresso and dark coco. Some roasted and smoked malts also.

T: Coffee, more of a sweeter malt base. Molasses, raisins, chocolate covered cherries, and bread crust. A bit of herbal hops come through too. Has a certain salty/savoriness too. Maybe some lactose too.

M: Not quite as rich as other oatmeal stouts. More syrupy than creamy, oily. Low/medium carbonation. Still pretty full bodied. Somewhat session-able for the style.

O: A real tasty brew, perfect for a snowy post dinner sipper. Not overly rich. Not the best oatmeal stout I've had but a real solid brew. Matches the quality I expect from Mayflower. I recommend.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 02:42:04 | More by BigCheese

bostonryan

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

01-16-2013 23:23:48 | More by bostonryan

tpauer

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-13-2013 23:30:23 | More by tpauer

brureview

Massachusetts

3.89/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

packaging date 1/3/13.

The beer poured a beautiful deep dark chocolate with a two finger head into a pint glass.

The aroma was quite good- vanilla-milk chocolate and lemon.

The mouth feel was a bit tart and carbonated.

I was expecting continuity to match the aroma and color- however the taste was too lemony.
Some sweetness- but not strong. I was disappointed- I was expecting a smooth, sweeter, perhaps a more chocolate accented stout, but the tartness and lemon dominated the flavor. Samuel Smith's oatmeal stout is one of my favorites, and this stout didn't compare in smoothness and taste.

Overall- a good oatmeal stout- but for the first tasting, the beer lacked smoothness and balance.
Will try again for another tasting.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 01:22:35 | More by brureview