Winter Oatmeal Stout - Mayflower Brewing Company

FeDUBBELFIST

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 2 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle to pint glass. Sampled 4/5/11, packaged 1/25/11.

A: Pours with a one finger head somewhere between medium and dark brown in color. Diminishes rather quickly. The body is extremely dark, and might even be black. Absolutely no lacing.

S & T: The aroma is fantastic. Varied roasted malt qualities with chocolate dominating, a light hand of coffee mixed in, followed by hints of cookie and oats. Long lasting flavor, lightly sweet. The smell and taste are by far this beer's strongest attributes.

M: With carbonation on the soft side, plus 3 different types of oats in the grist, the mouthfeel comes across very creamy. Unfortunately the oats don't do anything to provide a fuller body or thicker texture (or help with head retention for that matter). After the glorious nose and rather good flavor that this beer provided, the mouthfeel was a big let down.

D: An above average oatmeal stout that could very easily become great with a few little tweeks. The appearance needs to be stronger and the mouthfeel more substantial. Other than that, I'm satisfied with this purchase.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2011 11:25:37 | More by FeDUBBELFIST

petroos

New York

3.58/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

It's a hot summer night in New York but I felt like popping something roasty nonetheless. Mayflower Oatmeal stout pours a surprisingly dark viscous black with a quickly dissipating dark tan head. I was a bit put off by how quickly the head died actually, but then again maybe it's just the heat.

On the nose it's roasty, dry and chocolate al the way. There's definitely a bit of campfireish smell going on there which is slightly overbearing and the booze is also hiding under the surface.

The palate matches the nose, with the roasty dark chocolate malt hitting up front, then smoothing out due to the oatmeal. It almost drops off completely in the midpalate and then finishes strong with roasty chocolate flavors again.

Overall decent, but I feel like it could be better. I hate to say this for fear of being a typical extreme beer nerd, but I'd like this beer to be bigger with more unfermentables and a heavier body. Still I feel like the brewery was going for a more sessionable every night kind of stout, and I can definitely recommend this beer for that purpose.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2011 02:02:52 | More by petroos

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

lackenhauser

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dark brown in color-not a lot of carbonation present, almost comes off as flat. Nice cocoa aroma going on. Grainy, roasted malt flavor. Touch of hops. Somewhat thin to me. Lacks the velvety smooth richness of a decent oatmeal stout. Some tweaking might make this a good beer-a notch above average for now.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 01:15:31 | More by lackenhauser

Wasatch

Utah

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

Thanks goes out to TheManiacalOne for the beer.

Pours a nice black color, some carbonation, nice little fizzy light tan head, with very minimal sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some nice chocolate/toffee notes. The taste is malty, sweet, with some chocolate/toffee notes, little vanilla. Medium Body. A very tasty brew.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2011 18:41:04 | More by Wasatch

ChadQuest

Illinois

2.98/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

This thing had a huge head, so massive and chunky, dark tan over a soft black body.
Has a soft approachable roasted malt profile with chocolate backup, like a like mocha.
Flavors match and remind of powdered cacao, somewhat coarse coffee notes, definently on the bitter end of stouts. Mouthfeel doesnt get as creamy as i generally expect from oats being added,

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2011 07:24:15 | More by ChadQuest

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

dark brwon, nearly black coming through right away. Nice head of maybe an inch came up over the top but settled down quickly into just a thin film across the top. Decent side glass lacing as well.

The aroma deep with notes of coffee and cocoa, almost bittersweet with a light hoppiness undercutting the deeply roasted malts. Slight peat like aroma as it warmed up. The flavor started out a little off for the style with a health dose of smoked and roasted malts, not exactly at all what I was expecting out of it, but none the matter it was still very good. Rich notes of cocoa overlayed with a hint of dark bakers chocolate and an almost molasses like flavor swirling around in there as well. The finish though was coated with licorice like flavors and very wet, leaving you almost drooling, waiting for another sip to come through. Decent feel on this one, though if I am being honest, towards the end of the session it did start to feel a little bit flat on me, but maybe it was me. Still though, more then decently sessionable and I would have no issues with drinking this again.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2011 02:04:51 | More by mikesgroove

sendsilk

Florida

3.73/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into my trusty "Crab House" pint glass. BOttle received in trade and dated: best by 01/10/11. I waited another 6 months to see how this turned out. Love some age on my stouts. And I SERIOUSLY love the fact that they date their beers. Should be mandatory, at least for the IPA segment, rat bastards, selling me year old IPA's. Anyway, onto the review!!

A- Looks good, nice and dark, small head very little lacing.

S- Allright, nothing to jump up and down about.

T- Pretty good, not bad, not great. Everything I have had from Mayflower has been pretty solid. This is just below that bar.

If I haven't lost you by now, I should have. If you get it, drink it as it's decent but don't trade the kids in for it. Unless they are total brats and driving you friggin nuts all the time. Than it's understandable.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2011 04:04:22 | More by sendsilk

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Good start to the beige head. Leaves some spotty lace on the edge of the glass after each sip. Near black where the light cannot penetrate.

Creamy, dark patent malt smell. Dark chocolate and mildly chalky. This could easily be a Murphy's or a Guinness. Bitter in an unmalted way.

Relatively thin for the style, otherwise this is a very true-to-the-style Irish stout. Dry and bitter from the darker malt flavors. Very true to its roots.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 01:29:33 | More by smcolw

ChugginOil

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Mayflower Oatmeal Stout

Thanks to my buddy Tyler for bringing this one from Boston.

Pours a a very dark nut brown and settles black. The inch of mocha colored head sits still forever it seems. 4

The nose is of light roasty malt and a bit of a metallic scent. 2.5

The taste is kind of roasty up front and then fades quickly, tasting a bit like chocolate and coffee. This lingers in the aftertaste for quite some time. 3.5

The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and sticky. 4

Overall, pretty good for my first Mayflower. There were some issues with the nose but its mostly made up for by the taste. 3.5

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2011 05:48:44 | More by ChugginOil

rbd13

Rhode Island

4.18/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours solid black with a caramel colored head that quickly dissipates. A nice lacing is left on the glass.
Roasted malts on the nose.
Roasted malt, sweet lactose, cocoa and dark chocolate flavors... even a hint of coffee milk.
Medium/light mouth feel hangs around for a few moments then cleanly fades.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 04:22:52 | More by rbd13

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked up a growler of this yesterday after I attempted to go to the registry in Plyomuth only to find out that their hours chagned from 8-4 and I got there at 4:10. Anyways, finally got a chance to stop by the brewery, which is only a 2 minute drive from there. The beer was poured into an imperial pint glass.

Appearance: The beer is jet black and poured a one finger mocha head that reduces into a thin layer that leaves a little but of lacing on the glass.

Smell: Roasted coffee and mocha come to the senses right away. Followed by sweet malts and oatmeal, and some bitterness from the hops.

Taste: First off you get those roasted coffees and chocolately mocha feeling up front. Then the sweet malts, vanilla, and oatmeal follow.

Mouthfeel: The beer is creamy and smooth. A little chewy and mildly carbonated too.

Overall: This is actaully a decent oatmeal stout. I will grab another one whether on draft, bomber, or a growler if I am in the Plyomuth area once again.

Serving type: growler

04-23-2011 04:16:28 | More by Flounder57

HosP

Indiana

3.93/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured 12oz bottle into a snifter

A- Pours black, very little light coming in around the edges. Nice brown head, but leaves to quick with very little lacing.

S- Very nice roasted malt aroma. Coffee notes come through more prominent than the chocolate ones. A little on the sweeter side.

T- Flavor starts with nice roasted coffee at the beginning and last almost to the end. A little burnt taste at first but mellows out. Chocolate flavor hidden at the end along with some bitterness. Not bad flavor here.

M- Almost a full bodied drink. Low carbonation. A little creamy mouth feel.

D- Very smooth easy to drink beer. Solid oatmeal stout, not great but still good. Lower abv would allow for a couple of these at a time.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2011 00:22:40 | More by HosP

alexgash

Connecticut

4.22/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle. Package date of 1/25/11.

Pours a dark maple syrup brown. Small, cocoa head with traces of lacing. Nose of roasted malts, caramel, sugary dark fruits, licorice, smoke, and a little earthy tobacco. Nice and complex.

Smooth, oaty, lightly roasted malts up front. Gentle, yet noticeable sweetness settles in. Milk chocolate, carob, and milk sugar fill up the palate, balanced with some dark chocolate and a touch of roasted malt bitterness. Some dark fruit sweetness near the finish. Lingering coffee and milk chocolate notes mix with tobacco and some smoke. Medium-bodied, with a smooth, creamy feel. Very nice!

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2011 22:13:27 | More by alexgash

Hojaminbag

Colorado

3.58/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Mayflower Oatmeal stout has a dark brown or black body that is opaque. The brown head is a solid slab, and it has good retention and leaves some lacing behind.

The aroma has notes of chocolate and coffee, but roasted malt is the most powerful scent. Some sweetness also.

The taste follows the aroma pretty closely on this one. Up front a little bit of both chocolate and coffee come through, but those quickly give way to a good bit of toffee-like malt sweetness. Next comes roasted malt, but the malt tastes more charred than roasted. Maybe a little smokey even. There is a noticeable although unassertive hop presence also.

Smooth and creamy; nice feel.

I would have liked the chocolate flavors to be a little more powerful, but this is a solid beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2011 16:26:45 | More by Hojaminbag

chugalug06

Colorado

2.38/5  rDev -39.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Looks Great! Black with ring of tan foam, brew desperately clings to side of glass

S - Smokey, not my speed. Almost an Oak-y smoke smell. Over malt with not enough Stout Hop

T - Very smokey, bitter. It need MORE of a hop balance to even out

M - Instant carbonation stings my throat while smoke flavor disrupts my senses

D - This ones hard to drink

I would not recommend to a friend, but am glad I tried it. Thanks Andy!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 02:41:29 | More by chugalug06

Billolick

New York

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 ounce bottle, label tell me "PKG 1/25/11"

Black and glistening in the glass. The head is a spectacular shade of dark creamy mocha, staying and sticking.

Muted nose of lite chocolate, mocha, roasted and just burnt malts.

Flavorful stout, smooth, easy flowing on the tongue and quite enjoyable sipper. More soft chocolate, cafe au lait, and sweetly roasted malts...drying hops on the rear end.

Nicely done, delicate, complex and generally yummy oatmeal stout.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2011 04:00:20 | More by Billolick

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep black color, with a very thin brown head that fades very quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains roasted malts, coffee, oats, chocolate and a faint touch of hops.

T: The taste starts out creamy with flavors of milk chocolate and coffee up front that are quickly followed by bready flavors of oats and a hearty roasted malt character. The hops presence is very mild but is exactly where it should be for the style and still creates a good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Smooth and viscous, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

D: Tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, decent kick, very good representation of style, this is a very good milder stout to drink for a long time.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2011 03:58:47 | More by TheManiacalOne

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a three finger brown head that fades quickly leaving traces of lace. Black color, no highlights. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Nose is roasted coffee, flavor is roasted to burnt coffee and chocolate. $1.99 for a 12oz bottle from Julio's Liquors Westborough, Ma.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2011 22:29:59 | More by jdhilt

cosmicevan

New York

3.53/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks much to Kelp for the fantastic extra.

a - Poured into my oversized snifter had a nice generous creamy finger and a half head and the body was deep and dark shiny black.

s - Alc tingle, roasted malt, vanilla...a bit of a sharp bite on the nose.

t - Subtle roasted malts and a bit of salt water or even hotdogs. It is really hard to describe but there is this sharp taste similar to the sharp tingle in the nose. It isn't bad, just a certain something that I really can't describe. Kind of charcoal like if that makes any sense.

m/d - A touch on the watery side. Not nearly as thick and meaty as I prefer...almost a bit porter like in the body. Overall a good beer, but oddly porter-like with the aftertingle and thin body. Oatmeal stouts to me are thick and rich, this one is a bit on the thin side and with a sting.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2011 04:42:55 | More by cosmicevan

GbVDave

Illinois

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

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Special thanks to Reagan1984 for this!

PKG 1/25/11

A: Pours pitch black with a rich and creamy, dark mocha colored head on top. Retention was decent with the foam eventually melting down to a thick, unbroken collar and thin, whispy skim. No lace was left behind.

S: Interesting nose that's heavy on the charred malt, dark chocolate, molassas, and dark fruit. Also detected a hint of piney hops.

T: See above. Pretty heavy on the charred/smoky malt with nice balance from the other players mentioned in the smell. Hint of fudge brownie, as well.

M: Big, rounded, and spicy with some very well integrated dark fruit and chocolate sweetness, dry/roasty malt, and some prickly smoke on the tongue during the finish.

D: A killer winter session beer. Way more interesting than your typical Oatmeal Stout. Loved how smoky/roasty this was.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2011 19:55:25 | More by GbVDave

bmonty412

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- pours a thick, black, opaque

s- nice nose on this one..chocolate,oats, sweetness?

t- smoke, chocolatey..very nice.

mouthfeel- thick mouthfeel that coats the entire mouth. medium carbonation

d- one or two at a sitting...heavy.

overall a nice winter , heavy beer that hides the 6% abv well...plus very impressed so far with the mayflower offerings.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2011 23:32:12 | More by bmonty412

morebeergood

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Cornwall's in Kenmore Sq this past Saturday night. Served in a standard pint glass. Dark brown color, with a very minimal head. Lacing really only at the top of the glass. Smell was very nice, with some coffee aroma really standing out. Flavor was quite good also. There was a great mix of wintery spices from a winter warmer that mingled nicely with the hearty flavors of a stout. Liked the combination a lot. Mouthfeel was a bit thinner than I'd hoped for, and the alcohol was a tad noticeable. A beer that I surely enjoyed, but it's not a beer than I'd stay with all night. But it's one of my favorite new winter releases of 2011.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2011 00:58:15 | More by morebeergood

ksimons

New York

3.98/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-pours an inky black color with just a touch of lace around the top

S-smoky, roasted malts and caramel sweetness

T-roasted malts and coffee, sweet caramel, with just a hint of hop bitterness

M-medium body, leaves a nice roasted taste in the mouth, very light carbonation

D-drinkable, could be a little richer but overall a very nice beer

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2011 23:37:49 | More by ksimons

Floyd12

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I had this beer from a 12oz bottle, poured into a pint glass.

A- Poured an almost black color with a light brown head that rapidly dissapated.

S- The roasted malts used in these beer have a strong aroma of both chocolate and coffee, making for a very sweet and inviting smell.

T- When you first taste this beer there is a slight ashy taste to it but, but the chocolate and coffee undertones quickly take form leading to an excellent after taste. Almost all bitterness subsides as the carbonation dies.

M- A thick and full bodied beer. But as I drank towards the end it picked up a more watery quality to it. The low carbonation worked very well for the creamy and roasted style though.

D- It's very smooth and has a high level of drinkablility. The creamy roasted taste makes this something that could even be enjoyed by non-beer drinkers.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2011 17:36:20 | More by Floyd12