Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout - Anderson Valley Brewing Company

GCBrewingCo

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured black as tar with a huge brown head. The aroma is chocolate, roasted coffee, and oatmeal. The flavor is slightly sweet chocolate and coffee. The body is medium full and the finish is dry coffee and more chocolate. The flavors are very nice in this beer and the drinkabilty is definitely good.

I wished for a little more oatmeal flavor and texture to the beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2003 01:39:36 | More by GCBrewingCo

saeh

France

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-25-2013 14:05:01 | More by saeh

bshiban

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-25-2013 01:45:32 | More by bshiban

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

(copied from blog - written January 6, 2013)

Appearance – Pours dark dark brown/black with a one finger brown head that dissipates quickly leaving light but good looking lacing.
Smell – Smells sweet with dark malts and refreshing
Taste – Sweet and chocolaty.

A good sized gulp starts out with a velvety slightly carbonated, slightly dry/bitter mouthfeel which slowly turns into this sweet chocolaty oat flavor which finishes bouncing between the two differing flavors. This isn’t a terribly complex brew and that’s what makes it so good… Where complexity applies to the best beers, so can simplicity…

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 00:37:13 | More by RummyRedbeard

andysc83

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-24-2013 20:09:22 | More by andysc83

kb2250

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-24-2013 20:01:05 | More by kb2250

vkv822

Oregon

3.64/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

12oz : tulip

Black, with a foamy, quickly dissolving brown head.

Roasty, cocoa upfront, with light sweetness from the oats coming through in the finish.

Smooth, creamy medium body, foamy carbonation.

A well done oatmeal stout, the body was quite creamy with a tasty, mild flavor profile.

Serving type: can

05-24-2013 08:14:43 | More by vkv822

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-23-2013 21:53:00 | More by MarvinSnyder

visionaries

California

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-23-2013 17:36:17 | More by visionaries

WizzardOfHops

California

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-23-2013 12:43:41 | More by WizzardOfHops

DenverLogan

Colorado

3.51/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

From 12 oz bottle...poured in St Bernardus chalice.
Pours black with small brown, creamy head with lace.
Aroma of dark roasted malts, bakers chocolate, fresh cut grass, funky fruit.
Modest carbonation and penetrating mouthfeel.
Flavors of funky fruit juice mixed with burnt roasted dark malts, oats, white grapefruit rind, cream of tartar. Overall bold but not too rich in malt sweetness, flavorful but not fully tasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 05:16:30 | More by DenverLogan

golfchance

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -26.7%

05-23-2013 02:06:53 | More by golfchance

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-22-2013 15:44:02 | More by InspectorBob

MaximalC

Illinois

3.71/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours seal brown with nearly an inch of khaki foam that takes its time settling. Plenty of patchy, reticulated lacing clings to the glass as the beer descends. Aroma is mild, smelling of bittersweet chocolate and a hint of floral hops. The taste features the same bittersweet chocolate, some black coffee, and even some dark fruit and alcohol lurking in the back. A modest dose of balancing hops meld seamlessly with the bitterness of the roasted malt. A tasteful roasted character lingers in the throat after imbibing as well.

The flavors here are complex but understated, and they would be better served by a heavier body. As is, the mouthfeel is disappointingly thin for an oatmeal stout. With that said, this remains one highly drinkable oatmeal stout, as I'd have no problem draining this in no time.

Serving type: can

05-21-2013 01:08:25 | More by MaximalC

barefoot71

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-20-2013 16:27:01 | More by barefoot71

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-20-2013 13:34:50 | More by touchmeimsac

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-20-2013 00:50:48 | More by DIPAFAN

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.08/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

330ml bottle served in a pint glass.

A: Pours a deep brown almost black color forming a big and bubbled tan head. Good retention and only few lacings left in the glass

S: Strong smell of roasted malts. Strong notes of dark chocolate, chocolate malts, coffee. Quite biscuity. Earthy yeasts and some flowery hops

T: Strong on roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee. In overall, a dry taste. Biscuity too. Earthy notes. Good bitterness which is more related with the roasted malts than with hops. Quite balanced and plasant, anyway

M: Medium and creamy body. Medium carbonation. Roasted malts aftertaste

O: Good drinkability. Great American Stout

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 11:59:22 | More by eduardolinhalis

tree777

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-19-2013 00:40:55 | More by tree777

Slikpitt

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-18-2013 03:40:01 | More by Slikpitt

Gregg_Kawakami

Hawaii

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-17-2013 04:47:14 | More by Gregg_Kawakami

jburd19

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-17-2013 02:35:11 | More by jburd19

verge

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-16-2013 21:48:38 | More by verge

pin

Australia

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-16-2013 19:40:04 | More by pin

Zbeetleman

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-15-2013 05:19:17 | More by Zbeetleman