Sextant Oatmeal Stout - Ballast Point Brewing Company

DocJitsu

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this on tap at Ballast Point. It pours a very dark cola brown and opaque. The head is a light taupe color. The head fades to a thin cap quickly. Coffee nose. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Creamy to the finish. Standard stout. But, miles better than Guinness.

Serving type: on-tap

11-04-2012 01:41:13 | More by DocJitsu

Dirksen

California

5/5  rDev +28.2%

05-24-2013 18:25:34 | More by Dirksen

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Looks a typical stout. A black colored beer with a brown coolwhip head.

S - Sweet roasted black coffee grinds and bitter dark chocolate meld together in the bouquet.

T - An interesting profile of flavors. Surely some dark coffee notes and dry dark grains, but a forward presence of sweet milky chocolate. I thought this would be very robust from the nose, but it's milder than the smell leads on. Some hop notes shining through, cutting the darkness.

M - A smooth and easy drinking beer. It's medium body and light carbonation allow the drinker to enjoy the flavors fully.

O - So it's not a rich or robust stout but it's definitely drinkable and enjoyable. Wouldn't grab it if you're looking for a kick in the mouth.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 19:33:42 | More by BeerForMuscle

Zbeetleman

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-15-2013 05:59:26 | More by Zbeetleman

baybassboy

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-14-2013 04:23:23 | More by baybassboy

ReddMoneyBrown

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-11-2013 22:04:30 | More by ReddMoneyBrown

largadeer

California

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-01-2013 02:33:48 | More by largadeer

tbeq00

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-22-2013 03:17:57 | More by tbeq00

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-22-2013 13:04:38 | More by Lare453

KidsDoc

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-12-2013 04:24:32 | More by KidsDoc

SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-03-2013 17:12:37 | More by SocalKicks

dertyd

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

01-28-2013 07:22:39 | More by dertyd

Davihaw

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

12-31-2012 23:00:49 | More by Davihaw

rawfish

California

3.6/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 3.5

Received in a tulip at Ballast Point tap room. Thin layer of tight whitish foam atop a black body. Looks inviting.

Not much here, vague coffee, and ash. Hint of simple syrup and spent grain, mild aroma.

Immediate coffee with sweetened creamer, raw cereal grains, bread, and a bit of charred wood. Finishes drying with residual lactose acidity and cocoa powder, a touch chalky.

Drink is really smooth, silky. Medium to light bodied with nitro-like carbonation. No hint of alcohol anywhere.

A one dimensional beer, not much complexity , alot of lighter spectrum stout character and flavors but really this beer that flaunts body and feel over taste. Very easy to drink, the oatmeal does it's job to create that creamy texture.

Serving type: on-tap

12-14-2012 04:30:12 | More by rawfish

jscottku21

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-03-2012 14:44:48 | More by jscottku21

hpthebull

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-02-2012 00:28:41 | More by hpthebull

NumberNone

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-24-2012 21:44:06 | More by NumberNone

Mister_Joshy

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

11-10-2012 03:31:53 | More by Mister_Joshy

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

11-08-2012 19:40:26 | More by t0rin0

ste5venla

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-01-2012 21:06:03 | More by ste5venla

duceswild

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

10-31-2012 05:22:46 | More by duceswild

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +9%

10-23-2012 16:32:07 | More by mendvicdog

jiffymon

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

10-06-2012 01:42:13 | More by jiffymon

dancaplette

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +9%

09-30-2012 11:55:05 | More by dancaplette

TheSixthRing

California

3.63/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

On Nitro-tap at Capitol Beer and Tap Room in Sacramento, CA on 9/21/12

Appearance - Served near black with a dark, ruby red hue. Head is half a finger thick, light tan and appears silky. Retention holds well. Decent stick.

Smell - Fine notes of cocoa and oat hit the nostrils first, with the faintest hint of coffee buried well beneath.

Taste - Moderate roasted malt character; sweet milk chocolate, cocoa and oat rounds out the predominant flavor. Not much development from start to finish. Clean, with the subtlest hint of mint in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Medium to full body. Silky, smooth nitro carbonation. Creamy. Goes down with a slick, supurb smoothness.

Overall - A good effort by Ballast on their oatmeal stout, but it ultimately falls a bit short. Boring, simple flavor profile redeemed by it's creamy, nitro'ed mouthfeel.

Serving type: nitro-tap

09-24-2012 02:25:05 | More by TheSixthRing