Buffalo Bill's Blueberry Oatmeal Stout - Buffalo Bill's Brewery

tjsdomer2

Illinois

2.4/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Appearance: Tons of foam. Looks like a black lager. Some blue tint to this as well.

Smell: Fresh blueberries.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Extremely sour and bitter. Mostly fake blueberries with some flavorless oatmeal.

Overall Drinkability: This tastes very dreadful. Everything else is ok though.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 00:44:01 | More by tjsdomer2

canders0927

Texas

3/5  rDev -8.8%

05-21-2013 15:29:14 | More by canders0927

archero

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -1.2%

05-14-2013 03:47:10 | More by archero

AngusOg

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -24%

05-06-2013 02:03:31 | More by AngusOg

Johndhii

Illinois

1.1/5  rDev -66.6%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Beer advocate let me down on this one. I checked it out, saw it in the cooler, so decided to try it. From the pour, which had so much carbonation, that it took 5 minutes to get the head down. The beer was literally 90% head and 10% beer, even with a slow pour. The smell had a hint of blueberries which was pleasant. The taste was horrible, I cannot describe how it hit my palette.
I tried one out of the glass, one out of the bottle. To make sure it wasn't me, I gave one to a friend which turned out to be a cruel joke but extremely funny.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 21:37:04 | More by Johndhii

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +14%

04-28-2013 21:10:19 | More by FLBeerGuy

drinkAK

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -1.2%

04-20-2013 21:50:32 | More by drinkAK

DasPuma

Virginia

3.03/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Nearly black pour with ruby hues at the edges; insane amounts of head, even with a gentle pour. Some sweetness to the smell but blueberries don't stick out in the smell or the taste. Don't get any of the silky smoothness I would expect from an oatmeal stout. A standard stout with not much else going on. Drinkable but nothing special about it.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 23:11:54 | More by DasPuma

arc3636

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +29.2%

04-15-2013 01:29:59 | More by arc3636

SaCkErZ9

Florida

1.99/5  rDev -39.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75

I got a bottle of this on sale at Total Wine. It was only $1 so I thought, what the hell. Best by date of 021513, so this one is passed its prime.

The bottle gave a loud hiss as I popped the topped. This is usually indicative on some sort of fermentation problem. As I pour the beer, this reality is realized. The beer is nothing but foam. Slightly dense, tan, marhsmallow foam. Blech. I can already picture what this one will taste like, since I have seen this before.

Aroma is okay. Blueberry dominates. Not much else. But, this is a "blueberry" beer.

Flavor is pretty rank. Sour and metallic with sweet blueberry extract making for a party in my mouth I wish I wasnt attending. Thin mouthfeel, like aspirin water. Very astringent. I had low hopes for this one: I have had the pumpkin beer from these guys and it was putrid. However, my expectations were too high. Another gross and awful offering from the folks at Buffalo Bills. I think I need an eraser to get the chalk out of my mouth.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 20:28:08 | More by SaCkErZ9

Lemke10

Wisconsin

3.43/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

I got this for a friend when he was in southwest Wisconsin. I traded him a beer since I never tried this but he did warn me about the huge head and he was right. These bottles probably went through a second fermentation because the bottle cap had a lot of force behind it and even with a slow pour there was 5 times more head than beer. The aroma is still sweet with malts and blueberries. There are some robust flavors mixed with sweet blueberries but this is way too yeasty and it almost has more of a Belgian texture. Oh well as least I got to try it, but I’m sure that this is not the way it is suppose to taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 03:52:39 | More by Lemke10

tfsimpkins

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -24%

03-25-2013 17:09:05 | More by tfsimpkins

dogfishandi

New York

3.03/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12oz twist off bottle at about fridge temp poured into a snifter. Just past its best buy date.

Appears black from a distance but when u look down at it there is some definite ruby brown colors showing. Pours with a skim layer of light tan head head that eventually fades to a ring. No real lacing to it, after a swirl of the glass some spotty ale shows but is quick to fall back into the beer.

A bit of blueberry mixes with? I don't know, something stout like, a light stout. Not a whole lot to the aroma on this one. Maybe a touch of something roasted or burnt, but still pretty light.

It's drinkable, but not a whole lot going on for a stout. Some blueberry mixes with a bit of light chocolate, light roast. Finishes with a slight burnt bitterness then back to a kind of fruit flavor.

Hard to say that this is actually an oatmeal stout, I'm getting pretty much no slick creaminess that I almost always find when oatmeal is used in the mash. Lighter bodied than it probably should be.

This was a let down, which was pretty much on par with my expectations. The stout flavors were just lacking. Nothing really off about it, and its pretty drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 22:23:52 | More by dogfishandi

menacho1

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +14%

03-22-2013 03:21:18 | More by menacho1

hilgart1

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -31.6%

03-19-2013 01:28:55 | More by hilgart1

RWACKO

New York

3.25/5  rDev -1.2%

03-17-2013 22:05:46 | More by RWACKO

Pegasus

Texas

3.55/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Large dense tan head crowns a deep mahogany body. The head retention is quite good, thin lacing coats the glass walls.

Aroma: Blueberries are very prominent in the aroma, outshining the base stout. Nonetheless, thre are plenty of roasted barley and coffee notes to be had.

Taste: Opens with typical roasty stout flavors, as well as cold coffee. Soon afterward, the blueberries assert themselves, and dominate the taste to the close, although the underlying stout never vanishes, it is secondary to the blueberries. The relatively high ABV (7.5%) is quite artfully concealed, nothing hints of its presence. Finishes slightly sweet, with a moderate hop bitterness, and some charred flavors

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, full, quite pleasant, with no carbonation felt..

Drinkability/notes: Note bad at all, an interesting change of pace.

Presentation: Packaged in a short twelve-ounce brown glass bottle with a twist-off crown,, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 17:54:19 | More by Pegasus

rypkr

Pennsylvania

1.2/5  rDev -63.5%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Wow. Talk about regretting a beer purchase... Oatmeal stouts are my go to so when I saw this on the shelf for $30 for the case and 7.5% I figured what the hell ill look it up on BA. At a score of ~80 I went for it. I didn't expect it to be GREAT or anything but for the price figured ill try something a little bit different.

A - normal dark brown/black stout pour. Didn't really spend a lot of time scoping the color because I was too busy waiting for the ridiculous head to settle. 1/3 of the beer with a gentle pour and the beer was erupting into 2-3 inches of head.

S - fairly moderate and tame smell for a stout. Not a lot to take in, small wafts of something sweet and not reckognized.

T - this is an oatmeal stout? I guess. I'm not sure what else you could classify it is so it was their best option. Tastes like what you would imagine acid would taste without burning you. Blatantly unnatural. Not even going to try to analyze this one. Yes there is trace "blueberry" taste but nothing pleasant. It's a chaotic clash of bitter chalky crappy stout characteristics and fake blueberry extract.

M - wow. This is where this beer just goes from poor to shameful. Every sip erupts in your mouth like baking soda and vinegar in the most unpleasant and undrinkable fashion. Precisely the same nuisance that occurred in the pour is now occurring with every sip. And forget about drinking more than 2 of these. That many had me feeling like I hit an all you can eat buffet. But then again, did I really want any more of these?

overall - I can't figure out how this beer mustered an 80ish? I feel bamboozled. Conclusion? Non beer drinking, fruit loving, Stella Artois praising yuppies have sampled this concoction and deduced its dessert sounding name equated to a decadent brew. Steer clear stout lovers, don't make the same mistake as I did. Anyone want to buy 22 more of these?

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 02:28:52 | More by rypkr

Keager

Illinois

2.4/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Got a 6 pack of bottles, first one not quite cold, so it went down the drain when it got too warm for my taste. Second one turned out to be a little better, but still searching for that blueberry taste. Not the best blueberry I've had. Should of only grabbed one and let it chill properly.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 23:37:12 | More by Keager

Steelcitynsouth

Virginia

3.45/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

I have had this beer a couple of times to make sure that I am rating it accurately. The smell, head and body all appear to be something that you will love, however, the finish, mouth and taste lack in what we typically would like in an outmeal stout. I have found that drinking it at a higher temperature yields a much better result - albeit, that is only after two trials. My recommendation - serve at around 60 degrees... The best comes out in it at that range.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 02:16:22 | More by Steelcitynsouth

gtermi

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-14-2013 03:15:33 | More by gtermi

Dr_Bahmbay13

Michigan

1.99/5  rDev -39.5%
look: 1.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

I Purchased this in a Mix Six pack . I Picked 2 bottles of this beer, regretting that now.Fair amount of white looking sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Poured a white/cocoa 2 finger head which had a rich oatmeal bluberryish smell . A ton of bubbles and fizz , poured into the Fat Tire Tulip glass. The beer was very dark in color .When it took the swisharoo test not much lacing. The beer tasted Like nothing it smelled like. Stout yes, but a very thin style stout. For me the carbonation was out of freaking control.Berry Flavor was way in the back of the taste for me and the front was a faint oatmeal almost ale type flavor?Overall I did not enjoy this myself, but maybe someone who is just getting into fruit style stouts might enjoy this . Happy Hump Day!

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 15:59:02 | More by Dr_Bahmbay13

kb2250

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -1.2%

03-13-2013 01:56:14 | More by kb2250

Cvescalante

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +14%

03-11-2013 19:52:52 | More by Cvescalante

Trevormcraig

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-11-2013 12:02:31 | More by Trevormcraig