Karl Strauss Oatmeal Stout - Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Armand

California

4.5/5  rDev +32.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Haven't had this in years, but since I'm on a Karl roll here it goes:
A: Dark brown. Almost Guinnessy, but not quite that dark.
S: Stale, almost like an unfresh beer. Little bitter at first, but goes down smooth.
T: Watery, like lofat milk.
M: Was expecting more from a dark stout. Common oatmeal stout. Nothing too much going on.
O: Sometimes it's better than others, but oh well.

Serving type: on-tap

06-27-2011 22:35:35 | More by Armand

CaptDavyJones

New York

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

02-15-2013 22:30:43 | More by CaptDavyJones

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%

10-17-2012 02:52:07 | More by t0rin0

Naterobsnyk4

New York

3/5  rDev -11.5%

06-24-2012 05:21:50 | More by Naterobsnyk4

AlexM

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

03-18-2012 21:55:10 | More by AlexM

ineva

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

02-22-2012 04:35:17 | More by ineva

barleywinefiend

Washington

2.58/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured a deep, deep brown with the nitro catching up in the glass and a whispy white head. Nose was faint and not good. I could barely pick up anything on it. Taste was so muted I could not tell if it were a Guinness or Oat Stout. No oats, no real taste, not real good. Mouthfeel was dry and full but again a little roasted malts, no oats and not much taste.

Serving type: nitro-tap

05-27-2009 00:34:43 | More by barleywinefiend

Overlord

California

2.7/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Looks good. Actually is a blackish brown, unlike the reddish brown "Russian Imperial Stout" I had from Karl Strauss a few years back. Even smells okay, with a whiff of oatmeal and a bit of roasted malt.

Taste very mediocre. You have to try to make a stout I don't like. The coffee and oatmeal taste ... strange, almost like they're stale. In a beer, that's weird. Really muted roasted malt tones.

For a beer with a good looking head and decent color, mouthfeel was surprisingly thin, water, and lacking carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2009 06:42:41 | More by Overlord

magictrokini

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Tap @ Sorrento Valley. Pours very dark brown with a short tan head. Fresh-cut oat aroma with roasted oats and malt. Smooth, but a little watery in the mouthfeel. Lovely roasted oat and malt flavor, and a nice cocoa sweetness. Some baker's chocolate/burnt coffee bite, but not much. Only real complaint was the mouthfeel, otherwise, this is a fine beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-09-2008 23:13:04 | More by magictrokini