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Down 'N Dirty Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Tyranena Brewing Company
- From:
- Tyranena Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.2%
- Reviews:
- 150
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 12, 2010
- Wants:
- 62
- Gots:
- 39
Oatmeal Stout brewed with cocoa nibs. Available: February-March.
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Ratings by Bubba83:
Reviewed by Bubba83 from California
4.4/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.4/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Many a thank you goes out to Kegatron for sending me another Tyranena beer to try. Bottle marked Feb 2010.
Poured at 50 degrees into a snifter. The body is almost completely black, a very dark brown licorice color perhaps, topped off by an espresso colored creamy 2 finger width head. Head dissipates fairly quick, but leaves a good medium sized ring with good lacing.
Super complex aromas are wafting out of the glass. Where do I start? Black licorice, cocoa nibs, heaps of roast, vanilla, dark caramel, coffee grounds, burnt toast and finally a little bit of pine.
Chocolate and vanilla flavors start the party off right, but transition into big and roasty very quickly. There is a slightly astringent sourness here that reminds me a little of Guinness. Caramel rears its head underneath the roast, but only mildly so. Finishes up with a piney kick in the pants, and a little bit of warming alcohol character that rounds things out well.
Lovely feel on this guy, medium bodied, smooth as silk, yet still well carbonated. Quite dry too which is a good thing.
Drinks really well for being so roasty. I'm a huge sucker for huge roast if it's pulled off correctly, and this is a great example. A lot of beers with such a roasty profile get really astringent, but not this beer. It seems like the cocoa nibs help balance things out a little bit to counter the roast, but ultimately it's pretty lopsided on the roasty side, and I love that. If there was a little more dark caramel flavor in the mid-range, I could easily see this contending for one of the best stouts of any kind I've ever had. Tyranena delivers some REALLY terrific dark beers.
Jul 20, 2010Poured at 50 degrees into a snifter. The body is almost completely black, a very dark brown licorice color perhaps, topped off by an espresso colored creamy 2 finger width head. Head dissipates fairly quick, but leaves a good medium sized ring with good lacing.
Super complex aromas are wafting out of the glass. Where do I start? Black licorice, cocoa nibs, heaps of roast, vanilla, dark caramel, coffee grounds, burnt toast and finally a little bit of pine.
Chocolate and vanilla flavors start the party off right, but transition into big and roasty very quickly. There is a slightly astringent sourness here that reminds me a little of Guinness. Caramel rears its head underneath the roast, but only mildly so. Finishes up with a piney kick in the pants, and a little bit of warming alcohol character that rounds things out well.
Lovely feel on this guy, medium bodied, smooth as silk, yet still well carbonated. Quite dry too which is a good thing.
Drinks really well for being so roasty. I'm a huge sucker for huge roast if it's pulled off correctly, and this is a great example. A lot of beers with such a roasty profile get really astringent, but not this beer. It seems like the cocoa nibs help balance things out a little bit to counter the roast, but ultimately it's pretty lopsided on the roasty side, and I love that. If there was a little more dark caramel flavor in the mid-range, I could easily see this contending for one of the best stouts of any kind I've ever had. Tyranena delivers some REALLY terrific dark beers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
2.8/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Unknown vintage; drank 4/30/15 @ the Yarchives.
Brown appearance. Tan head; a curtain of lace.
Peanut butter & cream nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Peanut butter & mild pumpkin flavors up front; a metallic, chalky finish. Booze notes emerged as this warmed.
Hopefully this one went bad? Tough to finish.
Mar 08, 2019Brown appearance. Tan head; a curtain of lace.
Peanut butter & cream nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Peanut butter & mild pumpkin flavors up front; a metallic, chalky finish. Booze notes emerged as this warmed.
Hopefully this one went bad? Tough to finish.
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.91/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hop; and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted oats, dark/brown bread, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great hop/roast bitter/sweet balance, and no acrid/astringent flavors after finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is a delicious oatmeal stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa nibs, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Nicely rich malt complexity, balancing earthy hops, and restrained yeast character. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Sep 15, 2018Reviewed by degueulasse from California
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This beer smells like a Hershey's chocolate bar and tastes like a bit darker, more like bitter chocolate chip, mixed with a delicious maltiness that pricks the tongue devilishly. There is also a wholesome oatmeal flavor and consistency that makes this wash down like a filling dessert.
Mar 21, 2018Reviewed by geeves from Wisconsin
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tyranena is one of my favorite local breweries. This is one of the seasonal stouts they brew that I enjoy to drink. The aroma of chocolate is more than the flavor of chocolate, which is fine by me. It tastes and feels like a well bodied stout. A well rounded beer to enjoy with some music.
Mar 10, 2017Reviewed by uwmgdman from Wisconsin
4.18/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Looks the part--jet black and a thick light tan head. Nose is nice and roasty, rich chocolate. Flavor is dry roast malt, coffee-like character, nice under current of cocoa. Body is medium-full, nice dry/bitter finish. Very solid chocolate oatmeal stout. Really like the dry/roasty finish and very glad I've got 5 left!
Mar 01, 2017
Down 'N Dirty Chocolate Oatmeal Stout from Tyranena Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
392 ratings
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