Nevermore Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - Rush River Brewing Company

morimech

Minnesota

3.88/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pitch black color with two fingers of tan head that had good retention before settling to a thick cap. Massive amount of sticky lacing is left on the glass.

Mostly roasted malt aroma. Maybe just a hint of chocolate and smoke. Does not smell like anything special.

Good chocolate flavor up front. Nicely balanced with roasted malt. A hint of smoke. The chocolate and roasted bitterness are balanced. Some alcohol flavor in the finish as well as some warming.

A little overcarbonated and a touch thin. Maybe if the carbonation is toned down a little, the body would feel more substantial.

An enjoyable stout with some chocolate flavor. I appreciated the balanced flavor.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2011 22:34:49 | More by morimech

nrbw23

Ohio

2.73/5  rDev -27.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- Pours a black color with a nice brown head. Head has ok retention, becomes a layer of bubbles and leaves some nice lacing.

S- Wow there's really nothing here. Picking up super faint bitter chocolate and that's about it. A touch of roasted malts too.

T- Pretty disappointed here taste is one dimensional with really the chocolate being the flavour.

M- Medium in body and lighter side of medium in carbonation.

D- There is really not a whole lot going on here. I'm finding this one pretty boring. I think I'll skip this one next time.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2011 11:40:13 | More by nrbw23

KarlHungus

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer pours a black color. The head is two inches in height, and recedes slowly into a solid half inch of foam. The aroma is of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, roasted malt, and cream. It is a very pleasing aroma, but not quite as strong as I would expect from a beer of 8% ABV. The taste is significantly stronger. There is a lot of chocolate for sure, but there is also a strong alcohol presence in the finish that marginalizes the enjoyment of the nice chocolate tones. The mouthfeel is full bodied with a velvety texture. The carbonation is quite high for a beer of this style also helps take away from the taste. Overall, this isn't a bead beer. It has some very good aspects, but it has some very bad ones too. I really hope that the folks at Rush River reformulate this recipe keeping the good parts and eliminating the bad.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2011 00:08:08 | More by KarlHungus

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.22/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

"Rush River Nevermore Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, stout with natural cocoa flavors. Small batch series, unfiltered, unpasteurized." 12 ounce bottle

Fully ebon in appearance, roasted tan head.

Bittersweet nose, roasty-toasty, with cocoa notes below. Getting louder as we go. Very nice.

Taste: Mmmm, good and chocolatey. Starts cocoa and stays cocoa, fading ever gently in the finish. Oatmeal gives it sleek smoothness, very easy on the palate. Very even-tempered, initial sweetness is matched with some bitter, and glides right down.

Alcohol 8 % by vol. Bit of a surprise, there, and it's not easily detected, until...oh, here it comes.

A great beer from Rush River that may change some minds about this under-appreciated brewery.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2011 07:13:46 | More by feloniousmonk

nwu008

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a tulip.

Appearance - Looks a little thin for an imperial stout, and has a thin head.

Smell - Rich smooth chocolate smell, very appealing.

Taste - First tastes are rich smooth chocolate, however that rich flavor is countered by a rather thin stout taste. The thin taste of stout diminishes the good chocolate taste.

Mouthfeel is too thing for the style.

Drinkability. The thin mouthfeel makes this more drinkable. The 8% alcohol is well masked.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2011 00:00:55 | More by nwu008

exonthebottle

Minnesota

3.73/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

this beer was a special at Ed's. poor pour maybe but the beer had no head or lacing not that it mattered much. black
smell okay kinda hoppy but not much else
rather flavorful for a oatmeal stoat some hops and okay creamy oats.
ok mouthfeel not overly impressive but it goes down smooth.
I could drink five of these in session nice and interesting beer to try rather surprise by how few have reviewed this.

Serving type: on-tap

08-01-2010 08:14:18 | More by exonthebottle

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.35/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at Lowertown Bulldog: Served chilled in a pint glass and quite black and thick with a slim tight and tan cap of foam that lifted slightly to a collar ring and some spotty lace.

Aroma is muted but clean of dusty chocolate muffin mix and tender sweet coffee roastyness.

Nice taster, as it warms it really comes into its own and quite milky creamy smooth and chocolately with nice nuances to cocoa powder, oaty sweetness, and slenderized roasted coffee. Smurfed in vanilla hints and black tea arrive late with a bit of dry hops. Its chocolatey rhythm really lasts long and has a nice palate soaking character.

Good steady chocolatey taste and smoothly thick and mildly carbonated medium body. Firm, smooth, soft, milky, and drinkable.

A solid stout from Rush River. Fans of the Young's Dbl chocolate would like this too.

Serving type: on-tap

04-11-2010 00:45:36 | More by tavernjef

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

3.53/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

After trying to find the only Rush River beer that had eluded me, I finally came across it at two different bars in River Falls.

A - A relatively weak pour by the bartender delivers a dark jet black body that omits no light whatsoever. A light tan head rose a half finger thick and faded to a ring after a couple of minutes. Taking into account the weak pour, I assume the head would look better, but the body looked good regardless.

S - Not the strong nose I was expecting. While I was not in the optimal setting to get a good whiff of this beer, nothing stood out to me. Malts are present, along with cocoa, chocolate and a slight cream aspect.

T - Much like the smell. Chocolate and cocoa are present along with some faintly roasted malts. A nice cream aspect was also present but overall the beer was too subdued for my liking.

M - Medium bodied with a below average amount of carbonation. Faint roasted malts enter the mouth initially before a slight amount of carbonation arrives to provide a smooth transition into the chocolate and cream aspect of the beer. Finish is pretty smooth but nothing about this beer jumps out and grabs you.

D - This is a beer I will try again, but it's nowhere near as high on my list as Double Bubble. This beer just seems to subdued for my liking. Crank up the roasted malts, chocolate and cream aspects of this beer and let it come to life a bit more.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2010 23:47:01 | More by Wisconsin

ZAP

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Zorbaz in Detroit Lakes:

Nice drinking chocolate oatmeal stout. The cocoa flavor is reminiscent of Young Double Chocolate stout...kind of a dusting of sweet cocoa powder...also has some milk stout lactose notes...body is medium...mildly creamy....enjoyable beer I would drink again

Serving type: on-tap

06-28-2009 18:31:06 | More by ZAP