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Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- From:
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #22 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,670 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 11.16%
- Reviews:
- 2,425
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 02, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2000
- Wants:
- 452
- Gots:
- 1,444
No description / notes.
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Ratings by allforbetterbeer:
Reviewed by allforbetterbeer from Colorado
4.32/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a pint glass.
A: As dark as ruby can get but still remain ruby body under a half finger of head that retains forever and laces well. Interestingly, this beer looks English.
S: Liquid baker's chocolate laced with vanilla, and a touch of milk chocolate. Nearly smells like an Ice Cream shop, or a bowl of high quality chocolate gelato. Some highly roasted malts hide underneath all the chocolate. A wonderful nose...
T: Smooth, rich, soft, and mellow. Those are the first four adjectives that come to mind when thinking of the flavor of this beer. Chocolate and roasted malts celebrate matrimony in an inspiring way. Vanilla and the slightest bit of oak show up to join the party along the way, and the whole experience dies slowly away in wonderful mellow-but-rich aftertaste of dark roast barley, chocolate, oats, and hints of coffee grounds.
M: Possibly the most full bodied session beer I have ever tasted. Smooth, velvety, coat the mouth excellence. This is the first '5' I have ever awarded for any category for any beer. Wonderful, sweet, subtle, complex and thick without being overly heavy or sticky.
D: Astounding drinkability... one of the greatest session stouts ever brewed.
Overall: A true benchmark classic, and no doubt one of the best (or the best) oatmeal stouts in the world. My hat is off to Samuel Smith's...
Apr 28, 2010A: As dark as ruby can get but still remain ruby body under a half finger of head that retains forever and laces well. Interestingly, this beer looks English.
S: Liquid baker's chocolate laced with vanilla, and a touch of milk chocolate. Nearly smells like an Ice Cream shop, or a bowl of high quality chocolate gelato. Some highly roasted malts hide underneath all the chocolate. A wonderful nose...
T: Smooth, rich, soft, and mellow. Those are the first four adjectives that come to mind when thinking of the flavor of this beer. Chocolate and roasted malts celebrate matrimony in an inspiring way. Vanilla and the slightest bit of oak show up to join the party along the way, and the whole experience dies slowly away in wonderful mellow-but-rich aftertaste of dark roast barley, chocolate, oats, and hints of coffee grounds.
M: Possibly the most full bodied session beer I have ever tasted. Smooth, velvety, coat the mouth excellence. This is the first '5' I have ever awarded for any category for any beer. Wonderful, sweet, subtle, complex and thick without being overly heavy or sticky.
D: Astounding drinkability... one of the greatest session stouts ever brewed.
Overall: A true benchmark classic, and no doubt one of the best (or the best) oatmeal stouts in the world. My hat is off to Samuel Smith's...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Tom-o-Bedlam from Texas
4.68/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Phenomenal stout.
Coffee and raisins on the nose.
Taste is caramel, dried fruit, and bready malt.
Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy.
Impressively low ABV for such a complex and rewarding flavor profile.
I wish there were more like this one.
Mar 02, 2024Coffee and raisins on the nose.
Taste is caramel, dried fruit, and bready malt.
Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy.
Impressively low ABV for such a complex and rewarding flavor profile.
I wish there were more like this one.
Rated by JimKochFan from New Jersey
4.72/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.72/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The ultimate winter stout for me. Flavorable and carries just the right amount of weight for drink ability
Jan 21, 2024Rated by BrandonD325 from Missouri
4/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very sessionable oat stout that has a light chocolatey flavor and aroma without being too sweet or too bitter
Nov 20, 2023Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle with a code on the neck, opened 10-13-23.
2 finger sand colored head with great retention - settles in as a thick cap.
Dark brown body. Early and late lacing.
Light roast, dark fruit, molasses, gingerbread, cola...lots going on in a very sessionable stout.
Medium body, low plus carbonation and mildly creamy mouthfeel. Lengthy and semi-sweet finish.
Very Good.
Oct 14, 20232 finger sand colored head with great retention - settles in as a thick cap.
Dark brown body. Early and late lacing.
Light roast, dark fruit, molasses, gingerbread, cola...lots going on in a very sessionable stout.
Medium body, low plus carbonation and mildly creamy mouthfeel. Lengthy and semi-sweet finish.
Very Good.
Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland
4/5 rDev -5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Black with dense, thick khaki head, amazing retention, thick bands of lace
Raisin and earthy cocoa aroma
Tastes like it smells
Medium-heavy body, appropriate carbonation
Archetypal, but US versions of the style have left it behind
Sep 27, 2023Raisin and earthy cocoa aroma
Tastes like it smells
Medium-heavy body, appropriate carbonation
Archetypal, but US versions of the style have left it behind
Rated by Zopiac from Michigan
2.91/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.91/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Kind of weak in smell and taste, mild molasses flavour.
Sep 16, 2023
Oatmeal Stout from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
7125 ratings
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