Old Man Oatmeal Stout
Woodstock Inn Brewery

Old Man Oatmeal StoutOld Man Oatmeal Stout
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From:
Woodstock Inn Brewery
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #244
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,517
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 13.95%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
93
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 17, 2022
Added:
Aug 25, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  18
A creamy unfiltered oatmeal stout with roasted and black patent malts shinning through. Complex, medium to dry palate with a bittersweet finish.
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Ratings by BeerAdvocate:
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

3.46/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #67 (August 2012):

LOOK: Tiny bubbles, black, big head

SMELL: Charcoal, faintly acrid, Mexican chocolate, burnt raisins

TASTE: Slick, creamy, smooth, medium body, tart, burnt toast, semi-acrid, mild oat sweetness, modest hopping, grapeskin; burnt, dry-ish finish

Dedicated to the collapse of “The Old Man of the Mountain,” granite ledges in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that looked like an old man. A bit off kilter but still noticeably within the style. We’d hoped for more balance, but the burnt flavors wanted to take over with each sip.
Jan 29, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.49 by Mikexw from New York

Jul 17, 2022
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Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at source, not sure why this one's not rated higher. I love me some oats and this delivers a clean, roasty, straightforward stout that I could quaff all night. Good stuff and oats just smooth it right out. Just please stop with nitro already - it's played out and annoying. Give me back my CO2!
Mar 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.02 by smb71481 from Vermont

Feb 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by JLK7299 from North Carolina

Jul 07, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by Mark_Robinson from Rhode Island

Oct 18, 2020
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
On tap at brew pub, North Woodstock, NH. Served in shaker. Reviewed 7/25/19.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Unknown.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque.
Head – Removed by bartender, the remaining being a dense three mm cap, light tan, good retention. Some torn curtain lacing remains as the head retracts.
Lacing – See above.
Aroma – 3 – Unable to detect any.
Flavor – 4.25 – Begins slightly sweet and milk-chocolatey. No alcohol taste or aroma (5.2 % ABV), no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 – Medium, creamy, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 3.75 – Good flavor and mouthfeel. Perhaps the aroma was just too weak to detect among the dominant food smells. Overall, an easy drinking brew.
Jul 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.42 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.43 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.62 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Aug 19, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.39/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. There was some light speckled lacing running here and there in a messy sort of way around the glass. The smell was roasty with a full grainy/oatmeal aroma about it. A light chocolate and coffee combination then came about to fulfill a wonderful aroma all about. The taste was once again roasty and grainy with a light chocolate and coffee rolling about on my taste buds. On the palate, this sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed just a tad under for the oatmeal stout style. Am I complaining? Actually, I didn’t mind it for the most part. Overall, not a bad oatmeal stout, I think I could do this again.
Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by JRoPA from Pennsylvania

Feb 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Bitburger from Vermont

Jan 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

Jul 04, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.66/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle, it pours a dark brown with a nice light brown fluffy head. Roasted malt and coffee in the nose. Some roast in the mouth, not as much as I expected, however. Medium body. Enjoyable.
Jan 19, 2016
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Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 22oz bottle into pint glass in November 2015. Drink before April 2016 printed on the bottle.

Appearance: Deep black with dark tan head. Beer color is opaque but not cloudy. Head is thick, and leaves a thin film on the glass.

Smell: Aroma filled with mix of roasted malt and coffee. There is a hint of chocolate as well. Nice variety and balance, with a little hops aroma.

Taste: There is a nice mix of sweetness from the malt and a little bite from the hops. There is a strong roasted coffee flavor, and also a little chocolate flavors, balanced with a bit of hops. This was done in a nice combination, but I expected a wider variety of other flavors. The flavors in the aftertaste was good, and they lasts for a minute or so.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, and very smooth, but thinner than I expected from a stout. About the same mouthfeel as Guinness Draught. Mild alcohol, which confirms the 5.13% on the bottle.

This is an extremely smooth full-bodied Oatmeal Stout. It is an interesting combination of flavors, and I would drink this again. Not as full-bodied or complex as some other stouts I have tasted, but overall a good beer.
Nov 27, 2015
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

3.52/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours pitch black with a cream head. Smells of light roasted chocolate malts. Taste is a bit sour, burnt, roasty, mild chocolate malt. Almost pretzel like with a chocolate coffee aftertaste. Mouthfeel is creamy but the body is very thin with high carbonation.
Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Oct 07, 2015
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Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)

3.75/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Aug 03, 2015
Old Man Oatmeal Stout from Woodstock Inn Brewery
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