Vanilla Oatis
Ninkasi Brewing Company

Vanilla OatisVanilla Oatis
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From:
Ninkasi Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #162
ABV:
7%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,986
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 9.04%
Reviews:
134
Ratings:
682
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 01, 2023
Added:
Jul 19, 2009
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  139
A delicious oatmeal stout with just enough hops to balance the copious quantities of dark roasted malts, oatmeal for a creamy smooth drinkability, and whole vanilla beans for a rich complexity. To achieve this higher level of decadence, we added in whole vanilla beans to the final stage of fermentation - the same process we use to dry hop a beer.
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Rated: 4.08 by MobBarley from Oregon

Apr 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by Anacross from Oregon

Feb 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.4 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

May 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by NastyNorseman from New York

Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by a_smith4254 from Oregon

Mar 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.12 by B_B from California

Jan 09, 2019
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Rated by Stouttastick from Idaho

4.21/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Yum
Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by Seamck333 from Oregon

Dec 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by hypnotoad1 from Virginia

Dec 04, 2018
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Reviewed by zoinks6022 from Colorado

3.92/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Opaque when held to sunlight. Deep chocolate brown in the glass, like a stout should be. Malty without a whole lot of yeast aroma on the nose, which is OK by me. I drink beer, not bread. Everything about the flavor and feel is subtle, nothing is overpowering. You sense the impact of the vanilla more than you actually taste it. The hoppiness expected of the 50 IBUs isn't prevalent, the malty characteristics you'd expect of a stout are subdued, and the vanilla tones are almost imperceptible. Yet everything works extremely well. This stout is much more than the sum of its parts. Would make an excellent secret Santa gift (receiving, not giving).
Nov 01, 2018
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Reviewed by gandres from Philippines

4.01/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thursday, December 27, 2018 11:22 PM
1 Pint 6 ounce bottle poured to wine glass
Sight: Black, reddish when viewed against the light medium brown foam that slowly disappears, some lacing
Smell: fragrant,
Taste: bitterness comes out, some sweetness
Feel: lively carbonation, very good follow through /finish, long bitter aftertaste
Overall: very good beer, can be repeat, but not something to look forward to
Oct 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by ledouge from Virginia

Sep 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by Brewsmcnasty from Montana

Jun 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.6 by Michael79 from Arizona

Apr 22, 2018
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Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)

4.37/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A- This pours with a beautiful caramel colored head that starts about three fingers thick and slowly settles down into a very puffy froth....it remains a solid 1.5 fingers and develops dimples on top. The brew itself is a dense dark brown, almost black color and has little to no clarity, which also makes seeing what the carbonation is like a mute point. The lacing is actually modest at best, as really, most of the thick foam stays with the liquid and only a small fraction clings to the side of my glass....it leaves an oily brownish presence instead. Overall I like the looks of this one!

S- There is an overall sweetness about it, and I do detect soft subtle hints of fresh vanilla bean. Of course, there are notes of both dark and milk chocolate, mocha, hazelnuts and almonds, toasty chocolate and/or black malt dryness and/or bitterness on the finish, and a lingering dry oat flake quality.

T- Ahhh....this tastes like a stout should! Right away I need to note that this is a dry stout and the bitterness really hits the top and back of the palate....bitter chocolate, cocoa, espresso and heavily toasted/burnt malts all have a place in this area. Once the first couple of sips have been had, softer notes of cream, vanilla, nuts, cooked molasses and caramel malts show up, helping to round things out. The finish has notable hop bitterness that is fresh and somewhat palate cleansing. A very nice tasting Stout!

M/O- The carbonation is creamy and tight, allowing the medium-full bodied texture to wrap its way around the palate. For a 7% alcohol beer, it is well hidden and rather drinkable.....I would have no problems enjoying more than one pint of this in a sitting. I think this would be a suitable stout to enjoy with any sort of chocolate based dessert, and could very well work too with a saucy/savory meat dish as a main.....it does fine on its own, as I am having at the moment. A nice find and I will purchase again....I recommend this for anyone who wants to have a reasonably good traditional type stout with just a moderate sweetness.
Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.3 by RB3 from Washington

Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.7 by Illdoone from Washington

Mar 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by Haybeerman from Colorado

Feb 11, 2018
Vanilla Oatis from Ninkasi Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 682 ratings