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Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout
Barley Island Brewing Company
- From:
- Barley Island Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.36%
- Reviews:
- 78
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by rtepiak:
Reviewed by rtepiak from Poland
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
opaque black. nice head not aggressive. nose of sweet chocolate, caramel, and a light smoked at first, hazelnut. the palate is pretty consistent with the nose. solid but not something to write home about. lightly creamy. actually quite light... lightly bitter not acidic.
Apr 15, 2009More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MaximalC from Illinois
2.93/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
2.93/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
Pours a dark cola color with a minimal tan head. Aroma smells of caramel, pretzels, and roasted malt.
The taste could best be summed up as thin, roasty, metallic, and overcarbonated. The carbonation is so vigorous that it masks most of the flavor on the front end. Roasted malt comes through when the carbonation burn subsides, but there's also a metallic twinge that keeps you from really enjoying it. On a positive notes, the Earthy hops are pretty well balanced against the sweetness of the malt, so it does have that going for it.
In a nutshell, it looks like a stout, but drinks like a coke.
Mar 14, 2014The taste could best be summed up as thin, roasty, metallic, and overcarbonated. The carbonation is so vigorous that it masks most of the flavor on the front end. Roasted malt comes through when the carbonation burn subsides, but there's also a metallic twinge that keeps you from really enjoying it. On a positive notes, the Earthy hops are pretty well balanced against the sweetness of the malt, so it does have that going for it.
In a nutshell, it looks like a stout, but drinks like a coke.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The Brass Knuckles is a decent stout. I am very impressed with the body of the beer vs the abv of the beer. Generally a weaker stout usually has more of a watery body. The beer poured a dark opaque with an ecru head that is leaving a spotty lace. The smell is reminds me more of a pur baltic porter...not much in the sense of coffee or chocolate. The taste provides a decent semi sweet chocolate flare that is nice. In additionl there is some roasty malts that help to balance out the beer. The mouthfeel is medium body with smooth carbonation. Overall it is a very nice after hours or after dinner beer.
Mar 28, 2013Reviewed by emyers from Illinois
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass.
Appearance: Black color, nearly opaque, with a huge light brown head. Not a whole lot of lacing down the glass.
Smell: Roasted malt, milk chocolate, and smoke. Has a milk-stout type sweetness to the aroma. A bit of wet cardboard oxidation smell to it.
Taste: Roasted malt is dominant. More milk chocolate with a definite sweetness. Caramel and molasses also come through. I'm not picking up the oxidation present in the aroma anymore. Really quite delicious. Fairly complex. There could be a bit more intensity, but for a standard oatmeal stout it packs quite a bit of flavor.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, medium carbonation (I was expecting a whole lot more carbonation given the huge head).
Overall: This was a pleasant surprise once I got past the smell. A very good oatmeal stout. I'm curious if there was some oxidation and how it would taste without it.
Feb 27, 2013Appearance: Black color, nearly opaque, with a huge light brown head. Not a whole lot of lacing down the glass.
Smell: Roasted malt, milk chocolate, and smoke. Has a milk-stout type sweetness to the aroma. A bit of wet cardboard oxidation smell to it.
Taste: Roasted malt is dominant. More milk chocolate with a definite sweetness. Caramel and molasses also come through. I'm not picking up the oxidation present in the aroma anymore. Really quite delicious. Fairly complex. There could be a bit more intensity, but for a standard oatmeal stout it packs quite a bit of flavor.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, medium carbonation (I was expecting a whole lot more carbonation given the huge head).
Overall: This was a pleasant surprise once I got past the smell. A very good oatmeal stout. I'm curious if there was some oxidation and how it would taste without it.
Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout from Barley Island Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
110 ratings
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