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10th Mountain Stout
Aspen Brewing Co.
- From:
- Aspen Brewing Co.
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 9.3%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 15.87%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 24, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
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Rated by Craftncrazy from Colorado
4.49/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
The best thing from this brewery yet.
Feb 10, 2016Rated by 303beer from Colorado
1.72/5 rDev -54.5%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
1.72/5 rDev -54.5%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Muddy. I wish beer with this much sediment in it was labeled. I have nothing more to say
Mar 27, 2015Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.56/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Interesting beer. Undeniably powerful but it has a soft character that makes me think of a low-alcohol nitro stout. Maybe it's the creamy mouthfeel, which adds to the pleasure. In any case, this is less winey than a lot of big black brews.
Near black in the Bellevue Gueuze glass with a persistent and very dark brownish foam. Lacing everywhere, beautiful appearance. Tastes burnt and chalky with some background sweetness. Hoppy aromatics along with the bitter chocolate flavor. Moe than a little sourish scorched grain.
Overall, this is quite sippable, but it's a more austere strong Stout. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Grapevine Liquors in Denver.
Mar 27, 2014Near black in the Bellevue Gueuze glass with a persistent and very dark brownish foam. Lacing everywhere, beautiful appearance. Tastes burnt and chalky with some background sweetness. Hoppy aromatics along with the bitter chocolate flavor. Moe than a little sourish scorched grain.
Overall, this is quite sippable, but it's a more austere strong Stout. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Grapevine Liquors in Denver.
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
32oz growler poured into a 22oz snifter. Big thanks to BA Smoked for sending this my way. The brew pours black in color with a dark brown head that is quick to fade holding with a couple bubbles around the perimeter.
The smell is roasty and earthen. Some trace oats blend to raison and chocolate thats milky. A touch of solvent alcohol almost some hints of oxidation.
The taste is very bitter like charred grain and earth with hints of tobacco. Some citrus to herbal hop bitterness accents the roast of the grain. A bit of anise into the finish with mild raisony alcohol notes.
This is a medium bodied brew with a low level of carbonation. A big bold siper that is complex and enjoyably dry. I bet the barrel aged version of this is tasty since this base brew can hold it's own. Thanks again Dan!
Mar 25, 2014The smell is roasty and earthen. Some trace oats blend to raison and chocolate thats milky. A touch of solvent alcohol almost some hints of oxidation.
The taste is very bitter like charred grain and earth with hints of tobacco. Some citrus to herbal hop bitterness accents the roast of the grain. A bit of anise into the finish with mild raisony alcohol notes.
This is a medium bodied brew with a low level of carbonation. A big bold siper that is complex and enjoyably dry. I bet the barrel aged version of this is tasty since this base brew can hold it's own. Thanks again Dan!
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.23/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
the best aspen beer to date without question, and a way good oatmeal stout with lots of sweet oat taste and a ton of body from the oats as well, really well built brew here. dark dark shiny black, with over an inch of tan frothy head, dense and lasting, and when it finally does fade, a light swirl of the glass makes it come right back. some decent hops in the aroma, bittering things up with the dark roasted barley and chocolate malt. its a huge beer, but soft in feel. it starts with dark malt and the sweetness of the oats, and gets maybe a little more bitter than it has to in the finish, which is really the only thing limiting drinkability because the alcohol is invisible and the mouthfeel is so rich and smooth, bubbly, but delicate feeling for being so big. a little less bitterness would go a long way, but this is already amazing, one of the best oatmeal stouts in recent memory in fact. just a huge beer that drinks light as anything, full of dark malt and bakers chocolate notes, and definitely not sparse on the oats and all that they bring. great beer, especially for the price.
edit: just had a bottle at least four or five years old, not the barrel version, but this one, straight up, and its done very well over time, especially for a brewery who was just starting to get their packaged beer out there at the time i acquired this. its still super oaty and thick, but not sweet, melty dark chocolate flavors everywhere, just a little oxidation, and a neat scottish or english yeast element still alive and well in here. i wouldnt keep this around a whole lot longer, but it has stood the test of time very well. still a fantastic example of the style, no barrels or adjuncts needed for a luxurious and even decadent stout experience. nice!
Feb 12, 2014edit: just had a bottle at least four or five years old, not the barrel version, but this one, straight up, and its done very well over time, especially for a brewery who was just starting to get their packaged beer out there at the time i acquired this. its still super oaty and thick, but not sweet, melty dark chocolate flavors everywhere, just a little oxidation, and a neat scottish or english yeast element still alive and well in here. i wouldnt keep this around a whole lot longer, but it has stood the test of time very well. still a fantastic example of the style, no barrels or adjuncts needed for a luxurious and even decadent stout experience. nice!
Reviewed by ArrogantB from Colorado
2.86/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
2.86/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
22oz bomber $7.99. Typical dark black color, coffee colored head, looks just fine. Aroma is roasted malts, oats and then metal? Flavor also has a weird metallic component and a slight touch if band-aid. It's really too bad because it also had a rich coffee flavor but the off notes overshadowed it. Reminded me of what I tasted in the double conundrum and now I'm not sure if these beers were infected or their yeast us just terrible. Either way I think I'm done with Aspen brewing.
Feb 01, 2014Reviewed by GilGarp from Colorado
4.07/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bomber served at cellar temperature into an imperial pint glass.
Tenth Mountain is a deep dark brown color with thick crema colored head.
Aroma is rich, roasty, and chocolatey but also has a hint of astringency.
Flavor is balanced and enjoyable. It has sweetness up front like a milk stout. The roast and coffee-like bitterness comes through in the middle. It finishes with a bit of creamy dark chocolate.
Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied and low in carbonation. Balanced and drinkable with no hint of it's nearly 10% ABV.
Overall a very good oatmeal stout that is only slightly let down by the aroma.
Jan 20, 2014Tenth Mountain is a deep dark brown color with thick crema colored head.
Aroma is rich, roasty, and chocolatey but also has a hint of astringency.
Flavor is balanced and enjoyable. It has sweetness up front like a milk stout. The roast and coffee-like bitterness comes through in the middle. It finishes with a bit of creamy dark chocolate.
Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied and low in carbonation. Balanced and drinkable with no hint of it's nearly 10% ABV.
Overall a very good oatmeal stout that is only slightly let down by the aroma.
10th Mountain Stout from Aspen Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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