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Oatmeal Stout
Breckenridge Brewery
- From:
- Breckenridge Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #229 - ABV:
- 4.95%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #24,637 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 13.19%
- Reviews:
- 577
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 09, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 25, 2001
- Wants:
- 37
- Gots:
- 276
It's a bold, smooth-bodied concoction that oozes dark-roasted coffee aromas and flavors of espresso and semi-sweet chocolate. We round out these heady pleasures with a dose of flaked oatmeal for a creamy body and a semi-dry finish. Unforgettable.
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Ratings by Mora2000:
Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to my Dad for sharing this beer.
The beer pours a dark brown to black color with a tan head. The aroma is roasted malt with some chocolate. It smells a lot like I expect an Oatmeal Stout to smell. The flavor is roasted and burnt malt with some chocolate and oats. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
Jul 30, 2010The beer pours a dark brown to black color with a tan head. The aroma is roasted malt with some chocolate. It smells a lot like I expect an Oatmeal Stout to smell. The flavor is roasted and burnt malt with some chocolate and oats. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Single 12oz bottle picked up at Growlers on Main in Polson, MT
Poured into a Delirium Noel tulip
P black with a small tan head; quick recession
N soft-med; sweet oats balanced out by roast
T more of the same in the profile; balanced sweet and roasted malts, dashed with coffee notes and maybe a touch of dried dark fruit; finishes with some roasty bitterness
Mf med-full bodied with a fairly high carb level
O a decent oatmeal stout; not super memorable, but not bad either
Review date: 12.16.23
Bottle date: not captured
Jan 09, 2024Poured into a Delirium Noel tulip
P black with a small tan head; quick recession
N soft-med; sweet oats balanced out by roast
T more of the same in the profile; balanced sweet and roasted malts, dashed with coffee notes and maybe a touch of dried dark fruit; finishes with some roasty bitterness
Mf med-full bodied with a fairly high carb level
O a decent oatmeal stout; not super memorable, but not bad either
Review date: 12.16.23
Bottle date: not captured
Reviewed by Shelbs90 from Montana
4.46/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.46/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
it tastes amazing and has a very coffee smell. i like this dark beer more than guinness. it has a very grains part taste to start and finishes with a fruit and coffee flavor. it’s an amazing beer.
Dec 17, 2020Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
creamy malty stout - smooth drinking very tasteful
Dec 16, 2020Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
4.21/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pretty good! V smooth!
Nov 28, 2020Reviewed by IPAs_for_days_13 from Texas
3.23/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L: Pours vantablack in color with a bitchintwo finger espresso head that lingers.
S: Smells rich of roasted malts upfront. some dark chocolate & coffee notes as well.
T: Taste pretty much follows the nose, as expected. This stout has a perfect ratio of roasted malt sweetness to bitterness. But, it is lacking a depth in flavor structure: nothing stands out.
F: Medium-bodied with a thin feel to it.
Oct 27, 2020S: Smells rich of roasted malts upfront. some dark chocolate & coffee notes as well.
T: Taste pretty much follows the nose, as expected. This stout has a perfect ratio of roasted malt sweetness to bitterness. But, it is lacking a depth in flavor structure: nothing stands out.
F: Medium-bodied with a thin feel to it.
Reviewed by Shiredave from New York
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Looks good. Low, tan head that persists reluctantly.
Smells okay - roasty and a little sweet. Stout-like but underachieves.
Flavor is barely stoutish - more on the dry stout side than sweet, light body and just a touch of oat creaminess.
Most of the bittering seems to come from boil hops. No real meshing of dark malts and hops in the middle.
But the finish is long, mild roasted and black malt flavors with a warm hop smolder.
Not a bad session Oat Stout, just a but thin and timid.
Aug 23, 2020Smells okay - roasty and a little sweet. Stout-like but underachieves.
Flavor is barely stoutish - more on the dry stout side than sweet, light body and just a touch of oat creaminess.
Most of the bittering seems to come from boil hops. No real meshing of dark malts and hops in the middle.
But the finish is long, mild roasted and black malt flavors with a warm hop smolder.
Not a bad session Oat Stout, just a but thin and timid.
Reviewed by Scott17Taylor from Iowa
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not a bad oatmeal stout, lots of burnt roasted malts some sweet chocolate malts and a bitter dry finish. Very straight forward low abv stout. It’s a fairly enjoyable beer, but the finish is a bit off. It’s kind metallic or charcoally.
Mar 07, 2020Reviewed by Peach63 from New York
3.71/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours deep brown with a 1/2 inch tan head. Minimal lacing.
Aroma of coffee, roast malts.
Taste is robust. Roasted malts, chocolate, strong burnt coffee. A bit astringent.
Medium bodied, light carbonation. Creamy but, not the usual oiliness of an oatmeal stout. Semi-dry finish.
Not the best of the oatmeal stouts I've had but, it's ok.
Feb 23, 2020Aroma of coffee, roast malts.
Taste is robust. Roasted malts, chocolate, strong burnt coffee. A bit astringent.
Medium bodied, light carbonation. Creamy but, not the usual oiliness of an oatmeal stout. Semi-dry finish.
Not the best of the oatmeal stouts I've had but, it's ok.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.03/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Label is stamped with best by date of '041320'. Label is marked 5% ABV.
Deep brown colored body, with ruby red highlights. One fat finger of beige colored head. Leaves behind a webbing of lacing.
Aroma of roasted malts, which express coffee and dark chocolate. Has a little char, and some evidence of oats.
Taste is espresso coffee and dark chocolate from the roasted malts. The oats influence the flavor to be a little sweet, and keep the bitterness to a minor level. The espresso coffee appears to be the main flavor in the after taste.
Medium plus mouth feel, with a creamy, smooth texture. Good carbonation.
One must like dark roasted coffee to be a fan, but the beer is not overly bitter. Admirable balance with the malts and the oats.
Jan 22, 2020Deep brown colored body, with ruby red highlights. One fat finger of beige colored head. Leaves behind a webbing of lacing.
Aroma of roasted malts, which express coffee and dark chocolate. Has a little char, and some evidence of oats.
Taste is espresso coffee and dark chocolate from the roasted malts. The oats influence the flavor to be a little sweet, and keep the bitterness to a minor level. The espresso coffee appears to be the main flavor in the after taste.
Medium plus mouth feel, with a creamy, smooth texture. Good carbonation.
One must like dark roasted coffee to be a fan, but the beer is not overly bitter. Admirable balance with the malts and the oats.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours a dark, black color with a light tan head. SRM of 23-24. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of rich chocolate. Some chocolate mocha and cream. Hints of coffee. The chocolate is rich. Not bitter, nor milky. (3.75)
Flavor: More coffee on the tongue. Expanding on the roasty chocolate, there is more of a coffee and roasty bitterness. Leans more mocha and espresso. A smokiness I'm detecting. Finishes sort of ?sour/flat with a coffee/milk astringency. (3.50)
Feel: Medium body. Poor carbonation. Finishes with a slight sour coffee astringency on the palate. (3.25)
Overall: This one was not quite up my alley. Didn't strike me as milky enough. Has a sort of bitter coffee sourness on the back-end and drank flat. Not a bad beer though, but not what I would reach at for an oatmeal stout. (Final Rating: 3.50)
Nov 23, 2019Aroma: Strong aromas of rich chocolate. Some chocolate mocha and cream. Hints of coffee. The chocolate is rich. Not bitter, nor milky. (3.75)
Flavor: More coffee on the tongue. Expanding on the roasty chocolate, there is more of a coffee and roasty bitterness. Leans more mocha and espresso. A smokiness I'm detecting. Finishes sort of ?sour/flat with a coffee/milk astringency. (3.50)
Feel: Medium body. Poor carbonation. Finishes with a slight sour coffee astringency on the palate. (3.25)
Overall: This one was not quite up my alley. Didn't strike me as milky enough. Has a sort of bitter coffee sourness on the back-end and drank flat. Not a bad beer though, but not what I would reach at for an oatmeal stout. (Final Rating: 3.50)
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Unknown vintage; drank 10/16/15 @ the Yarchives.
Opaque brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice tan head; strong lace.
Creamed coffee, raspberry & fresh earth notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Fresh earth, raw oats & creamed coffee flavors up front; mild chalk & faint raspberry notes on the finish.
Substantial flavor but not too bold; I guess that is what the style calls for. Above average.
Jun 08, 2019Opaque brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice tan head; strong lace.
Creamed coffee, raspberry & fresh earth notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Fresh earth, raw oats & creamed coffee flavors up front; mild chalk & faint raspberry notes on the finish.
Substantial flavor but not too bold; I guess that is what the style calls for. Above average.
Oatmeal Stout from Breckenridge Brewery
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
1622 ratings
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