BarrelHouse Stout
BarrelHouse Brewing Company

BarrelHouse StoutBarrelHouse Stout
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From:
BarrelHouse Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #158
ABV:
6%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,790
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 13.18%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
70
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 03, 2023
Added:
Aug 04, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  9
Since the first batch our people can’t get enough of this creamy and slightly hoppy BarrelHouse Stout. It’s crafted with oats for creaminess, lactose for sweetness, belgian dark syrups for intense dark fruit notes, dark malts for chocolate and roast, and just enough hops for a balanced bitter/sweet finish.
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Rated: 4.46 by Beecham from California

Aug 03, 2023
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

4.13/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bomber poured into a BarrelHouse Brewing Co pint glass

A: Pours dark brown nearly black with a frothy pale khaki head that settles to a light layer and leaves a little nice lacing.

S: Dark fruit, roasted malt, coffee, bittersweet chocolate, earthy, slightly herbal, faint hint of citrus, and some toffee sweetness.

T: Roasty, smooth coffee, bittersweet chocolate, a touch of char, light underlying dark fruit and faint citrus, slight earthy herbal notes, and toffee sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, creamy smooth.

O: Super smooth with a nice depth of flavor. If you told me it was a coffee stout I might believe you.
Nov 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.13 by robertfyffe from California

Feb 14, 2021
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
21 Junio 2020. De Beer Repúblic. En vaso de pinta inglesa de Ikea. Jugando a The Last of Us. Con queso boffard. Oatmeal stout correcta y agradable pero sin nada especialmente destacable, si acaso un ligero toque lactico. Al menos consigo chapa nueva sin sufrimiento
Jun 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by wc94wc from California

Jan 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by desint from Belgium

Dec 04, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.63/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bomber from Don.
Crane snifter.

Pours a light brown which forms into a darker near-black body. Head is off-white and creamy, 1/2 finger tall.

Aromas of rubber, burnt wood, chocolate malt, and fruity yeast cake.

Flavor brings chocolate malt, slight cocoa puffs, ashy roast, sulfur, latex glove, slight general sweetness, and slight pine.

Feel is roasty with a ton of carbonation lighting up the beer. Medium to medium-plus viscosity. Slight slickness. Moderate warming alcohol even at 6%. Resins can be detected on the finish with more roast.

Overall this has room for improvement. Barrelhouse definitely has much better beers to offer. A huge extra in my box, but kind of disappointing unfortunately.
Jun 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by Mustela_Man from California

Aug 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Apr 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.22 by Stout_beast from California

Dec 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by stereosforgeeks from Virginia

Apr 08, 2017
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Original review 27 Jan 2017
$ 13.57 (Including shipping)/bomber ($ 0.619/oz) from Blackwell’s, San Francisco, CA
Bottled 12/13/16 at 42 degrees into a hand washed and dried JK snifter, allowed to warm to 50 degrees.
Aroma – roasted malt, a hint of chocolate
Head - large (Maximum 6.5 cm, aggressive pour), light brown, frothy, decent retention. Slowly diminishes to an irregular four to seven mm frothy ring and a thin layer with rocks
Lacing – poor. A couple of irregular rocky islands remain after the lacing moves down.
Body – dark brown/black, opaque
Flavor – slightly bitter with roasted malt and some chocolate. No hops, alcohol, nor diacetyl in either taste or smell
Palate – medium, creamy, soft carbonation
At 6% ABV this seems more like the porter end of the spectrum. It certainly isn’t bad nor is it overpriced – just a little thin for a stout IMHO.
Appearance 3.75, Aroma 4, Flavor 3.75, Palate 3.75, Overall 3.75.

New review 08/02/24:

Barrelhouse Stout (2022) – from Barrelhouse Brewing. Received from @2beerdogs in NBWBIF #17. Rereviewed 08/02/24. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Stamped on the bottom of the label “PKG 122022”. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 54.6 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 56.4 degrees F.
Appearance – 4
First pour – Ruby Brown (SRM 24), clear.
Body – Black (SRM 40), opaque. Under direct light. When rear-lite, light penetrates the entire body, a beautiful garnet.
Head - Large (Maximum 4.5 cm, aggressive center pour), almond, high density with a rocky top, fizzy, average retention, leaving an undulating 0.25 -0.5 cm crown and a thin, rocky cap.
Lacing – Fair. Narrow band of tiny to small bubbles, drooping into blunt stalactites and columns.
Aroma – 3.5 – Chocolate. No yeast, no hops, no malt, no alcohol (6.0 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 3.5 – Begins slightly bitter with chocolate and char. No yeast, no hops, no roasted malt. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No ethanol. No gastric warming.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium; somewhat creamy; soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 Seems a bit thin for a stout; otherwise, passable aroma and flavor. Predominantly chocolate with no barrels – since the brewery is called “Barrelhouse”, I’d expect barrels to be involved.
Jan 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by Dsimenson from California

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by Tavo2311 from New Jersey

Sep 18, 2016
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Reviewed by Zythophile from Washington

3.53/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Bottle Date: March 2016
Palate Contaminants: other beer

Appearance is a super-dark brown with a bit of light brown fine head.

The smell is a bit like smoky oats with a little bit of honey. Sweetly metallic, yet pleasant at the same time. Add a little cinnamon.

The first taste I get is charred barrel, and it overwhelms. There's a bit of tea leaf stem, and the bitterness isn't excessive, but it's simply not dynamic. Then the charred barrel takes over again. And it stays. Man, the scent had me thinking this would be something pretty good. The most I can get out of the rest is a little bit of molasses, but it's not strong enough to raise the grade.

The feel is moderate, maybe a little stronger than I'd expect for a 6.0er.

It's nicely crafted, but the taste is lacking.
Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Jul 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by MikeM417 from Connecticut

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by LXIXME from New Mexico

May 14, 2016
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Reviewed by Viaduck from California

3.92/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very dark, nice tan head. Slight aroma of roasted malt, not very strong. Feels much thinner than it looks & doesn't tastes as dark as it looks. Roasted malt & cream dominate the flavor with a slight bitter & sweet finish. Lots of carbonation. Very good.
May 08, 2016
BarrelHouse Stout from BarrelHouse Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 70 ratings