The Flare Incident
Lucky Town Brewing Co.

The Flare IncidentThe Flare Incident
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From:
Lucky Town Brewing Co.
 
Mississippi, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 8.44%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
37
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 25, 2019
Added:
Apr 16, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
Our award-winning oatmeal stout is brewed with Vermont maple syrup and brown sugar because sometimes you have to celebrate being alive. Especially if you carelessly shot a signal flare and found yourself and everything around you engulfed in flames.

Malts: Pale Ale Malt, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Caramel 60L, Flaked Oats, Flaked Barley, Lactose
Hops: Columbus, Fuggle
Yeast: House Strain
IBU: 32
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Ratings by CorgiDad:
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Rated by CorgiDad from Mississippi

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

Nov 04, 2014
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3/5  rDev -20.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
CAN: Ran me $1.89 at Stein's Market & Deli, New Orleans, LA. 12 fl oz. Uninteresting white and brown/orange label design. Canned 12/18/18.

"Ale brewed with maple syrup and brown sugar." "Oatmeal stout." 5.7% ABV. Currently #33 on BeerAdvocate's (admittedly very small) Best Mississippi beers list.

Has a nice smooth, wet, coating mouthfeel with an apt silkiness to it that showcases the smoothening effect of the oats nicely. It is disappointingly thin, however, which is the last thing I expected in a beer brewed with Vermont maple syrup...usually they're goopy and viscous if anything.

There's not a lot of flavour here, just maple sugar, dark malt sweetness, and maybe specialty chocolate malt. I expected more commitment to the Vermont maple syrup and brown sugar, but both flavours are quite timid.

It's fine. I'd sooner buy Stockyard from Trader Joe's when after an oatmeal stout, and that's much cheaper than this to boot. I guess there ain't much local competition in Mississippi keeping these guys on their toes, but it's by no means a bad brew - just an underwhelming stab at a maple syrup oatmeal stout.

Tastes like I figure a maple syrup brown sugar oatmeal stout would were it included in a Boston Beer Co. variety 12 pack.

High C (3.00) / AVERAGE
Mar 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Feb 25, 2019
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Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa

4.15/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Delicious oatmeal stout, this. Bit of a gusher, with a typical pour raising nearly a full glass of light tan head atop a coffee-colored body. The head eventually settled to a thin ring. Lots of carbonation, which made the mouthfeel a little light. Big aromas and flavors of molasses, maple syrup, dark coffee, caramel, and a little tart black cherry. Sweet, but not nearly as sweet as you'd expect. Finish is actually quite dry, with a tinge of astringence. This turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Well done, Lucky Town!
Sep 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.55 by Hallbrauhaus from Mississippi

Jun 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Apr 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.47 by AZBeerDude72 from Arizona

Mar 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

4.08/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown, a little lighter than black with a small khaki head.
The aroma is rich roasted malts, coffee, a little chocolate and a very faint sweetness.
The flavor follows the nose. It's roasty and sweet. I don't get a ton of the maple, but there's a definite burnt sugar. It's a solid low abv stout, but not the best.
The mouthfeel isn't bad, it's full enough, and thicker than I'd expect out of a 5.7 beer.
Overall, it's very good. I'd buy it when it's available, but it's not worth trading for. There are stouts on this level everywhere.
Dec 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by timmy2b from New York

Dec 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by BrandonM7227 from Louisiana

Sep 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by lupercmda from North Carolina

Jul 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by hazedandconfused13 from Mississippi

Jul 04, 2017
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi

3.63/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A muted brown color with slightly orange highlights.

Aroma of roasted coffee. Some burnt toffee as well but all that covers up the hop scent.

Taste of roasted malt/coffee with a clean finish. Brewer says this is brewed with Vermont Maple syrup and brown sugar but I can't tell if that means before fermentation or is added afterwards. I don't get much in the way of sweetness that those flavorings would add because this brew tastes and finishes rather dry. Columbus and Fuggle hops are used for an IBU of 58 but they're so over layered by the coffeeish malt if I'd been told the IBU was half that I wouldn't have argued.

Almost full texture with a good dose of carbonation. A fuller, rounded feel that borders on creamy.

Brewer lists pale and dark roasted malts (chocolate, caramel, 60L and Black) as well as flaked oats and flaked barley. I think flaked grains do add to the body here and that's a plus. I also expect the hops would shine more if the roasted flavor were less heavy. Whether more accent on hops would be a better thing I can't say. I can say the resident Guinness fan gives this brew an enthusiastic thumps up but he drinks Guinness so there's that.
Mar 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by singletary from Mississippi

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by toler13 from Mississippi

Mar 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.42 by jeschaefer from Texas

Dec 03, 2015
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

3.64/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
First had poured from growler into clear plastic (poolside) water cup, and then into faceted mug. The Flare Incident is a very quaffable sweet stout.
Aug 06, 2015
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Rated by RockRuler from Mississippi

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pleasantly surprised. 7% abv. I'll be getting a growler of this to take home.
Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by MJ64 from Mississippi

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by walterk from Mississippi

Mar 20, 2015
The Flare Incident from Lucky Town Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 37 ratings