Oat
Southern Tier Brewing Company

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From:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 10.49%
Reviews:
682
Ratings:
1,386
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 15, 2019
Added:
Dec 17, 2004
Wants:
  144
Gots:
  161
The Blackwater Imperial Stout Series is full of delicious dessert beers, with one exception: Oat, our Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Pouring black as night, with a mocha colored head, big dark flavors of molasses and bitter malts conspire to hide the high alcohol content.

Brewed with 2-row pale malt, oats, caramel malt, barley flakes, chocolate malt, black malt, Columbus and Willamette hops, this beer is chock-full of what a real imperial stout should be brewed with. We’re brewing it expressly for the turning seasons. It’s a great beer to kick back with on a cool fall evening, or cellar some away for when the snow starts to fly.
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Ratings by WalrusJockey:
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Reviewed by WalrusJockey from New Jersey

1.5/5  rDev -63.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
This is my first beer from Southern Tier. I really like oatmeal stouts, and I like some RIS, so I was hoping for a slam-dunk.

A- I poured the second glass out of the bottle straight down into a tulip and *still* didn't get enough head to cover the surface of the beer. It is nearly completely still. Swirling it is like swirling motor oil, no head comes up and only a slight skin forms on top, eventually.

S- very generic "oh look we made an RIS" aroma. roasted malts with a hint of sweetness and more than a hint of alcohol. nothing new or outside of the bog-standard, here, though. this is where I started getting worried.

T- bad. it tastes bad. it tastes like chewing on coffee beans that have turned to charcoal in the middle, or the completely carbonized chicken skin that has gone past 'chared' and way out the other side. the non-burnt flavors are beaten into submission in short order.

M- very good mouthfeel, but then no smoothness at all on the swallow. putting it in the middle.

D- terrible.

this is a textbook example of someone trying too hard on a beer that they just weren't prepared to make. the oatmeal was a good idea, but it was poorly implemented, and the entire beer is just a hodge-podge of mediocrity and crappyness. I have no idea why this is so highly rated, this beer is a perfect example of what is wrong with Big Beers brewed simply for the sake of being Big, not for the sake of making beer worth drinking.
Jan 29, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.98 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Nov 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Aug 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.95 by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

Feb 10, 2019
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

4.36/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
One would expect a special brew like this from an established brewer would be outstanding, and one would not be disappointed.

It pours black and not very fizzy. The aroma is a warning for the hugely complex taste. The taste is a symphony full of malty harmony and boozy dissonance. It really isn't overly strong tasting (even though it is quite strong).

Highly recommended. I am going to enjoy the rest of this and see about getting more.
Jan 06, 2019
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Rated by Reggie_Dunlop from Pennsylvania

4.48/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
First one ever of Oat Stout and I have looked for them ever since
Dec 15, 2018
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.64/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep brown in color with a fingernail of beige around the rim. The aroma is of sweet bourbon, vanilla, and oatmeal. The taste is a bit boozy with bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, and oatmeal. The mouth is sticky, chewy, and dry.
Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.85 by CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

Dec 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.23 by Devonking from Massachusetts

Sep 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.57 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Sep 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Muss42 from Michigan

Sep 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by dental from Massachusetts

Jul 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BlueKurenai from Vermont

Jun 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

May 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by QuentinDishaw from Massachusetts

May 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

May 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by Shantto from South Carolina

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.28 by deonreds from New York

Nov 20, 2017
Oat from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 1386 ratings