Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout | Independence Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Independence Brewing Co.
Texas, United States
independencebrewing.com
Style: English Oatmeal Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
None provided.
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Ratings: 473 | Reviews: 151
3.9/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
looks great...deep, deep brown, almost black with rich dark tan head...not quite 1/2 an inch. it's leaving an attractive lace as I sip more and more. poured from a 12 oz bottle
Smell...it's fairly odorless. not bad...I just don't smell much.
Taste...good , solid stout. smooth tasting without that "bite" in the aftertaste that many stouts have. no real flavors stand out but they blend to make a pleasant-tasting fairly typical oatmeal stout, but executed well
it feels a tad thin but not overly so. i can feel the carbonation but not a ton of it...the way I like a stout.
overall...a solid stout I will have again. I'd like to try it on tap.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
looks great...deep, deep brown, almost black with rich dark tan head...not quite 1/2 an inch. it's leaving an attractive lace as I sip more and more. poured from a 12 oz bottle
Smell...it's fairly odorless. not bad...I just don't smell much.
Taste...good , solid stout. smooth tasting without that "bite" in the aftertaste that many stouts have. no real flavors stand out but they blend to make a pleasant-tasting fairly typical oatmeal stout, but executed well
it feels a tad thin but not overly so. i can feel the carbonation but not a ton of it...the way I like a stout.
overall...a solid stout I will have again. I'd like to try it on tap.
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3.33/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Looks and feels great but taste is a little lacking in flavor. A little over burnt flavors that overtake most of the rest of flavor. I would drink again but definitely not my favorite oatmeal stout. Doesn’t conform to typical oatmeal stouts. More of a porter.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Looks and feels great but taste is a little lacking in flavor. A little over burnt flavors that overtake most of the rest of flavor. I would drink again but definitely not my favorite oatmeal stout. Doesn’t conform to typical oatmeal stouts. More of a porter.
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4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
this is a super solid stout, i had no idea it was 8% abv when i was drinking it, but i guess that explains a lot! its beautiful, no frills, and just really bold and flavorful. near black from the tap with a deep tan head on it, so thick and frothy it almost looks nitro. silky looking, some body but not too enormous. the flavor is great, a lot of dark roast, some coffee to it but not real bitter. the interesting thing is the absence of any sweeter grain elements, its just about the dark ones, which i love. i also think this is an excellent example of what oats can do in a beer, its so smooth and uniform and creamy feeling, which is a direct product of the oats in the mash and in a beer like this without adjuncts or barrels or anything, their contribution really stands out. there is no sign at all of the alcohol at all, and it doesnt feel as big as it is at all. raisin, toffee, and char in the background, but this is dry and direct to the point, not a ton of nuance but it isnt needed. i think this is really good, old school in the sense it is just a stout, but it really does stand up on its own and need nothing. a sneaky good beer, honestly one of the technically best i had here. underrated.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
this is a super solid stout, i had no idea it was 8% abv when i was drinking it, but i guess that explains a lot! its beautiful, no frills, and just really bold and flavorful. near black from the tap with a deep tan head on it, so thick and frothy it almost looks nitro. silky looking, some body but not too enormous. the flavor is great, a lot of dark roast, some coffee to it but not real bitter. the interesting thing is the absence of any sweeter grain elements, its just about the dark ones, which i love. i also think this is an excellent example of what oats can do in a beer, its so smooth and uniform and creamy feeling, which is a direct product of the oats in the mash and in a beer like this without adjuncts or barrels or anything, their contribution really stands out. there is no sign at all of the alcohol at all, and it doesnt feel as big as it is at all. raisin, toffee, and char in the background, but this is dry and direct to the point, not a ton of nuance but it isnt needed. i think this is really good, old school in the sense it is just a stout, but it really does stand up on its own and need nothing. a sneaky good beer, honestly one of the technically best i had here. underrated.
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3.8/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.63/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.19/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It's the first I am having this Texas Oatmeal Stout and I like it.
Look: Dark brown almost black with a one inch mocca head
Aroma: roasted malts, oats, a little bit of chocolate
Taste: There's roasted malts, chocolate, oatmeal/oats, figs maybe, and a lingering bitterness tasting like coffee/cocoa.
Feel: medium to full body
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It's the first I am having this Texas Oatmeal Stout and I like it.
Look: Dark brown almost black with a one inch mocca head
Aroma: roasted malts, oats, a little bit of chocolate
Taste: There's roasted malts, chocolate, oatmeal/oats, figs maybe, and a lingering bitterness tasting like coffee/cocoa.
Feel: medium to full body
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3.69/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.11/5 rDev -20.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Am I the only that tastes coffee in this stout? With some cocoa taste as well. However, not a beer I would buy again. Did not expect this to be an oatmeal stout too.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Am I the only that tastes coffee in this stout? With some cocoa taste as well. However, not a beer I would buy again. Did not expect this to be an oatmeal stout too.
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3.99/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pour is jet black, tan head, aroma is dark chocolate, heavy char, some stone fruit.
The taste is really heavy on the dark chocolate and stone fruit - fig, black cherry, really nice. The feel isn't as creamy as you'd expect with an oatmeal stout, otherwise this is a really nice effort by Independence.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pour is jet black, tan head, aroma is dark chocolate, heavy char, some stone fruit.
The taste is really heavy on the dark chocolate and stone fruit - fig, black cherry, really nice. The feel isn't as creamy as you'd expect with an oatmeal stout, otherwise this is a really nice effort by Independence.
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3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.25/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
4.43/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout from Independence Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
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473 ratings
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