Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)

Oatmeal StoutOatmeal Stout
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From:
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #22
ABV:
5%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,683
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 11.16%
Reviews:
2,425
Ratings:
7,125
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2024
Added:
Dec 05, 2000
Wants:
  452
Gots:
  1,444
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Ratings by DaPeculierDane:
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Reviewed by DaPeculierDane from Wisconsin

4.16/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
mmm...This is good.

This beer pours so well into my glass that I start to drool. The color is simply atramentous, pure ink. The head is thick, frothy, and the color of sunned saddle leather.

I sit back and take a whiff. Nothing. It’s too cold. I wait a while and try again. There it is, sweet and tangy coffee. Lots of Southern attitude like Maxwell House and sarsaparilla tea on a white veranda.

I taste it and it’s like oats and cream poured over bluenose silk. The body is full and it slides over my tongue crisply. Dark roasted coffee notes dominate while subtle English herbs swish around my mouth, rosemary, lavender, and peppercorns. The finish is Portuguese bootleg, strong wine served with sharp cheese and cherries. I dig it and my belly does too.

It feels great. My mouth is tickled pink drinking this. It screams, “Give me more!” My stomach too tells me to keep this one coming. It coats the inside of my gullet making me feel warm and strong. Tastes like health.
Sep 24, 2005
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Tom-o-Bedlam from Texas

4.68/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Phenomenal stout.

Coffee and raisins on the nose.

Taste is caramel, dried fruit, and bready malt.

Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy.

Impressively low ABV for such a complex and rewarding flavor profile.

I wish there were more like this one.
Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by njbusa from New Jersey

Feb 18, 2024
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Rated by JimKochFan from New Jersey

4.72/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The ultimate winter stout for me. Flavorable and carries just the right amount of weight for drink ability
Jan 21, 2024
 
Rated: 4.38 by BlueTrain

Jan 15, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by mattycasey from Massachusetts

Jan 09, 2024
 
Rated: 4.31 by JTuomi from Finland

Dec 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3.98 by kuhndog from New York

Dec 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by arini10 from Oregon

Dec 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.69 by KeithGreatNorth from Canada (BC)

Dec 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
 
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Rated by BrandonD325 from Missouri

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very sessionable oat stout that has a light chocolatey flavor and aroma without being too sweet or too bitter
Nov 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by AbeO

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by cabsandking from Ohio

Oct 16, 2023
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Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas

4.02/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle with a code on the neck, opened 10-13-23.
2 finger sand colored head with great retention - settles in as a thick cap.
Dark brown body. Early and late lacing.
Light roast, dark fruit, molasses, gingerbread, cola...lots going on in a very sessionable stout.
Medium body, low plus carbonation and mildly creamy mouthfeel. Lengthy and semi-sweet finish.
Very Good.
Oct 14, 2023
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Black with dense, thick khaki head, amazing retention, thick bands of lace
Raisin and earthy cocoa aroma
Tastes like it smells
Medium-heavy body, appropriate carbonation
Archetypal, but US versions of the style have left it behind
Sep 27, 2023
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Rated by Zopiac from Michigan

2.91/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Kind of weak in smell and taste, mild molasses flavour.
Sep 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.66 by Ptama07

Sep 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.43 by QueenSac from Colorado

Aug 27, 2023
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