Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout | Rogue Ales

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

4/5  rDev -3.4%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

3.42/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a rich dark brown with a nice froth. Smells exactly like most stouts--malted with some hints of dark chocolate and honey. A little yeast as well. Taste is very roasty with dark chocolate flavor throughout. There is a hopped zing in the finish, which is subtle but evident. Good.

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4/5  rDev -3.4%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

5/5  rDev +20.8%

3.25/5  rDev -21.5%

2/5  rDev -51.7%

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours an opaque very dark brown with an Irish coffee froth colored head. Aromas of chocolate and coffee bean. Mouthfeel is a little thin for the style. Not unappealing, just not complimentary of the flavor. Nothing like a good, creamy, viscous fluid to deliver flavors of chocolate and coffee so nicely. A lot of chocolate flavor is noted with some underlying coffee. Coffee bitterness lingers long after the beer is gone. I'd been really excited about trying this one, but I'm disappointed.

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4.43/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A: Black. Small head but strong retention and lacing.

S: Dark roasted malts. Coffee. Alcohol. Dark Fruit.

T: Rich, dark brown sugar. coffee. Some sweetness but lots of bitterness. Edgy. Touch of black pepper. Very interesting take on the style.

M: Smooth and thick. Nice bite. Perfect mouthfeel.

O: Orgasm in my mouth :)

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3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

4/5  rDev -3.4%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

4/5  rDev -3.4%

2.25/5  rDev -45.7%

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

3/5  rDev -27.5%

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

4/5  rDev -3.4%

4/5  rDev -3.4%

4/5  rDev -3.4%