Sleeping Dog Stout
Chama River Brewing Company

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From:
Chama River Brewing Company
 
New Mexico, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
6%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 9.61%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
25
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 01, 2016
Added:
Aug 26, 2005
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
Our stout lives up to the highest expectations of dark beer lovers. Roasted malts contribute notes of coffee and chocolate, while rolled oats lend a full and rounded character to the palate. So kick back in your easy chair with your trusty dog at your feet and a pint of Sleeping Dog Stout in hand – you can almost feel the heat from a roaring fire as you savor this warming brew.
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Ratings by andrew8626:
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Rated by andrew8626 from Minnesota

3.79/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Jul 22, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by shigg85 from Japan

Nov 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by M_chav from New Mexico

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LukeGude from Iowa

Aug 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Zbeetleman from California

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by buckyp from South Carolina

Jan 28, 2012
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Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas

3.79/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance - Dark brown head. Black body. Weak lace and retention.

Smell - Roasted coffee. Touch of chocolate.

Taste - Coffee. Some hop. Near dry maltiness.

Mouthfeel - So sexily smooth. A bit watery. Some bite.

Overall Drinkability- Far better than standards like Guiness, but only a bit better than middle of the road.
Dec 11, 2011
 
Rated: 3.5 by mhaugo from California

Dec 05, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by Beertracker from Oklahoma

Nov 22, 2011
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

4.2/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured on-tap at Chama River Brewing Co, the beer was served in a pint glass. The beer pours black with a foamy, bubbled, light brown colored head, nestling in around an inch. The nose is sweet chocolate and mocha coffee. The beer has a light coffee flavor with sweet toffee and chocolate characteristics. Very creamy bodied, with a sweet chocolate aftertaste. The beer has a smooth, creamy finish with a mid-length linger. Extremely tasty stout!
Apr 30, 2011
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Reviewed by BretSikkink from Mexico

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Close enough to black, with a tan head that's fairly fluffy. Nice carbonation - this would appear to be an Irish-style stout. Soft, chalky notes of light roast and chocolate sweetness. A little more potency might be nice, but the firm cap of foam doesn't like to give.

I found Sleeping Dog to be a little too sweet and light of body for my taste, although it is well brewed. Nice, firm body with a hint of oily slickness on the finish. Milk chocolate is all over this one, with a balancing hop cone bitterness toward the back. Smooth, almost nitro style mouthfeel helps it go down, but again, I would like a little more assertiveness on the bittering end.

Good dessert style beer, that gets much better with warming. Definitely an American take on the British style, but it might be in a certain amount of limbo between each.
Oct 10, 2010
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Reviewed by Flashsp2 from New Mexico

3.85/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Chama River Sleeping Dog Stout, growler into a medium snifter

An aggressive pour generates an opaque black body with a half inch espresso head. No lacing and the head dissipates very quickly.

Nose is medium roasted coffee and touch of molasses. Not intense, but it smells very tasty and inviting.

Taste is slightly sweet, roasted coffee, chocolate milk, and touch of cooked oats.

Mouthfeel is where this beer exceeds. The oats make it so heavy and creamy, and with the low level of carbonation it just rocks. This is one of the best bodied beers ever.

Easy to drink, I have to keep restraint and not throw down the whole growler in one evening.
Mar 15, 2010
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Reviewed by twiggamortis420 from Texas

3.28/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
10 oz pour appears a very black color with a creamy, light brown foam. Glass is full, so cant comment much on the retention, but there is not much lacing left on the glass as it gets gulped down.

Nose is a bit on the faint side, but the brew is served a bit cold for a stout. Sweet, honey-drizzled oats come to mind as well as a bit of roasty, mocha coffee maltiness. Some graininess and a touch of leafy hops make it to the nostrils as well.

Not as sweet and creamy as I was hoping for, but there is some unexpected roasty and coffee flavors that help fill out the profile. It lacks the silkiness and finesse of, say, an Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout. It is more of a hoppy American style stout than a smooth, sweet oaty stout. It's ok, and certainly fresh but not so sure it fits the style very well. A bit rough around the edges, the heavy roast is too much.
Feb 03, 2010
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub in August 2009.

Pours a near-black color with a small brown head. The nose is of dark roasted malt with a little bit of coffee and chocolate. The taste is the same, but with a bit more sweetness than was evident from the nose. The body is medium and drinkability is good, but not something I'd want too much of.
Oct 04, 2009
Sleeping Dog Stout from Chama River Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 25 ratings