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Cast Iron Oatmeal Brown
4 Hands Brewing Co.
- From:
- 4 Hands Brewing Co.
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #139 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,301 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 9.9%
- Reviews:
- 54
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 04, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2012
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 68
This is one monster of a Brown Ale! We use an obnoxious amount of chocolate malt and roasted barley to give this beer a cask iron backbone. Our oatmeal brown pours a dark mahogany with aromas of dark chocolate and coffee.
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
4.4/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Cast Iron Oatmeal Brown pours a dark brown color, with a small, long-lasting white head. The aroma has notes of dark chocolate. The flavor is very creamy, with dark chocolate notes, and a hint of coffee. Good feel. Overall, a creamy brown ale, with amazing flavors; how did they do it?
Dec 03, 2023Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
3.97/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From City Brew Tours, canned?
It pours a clear reddish brown with a finger of foam, some lacing, pretty good retention.
The smell is very much of chocolate, oats, caramel malt, and perhaps some coffee?
The taste is big chocolate and oats, caramel malt, has some bitterness that reminds me of coffee.
Smooth mouthfeel.
Quite good.
Sep 02, 2023It pours a clear reddish brown with a finger of foam, some lacing, pretty good retention.
The smell is very much of chocolate, oats, caramel malt, and perhaps some coffee?
The taste is big chocolate and oats, caramel malt, has some bitterness that reminds me of coffee.
Smooth mouthfeel.
Quite good.
Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Very dark mahogany with ruby highlights and a nice tan head that dissipates to just a ring but does produce some decent lacing.
The aroma is roasted chocolate malt with some hints of coffee.
The taste is also chocolate - bittersweet - with more coffee overtone, nice balance, not too sweet with some nice nutty notes, finishes slightly dry with a lingering chocolate note.
The body is medium, smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, a very nice, hearty brown ale. This would be a good accompaniment to a hearty stew or barbecued ribs.
Nov 07, 2021The aroma is roasted chocolate malt with some hints of coffee.
The taste is also chocolate - bittersweet - with more coffee overtone, nice balance, not too sweet with some nice nutty notes, finishes slightly dry with a lingering chocolate note.
The body is medium, smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, a very nice, hearty brown ale. This would be a good accompaniment to a hearty stew or barbecued ribs.
Rated by Jbuffr from Oklahoma
4.3/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good brown ale. I have had better but this is a good one. Brown ales are my favorite, if done right. This one is.
Apr 03, 2020Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look - great super dark brown color with a good tan head, not much lacing
Smell - toasty toasty and sweet
Taste - about the same as the smell but some cocoa
Feel - lighter body and carb
Overall - pretty good
Jul 21, 2019Smell - toasty toasty and sweet
Taste - about the same as the smell but some cocoa
Feel - lighter body and carb
Overall - pretty good
Reviewed by Shall64058 from Missouri
4.75/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours dark as night with about 2 inches of creamy tan head. The head is made of small bubbles that dissipate quickly leaving small wisps on the sides of the cup. Smell is of upfront malt and coffee with a small amount of chocolate. Taste is the same with a coffee chocolate up front and a smooth malty finish. Leaves a clean taste on your palate. Great overall beer.
Jul 03, 2019
Cast Iron Oatmeal Brown from 4 Hands Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
359 ratings
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