Abita Select Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout
Abita Brewing Co.

Abita Select Imperial Louisiana Oyster StoutAbita Select Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout
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From:
Abita Brewing Co.
 
Louisiana, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 15.71%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
78
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 25, 2016
Added:
Oct 13, 2011
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  2
Our Imperial Oyster Stout is made with pale, caramel, roasted, and chocolate malts. Oats are also added to give the beer a fuller and sweeter taste. The roasted malts give the beer its dark color as well as its intense flavor and aroma. The flavors of toffee and chocolate are prevalent but not overpowering. The beer is hopped with Willamette hops. Since the beer gets so much flavor from the malts there is not a lot of hop flavor. There is just enough bitterness to compliment the sweetness of the malt. Finally, freshly shucked LA oysters were added to the boil. The salt from the oysters gives the beer a more intense aroma and mouthfeel.

45 IBU
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Ratings by WOLFGANG:
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Rated by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

Jul 21, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.34 by imbuckeye from Ohio

Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by rudabegga9 from Georgia

Jun 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by astronautjones from Michigan

May 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by pschie1 from Tennessee

May 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by tbone64 from Minnesota

Mar 08, 2014
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Reviewed by reebtaerG from Maryland

3.88/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz pour into pint Lures

A- Nice creamy head dissipate leaving ring.

S-Aroma is slightly sweet, dark malts, chocolate, caramel, coffee, licorice.

T-Taste is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, cocoa, wood, burnt coffee and hint of salt.

M-good mouthfeel with a longlasting bitterness, nice milk chocolate finish

O-decent stout first time having one with oysters.
Jan 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jan 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Kaveman from Illinois

Jan 06, 2014
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Reviewed by dogglebe from New York

2.74/5  rDev -28.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had this at a cajun restaurant last night and was disappointed in it. It was a nice stout but it lacked the complexity of an imperial stout. The roasted malt was there, and a little crystal malt, but it was lacking everything else.

If this was sold as a sweet stout, I would've believed it. An imperial stout... I don't think so.
Dec 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by kushlash23 from Georgia

Dec 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Flabbyjandro from Illinois

Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by Aje504 from California

Oct 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by GaBengal from Georgia

Oct 04, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by GumDropButtons from Texas

Sep 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by WheelsPSU from New Jersey

Aug 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by BRBrewBro from Louisiana

Aug 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by cackalacky from South Carolina

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by maxwelldeux from Washington

Jun 03, 2013
Abita Select Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout from Abita Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 78 ratings