Flannel Pajamas Stout
Begyle Brewing Company

Tasty and flavorful despite strong drinkability as a somewhat thinner brew. You can taste a little coffee and fudge. Not heavy. Tasty and surprisingly crisp.

16 oz can into a pint glass. Mostly opaque very dark brown color with reddish hues and an absolutely enormous but very ethereal frothy tan head. Roasted malt, toffee, and faint dark stone fruit aroma. Taste has much more burnt roasted malt bitterness with some bittersweet chocolate notes. Medium feel

Very dark with deep tan head, smells earthy and spicy. Low carbonation, smooth, but nearly too low on carbonation. Medium-thick body. Flavor is rich and herbal spice, dry cocoa, a hint of licorice. You have one, and it is definitely good enough to want another.

 

 

Can from TJs

Appearance - Pours a dark jet black with three fingers of frothy mocha tan head.

Smell - earthy, leafy, and floral hops, cocoa, coffee bean, hint of dark fruits (raisin), caramel, roasted malts, and earthy yeast.

Taste - bitter earthy, leafy, and floral hops upfront. Then it goes into the cocoa, coffee bean, hint of dark fruits (raisin). The roasted malts, caramel, and earthy yeast round out the brew.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes silky smooth with the cocoa, coffee bean, and hops lingering.

Overall - A flavourful and well-rounded brew that is truly up there with some of the best oatmeal stouts. I like the creative name of this brew.

 

 

I really like oatmeal stouts, but this one was definitely different from others I've had. It had a lot less smooth and creamy character and was more thin like a Guinness. Also quite a bit more bitter than expected, but had a nice amount of roastiness. True to it's name, but more like flannel that has been worn thin over years of use.

Can. Very dark brown with a thin simmering tan head.
Aroma of both milk and dark chocolate with some charred white bread.
Tastes similar. Medium burnt caramel bitterness.
On the thin side. Light carbonation.
Disappointing.

 

 

Undated can; drank 6/16/23 @ the Yarchives.

Brown/black appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big, noisy dark tan head; almost no lace.

Vanilla, bakers chocolate, fresh earth & faint dark berry notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Medium roast coffee bean, dark chocolate & mild vanilla flavors.

Creamy & easy drinkin'; not bad! I'd have another...

For this one, I CAN definitely give big ups & major props to my local, in-person trader, @tone77 ! I am drinking a couple of Stouts tonight in the furtherance of The CANQuest (tm) & this is one of them.

From the CAN: "This smooth bodied Oatmeal Stout features aromas of roast and cocoa, and flavor notes of fudge, coffee and caramel. You know that feeling you get when you wake up on a cold morning in your favorite PJ's and you can smell coffee already brewing? That's what this is, but beer."

They utilized one of the new recessed lids, which are MUCH less prone to untoward ocCANurances so I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN a slow, gentle, C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. I was fascinated by the pseudo-cascade that ended up forming two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, deep-tan/light-brown head with decent retention. Color was Very Dark Brown to Black/Opaque (SRM = > 34, < 44), allowing garnet highlights to be seen, especially at the edges. Nose had a definite caramel cast, followed by coffee. Mouthfeel was big, thick, full & creamy, like a dollop had been scooped into my mouth & onto my tongue. I allowed it to then just roll around & warm to get a better feeling for it. Taste was not as sweet as the nose had led me to gird myself for, but instead, it was a nice melding of the caramel/coffee/chocolate flavors. Fudge? That would be a bit of a stretch for me to get behind. I liked the way that it was all rather mellow in its totality since I felt that I was really being assaulted by the roastiness of the previous Stout. Here, the flavors were very CANpatible, leading for a very easy-drinking experience. Finish was in that nebulous twilight zone between semi-sweet & semi-dry. Take your pick without fear of argument from me. This was a pleasant Stout which I am grateful to have received in a CAN. YMMV.

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a black color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of roasted malts, a touch of coffee. Taste is roasted malts, light smoke and coffee are present but in the background. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.

Really like this one. Very balanced roasty flavor, and very smooth overall.

 

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 1/5/2018. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted oats, dark/brown bread, light smoke/char, herbal, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is a delicious oatmeal stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/charred finish. Very flavorful for the ABV. Nicely rich English malt complexity, balancing earthy hops, and restrained English yeast fruitiness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.