Oatmeal Stout
Bellevue Brewing Company

Pours mostly black. Aroma is a bit weak with only oatmeal and malts. Tastes is much better than aroma with a combination of chocolate, oatmeal and roasted malts. A bit thin of a mouthfeel. A solid stout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pours very near black in the Troubadour tulip with s plentiful off-white head. Quite sudsy and smooth, with the tingly carbonation, all making for a delightful mouthfeel. Light aroma of apples, oatmeal, and roasted malt.

Warm with vast amounts of malt, rather sweet, and chocolatey. There must be some charred grain in the brewing, but the flavors are pretty much all roasty and toasty rather than burnt. Some dark fruity flavors with apple, cocoa, and red wine. There is just a modest bitterness at the end with a tang of bitter chocolate. The sweetness really stays to the aftertaste, you can still taste dark caramel on your lips.

Overall this is a surprisingly rich but highly drinkable dark brew. The moderate alcohol content makes for a fine quaff that is still abundantly flavorful. Another reason to try Bellevue brews. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle.