Oatmeal Stout
Fourpure Brewing Co.
- From:
- Fourpure Brewing Co.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #328 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,732 - Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 13.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2023
- Added:
- May 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.32/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
May 2017: 330 ml can, from the Norwegian importer. ABV is 5.1%, IBU 30. Black colour, moderate beige head. Moderate roasty aroma, notes of cold coffee, hints of chocolate and cocoa. A moderate roastiness in the soft flavour, mid between sweet and dry. Hints of mild coffee and chocolate. Decent and definitely drinkable, but hardly a masterpiece.
Jun 24, 2023
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.57/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Can. Almost black with a deep dense cream head.
Muted aroma of charred bread.
Demi sec. Heavily roasted malt flavour. Burnt toast with hints of liquorice.
Smooth. Low carbonation and a bit on the thin side.
Hit and miss.
Nov 27, 2021Muted aroma of charred bread.
Demi sec. Heavily roasted malt flavour. Burnt toast with hints of liquorice.
Smooth. Low carbonation and a bit on the thin side.
Hit and miss.
Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany
3.44/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a pitch black coloration with a medium, fizzy head. Smell is underwhelming, with only faint aromas of roasted malt and coffee. Taste follows the nose, unfortunately, with an unremarkable flavor profile of faint roasted malt, coffee and milk chocolate, with just a hint of licorice. Finishes with a medium bitterness and a little licorice lingering in the aftertaste. Thin mouthfeel with a light/medim body and medium carbonation.
This is not terrible, but it's not great either. Despite a nice balance of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate, with a good bitterness, the flavor profile is just not intense enough, feeling a little bland. Also suffers from a rather light, thin and slightly watery body and mouthfeel, even though it really isn't *that* bad.
Oct 09, 2018This is not terrible, but it's not great either. Despite a nice balance of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate, with a good bitterness, the flavor profile is just not intense enough, feeling a little bland. Also suffers from a rather light, thin and slightly watery body and mouthfeel, even though it really isn't *that* bad.
Reviewed by Vader444 from Scotland
2.21/5 rDev -37.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.21/5 rDev -37.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Can poured into 2/3 pint glass.
Looks thin with very short-lived head. Mild roasty nose and flavour with nothing special going on. Ridiculously thin mouthfeel for a stout. Total "meh" beer; will not contemplate buying this again. A shame as I've had some decent stuff from Fourpure.
May 30, 2018Looks thin with very short-lived head. Mild roasty nose and flavour with nothing special going on. Ridiculously thin mouthfeel for a stout. Total "meh" beer; will not contemplate buying this again. A shame as I've had some decent stuff from Fourpure.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.45/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Canned in a crafty craft can
pours a jet black body with mahoosive foaming tobacco stain coloured head that reduces to a near perfect 2cm
prepacked choco porridge aroma
coffee with treacle but quite watery especially considering the strength
Apr 27, 2018pours a jet black body with mahoosive foaming tobacco stain coloured head that reduces to a near perfect 2cm
prepacked choco porridge aroma
coffee with treacle but quite watery especially considering the strength
Reviewed by The_Beergery from Singapore
3.63/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
One pint draft pulled into a tall glass. Appearance is jet black with an inch-thick tan head of froth, which dissipates quick quickly leaving thick tan lacing on the glass. Aroma is very faint, almost non-existent apart from some roasted malty notes. Taste, though, is well balanced between chocolate, coffee, and roasty malts. There is some light sweetness, manifesting in the absence of any trace of bitterness. This brew is medium bodied, with an oily, creamy mouthfeel, accompanied by soft carbonation,
Apr 28, 2017
Reviewed by Martine from England
3.98/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Got in my beer52 order.
Pours opaque dark chocolate milkshake brown into a tulip glass from a 330ml can. The tan head, 3 fingers high, dissipates down to a modest 1 finger head, leaving moderate lacing on the glass.
The nose is weak but from what's available, one gets an onslaught of very bitter coffee and cocoa beans, along with undertones of smoked barrel oak, tobacco, and earth. There is no sweetness in the aroma at all which makes me equal parts anticipatory and reluctant.
The flavour dominates with that same bitter coffee and cocoa, as well as lashings of mellow char, smoke, tobacco, plenty of medicinal figs, and a touch of anise. All in all, for the sip, I'm really reminded of a high quality >90% cocoa dark chocolate block which hints at a sweetness but doesn't give anything away. The oats comes through heavy during the swallow, and the aftertaste, along with a slight creaminess; there's no bitter end on this stout which is pleasant. Taste is big on rich flavours; there's just enough sweetness to balance everything out but it's so on the cusp that its undetectable. I really like this approach; it allows you to concentrate on those dark flavours from start to finish without becoming side tracked by the usual milk chocolate applied in stout.
In the mouth it feels smooth, and easy. Carbonation is barely noticeable, and the beer feels medium-thick bodied without becoming cloying from that lack of sweetness.
I'm thoroughly enjoying this beer. It's not massive on flavours, but they ingrain themselves on the tongue, and roll with the punches enough for you to take notice. I've always been a fan of the bitter-but-not-really-bitter approach, and this stout really does that.
Mar 10, 2016Pours opaque dark chocolate milkshake brown into a tulip glass from a 330ml can. The tan head, 3 fingers high, dissipates down to a modest 1 finger head, leaving moderate lacing on the glass.
The nose is weak but from what's available, one gets an onslaught of very bitter coffee and cocoa beans, along with undertones of smoked barrel oak, tobacco, and earth. There is no sweetness in the aroma at all which makes me equal parts anticipatory and reluctant.
The flavour dominates with that same bitter coffee and cocoa, as well as lashings of mellow char, smoke, tobacco, plenty of medicinal figs, and a touch of anise. All in all, for the sip, I'm really reminded of a high quality >90% cocoa dark chocolate block which hints at a sweetness but doesn't give anything away. The oats comes through heavy during the swallow, and the aftertaste, along with a slight creaminess; there's no bitter end on this stout which is pleasant. Taste is big on rich flavours; there's just enough sweetness to balance everything out but it's so on the cusp that its undetectable. I really like this approach; it allows you to concentrate on those dark flavours from start to finish without becoming side tracked by the usual milk chocolate applied in stout.
In the mouth it feels smooth, and easy. Carbonation is barely noticeable, and the beer feels medium-thick bodied without becoming cloying from that lack of sweetness.
I'm thoroughly enjoying this beer. It's not massive on flavours, but they ingrain themselves on the tongue, and roll with the punches enough for you to take notice. I've always been a fan of the bitter-but-not-really-bitter approach, and this stout really does that.
Reviewed by MrDell from Switzerland
3.56/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.56/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
21.01.2016
Fourpure – Oatmeal Stout
Oatmeal Stout – 5.1% - 330ml can - Best before 03.16
After visiting the UK at Christmas and being very impressed with canned beers from craft breweries such as Beavertown, Wild Beer Co., Magic Rock Brewing and Fourpure, I have been looking forward to reviewing some of their beers from cans – it certainly ensures that hop forward beers are kept free from light strike and oxidisation, ensuring a beautiful fresh taste.
Appearance: Looks exactly as a stout should - black with a tan/light brown coloured head. Head is very two fingers, fluffy and very dense.
Aroma: Smells of the coffee roasted flavours as you'd expect but you also get a lovely whiff of fresh new world hops courtesy of the can.
Taste: Coffee, burnt toast, roasted malt. Not as sweet as I thought it would be but maybe that's because most of the dark beers I've had recently have been Belgian dubbels/quads etc. Also not as bitter as I would have thought. You do get a slight bittering in the finish but it's more a dry feel than a taste. I have to say I am a little disappointed by this one. It's not bad but it's not up to the standard of the majority of cans I've tried from the UK craft scene recently.
Mouth feel: As above - very smooth to begin with then dry in the finish.
Overall: I have to say I am a little disappointed by this one. It's not bad but it's not up to the standard of the majority of cans I've tried from the UK craft scene recently or maybe stouts are just not my thing as I haven't had one that I've really enjoyed for a while, apart, of course, from Guinness Special Export. Overall this one scores a 6.75 / 10.
Jan 21, 2016Fourpure – Oatmeal Stout
Oatmeal Stout – 5.1% - 330ml can - Best before 03.16
After visiting the UK at Christmas and being very impressed with canned beers from craft breweries such as Beavertown, Wild Beer Co., Magic Rock Brewing and Fourpure, I have been looking forward to reviewing some of their beers from cans – it certainly ensures that hop forward beers are kept free from light strike and oxidisation, ensuring a beautiful fresh taste.
Appearance: Looks exactly as a stout should - black with a tan/light brown coloured head. Head is very two fingers, fluffy and very dense.
Aroma: Smells of the coffee roasted flavours as you'd expect but you also get a lovely whiff of fresh new world hops courtesy of the can.
Taste: Coffee, burnt toast, roasted malt. Not as sweet as I thought it would be but maybe that's because most of the dark beers I've had recently have been Belgian dubbels/quads etc. Also not as bitter as I would have thought. You do get a slight bittering in the finish but it's more a dry feel than a taste. I have to say I am a little disappointed by this one. It's not bad but it's not up to the standard of the majority of cans I've tried from the UK craft scene recently.
Mouth feel: As above - very smooth to begin with then dry in the finish.
Overall: I have to say I am a little disappointed by this one. It's not bad but it's not up to the standard of the majority of cans I've tried from the UK craft scene recently or maybe stouts are just not my thing as I haven't had one that I've really enjoyed for a while, apart, of course, from Guinness Special Export. Overall this one scores a 6.75 / 10.
Rated by DispyDnb from England
2.6/5 rDev -26.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.6/5 rDev -26.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Lattina; stout noiosa e nient'altro da aggiungere
Sep 02, 2015
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