Heroica Oatmeal Stout
Steamworks Brewing Company
- From:
- Steamworks Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 10.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 21, 2017
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2005
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
There are some things in life that require a certain sense of bravado: these might include ordering a quadruple espresso, deciding to sleep without a nightlight, or choosing to live in a region of the continent that is gradually sinking into the Pacific Ocean. If you're no longer scared of the dark, then there's no reason to be afraid of our stout. A generous portion of rolled oats and lots of black roasted barley give this beer a warm, roasted nose, and a distinct dryness that succumbs to waves of lingering satisfaction.
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Reviewed by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)
3.39/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Colour is almost pitch black. A finger of foam that quickly dissipates to a thin line and then a few islands. Fairly thick coating on the glass. Smell is roasted malt, toasty, a lot of coffee and some burnt chocolate. Taste is more of the same, with maybe a touch of something medicinal and some faint dark cherry syrup. Carbonation is a touch on the heavy side for this one, and the entire premise of oatmeal stout as a style--the oatmeal lending to a "silky smooth texture" doesn't really seem to follow through: it's a touch astringent.
Decently well-made, but doesn't do anything for me. So long as St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is widely available in Canada, I can't see drinking this again.
Jul 05, 2015Decently well-made, but doesn't do anything for me. So long as St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is widely available in Canada, I can't see drinking this again.
Reviewed by hotmailmsn from Canada (BC)
2.99/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.99/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
5% ABV, 30 ibu.
A - dark brown with half finger white head.
S - cocoa, coffee, roast malt, bit of sweetness.
T - welly carbonated, not sure if it's good for a stout. not smooth as I expected for a oatmeal stout. regular characterizes of a stout.
O - the nose is better than the palate. it's a lighter version of a stout.
May 16, 2015A - dark brown with half finger white head.
S - cocoa, coffee, roast malt, bit of sweetness.
T - welly carbonated, not sure if it's good for a stout. not smooth as I expected for a oatmeal stout. regular characterizes of a stout.
O - the nose is better than the palate. it's a lighter version of a stout.
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
3.38/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Pours a dark chocolate brown with two fingers of foamy tan head.
Smell - roasted malts, cocoa, coffee bean, earthy hops, oats, and hint of campfire smoke.
Taste - Starts off with the roasted malts followed by the cocoa, coffee bean, earthy hops, oats, and the hint of campfire smoke rounds out the brew. The brew drinks like a porter in my mind.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Finishes with a pleasant lingering bitterness from the coffee bean and the hint of smoke lingers as well.
Overall - A brew that has the elements in place for the style. I feel the body of the actual brew drinks like a porter and lacks the true elements of a stout. Some adjustments in that department would make this one a winner considering the pleasant bitterness from the coffee bean and hint of campfire smoke.
Mar 02, 2015Smell - roasted malts, cocoa, coffee bean, earthy hops, oats, and hint of campfire smoke.
Taste - Starts off with the roasted malts followed by the cocoa, coffee bean, earthy hops, oats, and the hint of campfire smoke rounds out the brew. The brew drinks like a porter in my mind.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Finishes with a pleasant lingering bitterness from the coffee bean and the hint of smoke lingers as well.
Overall - A brew that has the elements in place for the style. I feel the body of the actual brew drinks like a porter and lacks the true elements of a stout. Some adjustments in that department would make this one a winner considering the pleasant bitterness from the coffee bean and hint of campfire smoke.
Rated by Morrow from Canada (BC)
3.93/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Head dissipates quickly. Very faint smell. High carbination that leaves a tingle on the tongue. Great flavours
Feb 27, 2015
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.51/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.51/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
650ml bottle - no mention of 'Heroica' on this offering, but I'll gather that it's the same thing.
This beer pours a clear, very dark brown colour, with two skinny fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and mostly just bubbly beige head, which leaves a bit of low-lying island profile lace around the glass as it evenly melts away.
It smells of grainy roasted caramel malt, bittersweet cocoa powder, a certain breakfast cereal notion, hints of dry anise spice, yesterday's cold coffee, ethereal dead yeast, and soft earthy, weedy hops. The taste is semi-sweet, and mildly toasted caramel malt, cafe-au-lait, some tame brown sugar/molasses, gritty dark chocolate, and weak leafy, earthy hops.
The bubbles are pretty ineffectual in their meekly frothy nature, the body on the light side of your typical medium weight, and somewhat thin, even in its expected smoothness quotient. It finishes well off-dry, the cereal grains and muted caramel malt kind of budging everything else to the side, Sumo-san!
Not a bad version of the style, the oatmeal manifesting much more in the aroma and flavour than in the mouthfeel. Hardly a behemoth of a stout by any stretch of the imagination, but drinkable and enjoyable enough for when you might want to have a couple or a dozen during the course of an evening's activities.
Feb 04, 2015This beer pours a clear, very dark brown colour, with two skinny fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and mostly just bubbly beige head, which leaves a bit of low-lying island profile lace around the glass as it evenly melts away.
It smells of grainy roasted caramel malt, bittersweet cocoa powder, a certain breakfast cereal notion, hints of dry anise spice, yesterday's cold coffee, ethereal dead yeast, and soft earthy, weedy hops. The taste is semi-sweet, and mildly toasted caramel malt, cafe-au-lait, some tame brown sugar/molasses, gritty dark chocolate, and weak leafy, earthy hops.
The bubbles are pretty ineffectual in their meekly frothy nature, the body on the light side of your typical medium weight, and somewhat thin, even in its expected smoothness quotient. It finishes well off-dry, the cereal grains and muted caramel malt kind of budging everything else to the side, Sumo-san!
Not a bad version of the style, the oatmeal manifesting much more in the aroma and flavour than in the mouthfeel. Hardly a behemoth of a stout by any stretch of the imagination, but drinkable and enjoyable enough for when you might want to have a couple or a dozen during the course of an evening's activities.
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