Nocturnal
Ocelot Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Ocelot Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 3.72%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
9
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 16, 2017
Added:
Jan 31, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.21 by desint from Belgium

Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by PprBurke from Virginia

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by VABA from Virginia

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by JOldewurtel from Maryland

Feb 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by reebtaerG from Maryland

Feb 16, 2017
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

4.18/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Growler from brewery, drank night of purchasing:
This is the BA version of this beer, not sure if that is what Nocturnal is, or if it's a variant.

Pours dark enough to not let light through, even at the edges. head is a bark brown, grows and fades. medium to thin rim of this froth is all that lasts once the drinking starts, save for a smattering of transient lacing.

The nose is in between coffee and cocoa. There's a roasty note, but its smoothed out by a vanilla note that brings with it a chocolate impression. Chocolate, vanilla, and maybe even a little minty (weak and subdued) note that is likely the alcohol making its presence known.

The taste follows along, though in the end it give the impression of an after dinner spiked coffee treat. I'm not sure what else you can expect. There's a lingering caramel note in there that gives a light impression of a candy bar - but the coffee sticks as a reminder of the beer I am drinking. Definitely leans to the sweet, with the barrel aging maybe adding a certain vanilla sweetness to the roasty malts and coffee addition. In the end, though, both coffee and roasted malts are recognized.

A nice creamy beer that has a little pillowy nature to it. Fairly bold, but with a medium to slightly heavier body. Just an enjoyable beer all around. I'd be interested in trying Plasticene on coffee relative to this, because I feel I enjoyed them both about as much.
Feb 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by BoilerUpNavy from Wisconsin

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Feb 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by Boone757 from Virginia

Feb 01, 2017
Nocturnal from Ocelot Brewing Company
Beer rating: 4.3 out of 5 with 9 ratings