Duke Vernon's Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Fifth Hammer Brewing

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From:
Fifth Hammer Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 30, 2023
Added:
Dec 30, 2023
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
All hail the lord Duke Vernon, the patron saint of quality malt! This LIC themed libation is a throwback to the great stouts of days past and boy does it deliver! Roasty and deep, with complex chocolate notes, a nice dry finish and a smooth drinkability, this is a true brewer's stout.
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Reviewed by DarkPassport from District of Columbia

3.65/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Poured from a very cold 16-ounce aluminum can into a room temperature goblet glass. The can has a peel-and-stick label with what the bartender insisted was a local artist's rendering of a Vernon Boulevard intersection. The dimly lit bar intensified the darkness of the beer, which appeared black even though it was actually a very dark brown . There was some dark brown foam initially but it quickly reduced itself to a thin outer ring with some splotches on the surface.

Aroma: Huge notes of milk chocolate backed up by coffee and hazelnut.

Taste: Bitter chocolate with bitter coffee. The hazelnut sweetness on the nose is either lost on the tongue or overpowered by the bitterness.

Feel: Thin and watery. Low carbonation.

Overall: Whether it's imbalanced or overly complex, it's not exactly where it needs to be; but it's so close. The beer did mellow itself out with some warmth though.

Pairing: The cream in the creamed spinach side of a dry aged New York strip steak meal helped add some much needed depth to the feel of the beer.
Dec 30, 2023