Outlaw - Oyster Stout
Rooster's Brewing Co. Ltd.

Tasted by half-pint at the White Horse, Parson’s Green, SW London, during their Stout&Porter Festival on 17/03/06. It was most kindly offered by the bar manager who took this beer straight from the cellar, after hearing my complaint that there was not a single beer on draught that I hadn’t tried…

A: almost black colour, like ebony; flat textured and no beer head at all, as it was gravity-dispensed.
S: dark fruitiness dominates the nose, along with Fuggles hoppyness, mild flower fragrance, and a deep bed of roasted barley with its sour-bitter edge firmly in the background. Solid.
T: a shell-fish kind of savoury-sweet flavour (from yeasts perhaps) blends very well with rather light dark maltiness, going smooth with a pleasant roastiness like coffee-beans and faintly dark chocolates along with more dark fruitiness at the back of the palate… Not terribly complex, but the overall taste is just utterly enjoyable and quite refreshing, making one wonder whether real oysters are added to this brew?!
M&D: wonderful mouthfeel—silky smooth and pretty light-bodied, it’s the kind of Oyster Stout which I’d choose to really pair with oysters~~ Another solid beer by Roosters worth seeking out (on draught at least).