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Young's London Stout
Eagle Brewery
- From:
- Eagle Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.58%
- Reviews:
- 460
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 67
- Gots:
- 33
Formerly Young's Oatmeal Stout
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Ratings by PeatReek:
Reviewed by PeatReek from California
3.37/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.37/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: Very dark body, can barely make out some ruby highlights on the edges. Fine tan head reluctantly settles to a lid after several minutes.
Aroma: sweet and caramel up front. Nuts and coffee after a couple of sniffs.
Taste & mouthfeel: big fizzy attack evolves to a nutty sweet flavor. The coffee doesn't come out as well in the flavor as in the aroma; a bit of roast bite late in the sip leaves a lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Body is actually a bit thin for an oatmeal stout, and definitely not quite enough to support that bitter tang in the aftertaste.
Drinkability: the roast bite and lack of sufficient thickness to support it... I'd probably just have one.
Jan 29, 2006Aroma: sweet and caramel up front. Nuts and coffee after a couple of sniffs.
Taste & mouthfeel: big fizzy attack evolves to a nutty sweet flavor. The coffee doesn't come out as well in the flavor as in the aroma; a bit of roast bite late in the sip leaves a lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Body is actually a bit thin for an oatmeal stout, and definitely not quite enough to support that bitter tang in the aftertaste.
Drinkability: the roast bite and lack of sufficient thickness to support it... I'd probably just have one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.53/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Keg. Almost black with a thick creamy head.
Robust aroma of charred toast and liquorice. Quite jarring.
Dark chocolate comes through upon tasting.
Quite thin but smooth nevertheless.
The forced dispensation does not do it any favours.
Nov 09, 2019Robust aroma of charred toast and liquorice. Quite jarring.
Dark chocolate comes through upon tasting.
Quite thin but smooth nevertheless.
The forced dispensation does not do it any favours.
Rated by CharlesMac from Belgium
3.26/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Good Guinness substitute
Feb 15, 2018Rated by JSG18 from Rhode Island
4.26/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Fascinating.
May 29, 2017Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From Labirratorium. In Ikea's pint glass. Playing 12 Labors of Hercules 2. Pleasant soft coffee roastyness in both aroma and taste, with a good smooth feeling. Highly drinkable but I prefer the fuller's one.
Apr 15, 2017Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado
3.8/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Drier than I expected, this is definitely a dry stout all the way. I figured, why have a Guinness when there are lesser known beers to be tried? Similar in taste, but not quite as commonly available. Very big foamy head, some chocolate taste but not overpowered by it. Decent balance, though not my favorite type of stout.
Jun 08, 2016Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.11/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On nitro in London. Creamy tan head. Lace. Color is near black.
Taste has a bitter chocolate flavor to it and has an off flavor that is slightly medicinal that I don't like.
Roasted malts. Fairly smooth and creamy.
Mar 26, 2016Taste has a bitter chocolate flavor to it and has an off flavor that is slightly medicinal that I don't like.
Roasted malts. Fairly smooth and creamy.
Young's London Stout from Eagle Brewery
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
581 ratings
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