Young's London Stout
Eagle Brewery

Young's London StoutYoung's London Stout
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From:
Eagle Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 10.58%
Reviews:
460
Ratings:
581
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 danny013:
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Reviewed by danny013 from Florida

4.31/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into an English style pint glass. Pours a rich, 2 finger light brown head that sticks with the beer for most of the pint. Body is dark, lets no light through save for a few dark red hues in the corners of the glass. Nice lacing. A beautiful looking stout.

Smell is very nice. Some sweet hints around the edges with some roasted grains, but the main smell is a gentle dark chocolate sweetness. There are some fruity esters, but I can't pick them out.

Taste is excellent. Light malt sweetness up front followed by delicious dark chocolate flavors. Roasted grains creep through to round out the beer and balance it out a bit. Roasted grains fade slowly, leaving a nice, faint hoppiness that pulls through and lingers with the roasted grains. Not too sweet, not to bitter from the roasted grain/hops. I don't think you could want much more in an oatmeal stout.

Mouthfeel is great. Body is medium-heavy with a decent amount of carbonation and a great velvety smoothness. I would love to try this beer on nitro; I think it would only make it better.

Drinkability is also good. A very good beer with a great balance of flavors; one or two would go down great. I left it at a 4 becuase I'd be so full after the first two I couldn't drink more. Truly a classic example of the "meal in a bottle" cliché of stouts.

Overall, an excellent oatmeal stout. A great combination of all flavors that mix well and don't overpower any aspect of the brew. My favorite oatmeal stout. Highly reccommended!
Jul 31, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.19 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by mpenske from California

Feb 24, 2021
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Richie_C_Johnson from Minnesota

Mar 02, 2018
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Rated by CharlesMac from Belgium

3.26/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Good Guinness substitute
Feb 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by Raime from Korea (North)

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.72 by MTGoeltz from Connecticut

Jul 15, 2017
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Rated by JSG18 from Rhode Island

4.26/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Fascinating.
May 29, 2017
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

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, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by Tomislav from Croatia (Hrvatska)

Nov 20, 2016
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

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, 2016
 
Rated: 2.61 by Sanchorizo from France

Apr 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by Bryan12345 from Texas

Apr 25, 2016
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

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, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by salroubaie from England

Mar 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by Dface from Texas

Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.83 by Albanski_Burek from Slovenia

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.98 by Anis from Russian Federation

Dec 20, 2015
Young's London Stout from Eagle Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 581 ratings