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Blackheart Oatmeal Stout
Nelson Brewing Company
- From:
- Nelson Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 10.38%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 15, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 15, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Praised as the one of the best stouts in British Columbia. This smooth black beauty compliments the roasted barley accents of a dry stout with the unmistakably rich and silky finish that only oatmeal can provide. Treat yourself by drizzling a fresh shot of local espresso into your pint of Blackheart.
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - Pours a hazelnut brown with two fingers of mocha tan head.
Smell - earthy, leafy, and floral hops, oats, roasted malts, cocoa, dark chocolate, hint of coffee bean, vanilla bean, and earthy yeast.
Taste - earthy, leafy, and floral hops upfront. The roasted malts, oats, and coffee bean take precedence in this brew alongside a pleasant nuttiness. The cocoa, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, and earthy yeast round out the brew.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes a tad thin for the style.
Overall - A brew that started off nicely but everything got lost in the taste. Not sure what happened. Perhaps they need to tweak the recipe a bit.
Nov 15, 2021Smell - earthy, leafy, and floral hops, oats, roasted malts, cocoa, dark chocolate, hint of coffee bean, vanilla bean, and earthy yeast.
Taste - earthy, leafy, and floral hops upfront. The roasted malts, oats, and coffee bean take precedence in this brew alongside a pleasant nuttiness. The cocoa, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, and earthy yeast round out the brew.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes a tad thin for the style.
Overall - A brew that started off nicely but everything got lost in the taste. Not sure what happened. Perhaps they need to tweak the recipe a bit.
Reviewed by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
3.84/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 473ml can.
All in all a pretty good stout a bit thin on flavor but good. So many new brewery's in BC now there are better stouts out.
Worth the $5 for sure.
Dec 02, 2020All in all a pretty good stout a bit thin on flavor but good. So many new brewery's in BC now there are better stouts out.
Worth the $5 for sure.
Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.52/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
650ml bomber poured into tulip 30/11/13
A near black with a deep cola edge, two fingers of mocha foam leaves a thick ring followed by a a couple random patches
S coco, coffee, dry cereal, charred wood, not bad but its rather faint
T more of the same really, a little plum and there's more charred wood and the coffees a little darker
M thin for the color, foamy side of creamy, a little gritty on the palate, dark roast and dark fruit on the finish
O simple but decent, straightforward and a little boring but worth the 5$
basic stuff, I don't feel ripped off with my cheap bomber but I doubt I'd bother again with so much on the shelves I've yet to try
Dec 01, 2013A near black with a deep cola edge, two fingers of mocha foam leaves a thick ring followed by a a couple random patches
S coco, coffee, dry cereal, charred wood, not bad but its rather faint
T more of the same really, a little plum and there's more charred wood and the coffees a little darker
M thin for the color, foamy side of creamy, a little gritty on the palate, dark roast and dark fruit on the finish
O simple but decent, straightforward and a little boring but worth the 5$
basic stuff, I don't feel ripped off with my cheap bomber but I doubt I'd bother again with so much on the shelves I've yet to try
Reviewed by souvenirs from Canada (BC)
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
(from notes)
650ml bottle split with a friend.
A: dark, one finger of foamy tan head, cherry highlights when held to the light, but very, very dark.
S: dark, toasted malt. vanilla, coffee, caramel.
T: fairly bitter, dark roasty flavours
F: not overly thick, a wee bit puckery
O: Good. I'd probably prefer a slightly sweeter and maybe thicker style, but I'd buy this again.
Oct 15, 2013650ml bottle split with a friend.
A: dark, one finger of foamy tan head, cherry highlights when held to the light, but very, very dark.
S: dark, toasted malt. vanilla, coffee, caramel.
T: fairly bitter, dark roasty flavours
F: not overly thick, a wee bit puckery
O: Good. I'd probably prefer a slightly sweeter and maybe thicker style, but I'd buy this again.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nelson Brewing 'Blackheart Organic Oatmeal Stout' @ 5.7% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $5
A-pour is dark brown from the bottle to near black in the glass , also some ruby red highlights peaking thru with a small tan head leaving as streaky lace along the pint glass
S-organic barley , oats , and hops
T-crisp tasting , similar to a RIS at times , with a slight dry finish
MF-mild carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok/good beer and at $5 a bomber what a steal
prost LampertLand
Jun 14, 2013A-pour is dark brown from the bottle to near black in the glass , also some ruby red highlights peaking thru with a small tan head leaving as streaky lace along the pint glass
S-organic barley , oats , and hops
T-crisp tasting , similar to a RIS at times , with a slight dry finish
MF-mild carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok/good beer and at $5 a bomber what a steal
prost LampertLand
Blackheart Oatmeal Stout from Nelson Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
45 ratings
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