Malted Oat Stout
General Lafayette Inn & Brewery

From an aged barrel on Sixtel Saturday(11/11/06)...
Appears a black color with brown edges when held to the light. The small, 1 finger, tan head quickly fades out and leaves a mild cap that crawls to the edges of the glass as a collar.
The smell is of cocoa, raisins, coffee, cream, caramel, and diacetyl(buttered popcorn). There isn't a sourness, or overdone slickness to this which makes me think that it wasn't caused by Lactobacillus but rather they fermented it intentionally with an English Ale yeast(ringwood?) and it has just come to the forefront with aging. In looking at the BJCP guidelines, there should actually be a low amount of diacetyl present in an oatmeal stout so it really shouldn't be punished for being present.
Taste is of the same aromas with a glazed donut, roasted nut, and creamy flavor from the oats and yeast.
Mouthfeel is mildly grainy but overall smooth, in a medium/full bodied roastiness that seems to be fitting for this style.

Served a very deep brown, virtually black beer with sparse tannish head. Slight lacing. Smell is a nice miwture of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and sweet dark fruit (plums, raisins). Taste is also nice and roasty, with a slight hint of smoke and maybe some burnt toast. finishes very refreshing and full bodied with a nice fruity ending. A very drinkable stout, Well done.

This beer came a very dark black, but then again, the lighting at the bar at The General isn’t all that bright, so there may have been more going on here that I couldn’t see. The head consisted of a micro-fine collar of light tan.

Smells rather porter-ish. There’s some tangy sourness along with a chocolate and honey. I’m also getting a distinct homemade root beer.

The flavor consisted of a smooth whole wheat, multi-grain bread, some oatmeal and a slight smoky coffee twist a the end. Again, there’s also that homemade root beer hiding in the background that really adds some depth to this beer.

The mouth feel is light, but dense with a tiny carbonation. Almost feels like nitro.

This one is really easy to drink, delicious and finishes very clean making the drinkability really stand out.