Saturday, January 25, 2014

Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout

On a frigidly cold night like tonight, I want a beer I can chew on, something hearty and warming.  I hope Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout is up to the challenge:

Vittles:
Oatmeal Stout
4.95% abv
36 IBU

Score:
Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 21/25
Taste: 33/40
Mouthfeel: 6/10
Style: 4/5
Drinkability: 8/10
Overall: 80/100

Impression:
It's a dark, dark, dark beer with a smallish tan head and low retention.  The aroma is mostly coffee, bitter chocolate, and dark-roasty goodness.  I can smell the oat notes, and there's some nuttiness in the background.  The flavors match fairly well, with a good bitter bite and a smoky-char quality.  Unsweetened chocolate flavors are fairly prominent, with a little anise hiding behind it.  The big downside for this beer, as far as I'm concerned, is that it's almost as watery as Guinness.  It's smooth and a little on the dry side, but the mouthfeel is a let-down; this could have been an excellent cold weather beer, but it's not quite there.  Overall, it's not a bad beer, but it's not the rich, velvety stout I was hoping for.

Cheers!

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