beer_name: Oat (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)
text: A: Dark! All dark brown/black, not even brown edges. Thick and viscous looking. Thin, brown dissipating head. 5/5 S: Medium strength aroma. Sweet with hints of molasses and oat, a touch of chocolate. Some roast, and a touch of hop. 4/5 T: Initially, very creamy and smooth. Thick, malty goodness; chocolate and molasses with hints of oat. Malt fades to a roasted/hop finish. However, a strong, biting gin/alcoholic taste kicks in, and that's the aftertaste I'm left with. I'd probably put a 5 on the taste if not for this. 4/5 M: Creamy and thick, full in body and flavor. 5/5 D: I'd say very drinkable for the style if not for the alcoholic element, but I'd be happy with a half pint of this; I struggled getting through the bomber. 2/5 Overall impression: This comes so close! I imagine it's very hard to get all of these complex tastes in a stout like this without the alcohol level going way high, but this one sure does. Unfortunately, there's no mask for the alcoholic taste at the end. I love everything else about this one, and I love the hints of oat. I'll come back to this one again in hopes of a slight improvement. Still good where it stands, but came so close to being a perfect stout for me.