Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout
A= pours a very dark black with a small amount of brown highlighting the edges and a nice two finger coffee brown head coming from it with nice retention and great lacing. S= for some reason at first wiff I got pineapple. I'm sure my nose has deceived me though. Second try in still getting pineapple for some reason this time with more dark malt like chocolate and coffee. T= Great smokey dark toasted malt flavor but then there's a softer side of this beer that shines through in the middle of my palette. There's also possibly a small amount of hops in it that are detectable. I get a little chalkiness but overall very tasty and balanced for a stout. M= Silky smooth and coating. D= Very high. This beer is delicious and highly recommended. It's a great stout for someone who doesn't like larger stouts and would prefer a more toned down balanced and delicious stout. This is right up there with the yeti as my favorite American stout.