Oat (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)
Bomber bottle and served in my Stone IRS snifter: A - Opaque with a mostly lasting tan creamy head and very good lacing. S- The aroma has notes of chocolate, vanilla, prune, plum, molasses, tar, aromatic pipe tobacco, pine, and slight smoked meats. T - The taste is nice and malty but there is also a fair amount of piney and herbal hop bitterness to add balance. The midsection has notes of ripened fruit and molasses over buttermilk biscuits. There is just a splash of coffee and smoke upon the finish, more there for depth that a major player. The finish is also where I found the oats the most noticeable. M - The mouth feel is lush and chewy, a moderate bite of metal and alcohol but seem a palate cleaner than some thing distracting. D - YEP, another rave review for this brew. This could be KILLER if properly barrel aged. GET YA SOME!