I have not had much in the way of Oatmeal stout and in fact I believe this might be my first Oatmeal stout. Being a big fan of stout I am surprised by the neglect. Well my introduction to Oatmeal based stout came in the form of the brilliant Goose Island Oatmeal Stout. I am not sure what I was expecting but the rich dark chocolate extravaganza was I had was not something that came to mind. Firstly, this beer is dark. It pours pretty much black with a tan/off white head which is short lived (in my case anyway).The aroma starts off with pure dark chocolate leading to a sort of porridge (oatmeal) thing (sweet) and some coffee and caramel.
In the mouth it is lighter than it looks and vanilla is the first thing I noticed which instantly moved on to chocolate, a little coffee and a citrus finish.
A wonderful beer from start to finish. I have had stouts that I prefer to drink but this was a very lively and interesting stout and worth further exploration.
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