How About A Stout?
Mmmm... Oatmeal
Due to the overwhelming (as opposed to underwhelming or just regular old “whelming”) response of the Vanilla porter, coupled with the fact that I got a new Breckenridge beer I have decided to review their “Oatmeal Stout”. Of course, the fact that I happen to have a six pack of it sitting on the counter encouraged me to write another beer blog. Its a pretty cool package, with an image of a “man in the moon” with a night cap on and a kind of creepy smile. Billed as “tall dark and dreamy” and “a stout worthy of the title”.
A fair warning: Stouts are not for the beginner beer drinker, the training wheels will have to have come off before you want to give this guy a shot.
For everyone else, the basics of a good stout are pretty simple: creamy and smooth with flavors of chocolate and a hint of roast coffee. I popped the top off and poured it into my extra special tasting glass (found a clean pint glass!), and after the head ALMOST poured over the top I stopped looking for the paper towels and paid more attention to the beer. The head has a great chocolaty color, while the beer itself looked like black coffee. So far so good! The first sip was creamy, smooth… well everything I already mentioned that you should look for in a stout. The chocolate and coffee flavors were well balanced and complimented each other well. The tastes were consistent from beginning to the end of the beer. Definitely a must try for the stout lover.
One more thing about this beer is the mildly hidden recipe for a Oatmeal Stout Milkshake, it looks like something I’ll have to try for New Years! You’ll have to get your own to find it.
