Phillips Oatmeal Stout

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle: Poured a deep black color stout with a nice dark brown foamy head with some good retention and some nice lacing notes. Aroma of deep black chocolate notes with some dry roasted malt notes as well. Notes of light coffee were also discernable. Body was about average with some good carbonation. Well done and well balance overall.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Picked up a 650 ml bottle of this while recently in BC as I have not seen it in Alberta. From the label "Stick to your ribs breakfast nutrition. The beer that's rich, smooth and filling, just like Mom used to make!" Date clipped on the label, but not sure if that is the 'made on' or 'consume by'. Very nice stout appearance. Black with ruby red highlights when held to the light. Thick brown head, dense enough to last fore the whole glass, thick sheets of lacing. The smell has lots of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. More of the same flavors in the taste, roasted grain, chocolate, coffee. A very tasty, rich beer. Maybe a bit thinner (in flavor and mouthfeel) that St. Ambroise, but not enough to be negative. Pleasantly suprised by this one.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pouring a luxuriant, dark colour, this one came with a petite tan head. No lacing to speak of, and the aroma was so discrete as to be almost none at all - at least not to my untalented snout. Taste was eminently more satisfying, being chocolate, coffee, and malt. Aftertaste and mouthfeel were equally pleasant, and near the bottom of the glass do I detect some smokiness? Indeed, an unexpected bonus with this glass of delight.