Stone Bitter Chocolate Oakmeal
Stone Bitter Chocolate Oakmeal
Rated 3.200 by BeerPalsBrewed by Stone Brewing Company
Escondido, CA, United States
Style: Imperial Stout
11.4% Alcohol by Volume
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Stone 2016 Small Batch Escondido release No 1. This is Oakmeal and it is Stone 12th Anniversary bitter chocolate oatmeal stout aged in Kentucky Bourbon barrels for 7 months. This beer uses Summit, Willamette, Galena and Ahtanum hops as well as chocolate. An already magnificent beer’s mouthwatering recipe of unsweetened chocolate, flaked oats and dark-roasted malts is made even more deliciously complex care of oak barrels that previously nurtured bourbon. These amazing vessels impart oak and coconut-like flavors upfront while accentuating the silky smooth mid-palate with oak vanilla notes. The finish is long intense – layers of chocolate to like the glass for every last drop of this delectable adult confection. Hops: Summit, Willamette, Glena and Ahtanum Adjuncts: Chocolate Aged 7 months in Kentucky Bourbon barrels.
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| Overall Rank | 1 |
| Overall Percentile | 100 |
| Style Rank | 1 of 2434 |
| Style Percentile | 100 |
| Lowest Score | 3.8 |
| Highest Score | 3.8 |
| Average Score | 3.800 |
| Weighted Score | 3.200 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
Rated Oct. 2016. Caged and corked 500mL bottle, where the cork was a real work-out to remove, pours with a deep dark body that supports a dark mocha colored head that leaves behind some spotty lacing. The modest aroma offers up bourbon, some chocolate, a dash of dark roasted malts and then a light sense of vanilla amid the boozy bourbon at the end of the draw. The taste delivers some rich chocolate and molasses and malt sweetened dark roasted malts before it quickly gets into firm levels of bourbon booze followed by a bit of vanilla and sweetened spicy oak. The chocolate is pretty nice and sits level with the bourbon influence but I feel the barrel character is still a little too strong and bourbon forward but at the same time in no way crushes the beer flavors. A few more sips and the balance becomes even more pleasing as yummy chocolate, slim dark roasted malts and molasses and caramel take the lead ahead of the bourbon booziness. Decent where a lighter barrel character would make this great.
