Trout River Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Trout River Brewing Company   Lyndonville, VT

Notes:

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

12oz Bottle

4.9%

Appearance:  Pours a very dark brown color…it was very bubbly upon pouring, but now has settled…head is light khaki and super thin…the beer looks kinda thin overall…(2.5/5)

Smell:   Roasted malts, dry milk chocolate and oats up front…there’s some caramel and light brown sugar notes in there as well…but it doesn’t take long to catch the lighter side of this brew…it’s got an airy, citrus quality that prevents any real robustness…balanced, though very light…(3/5)

Taste:  Huh…tons of lemon and grape zest right away…it’s got a crisp, white wine taste right off the bat…there’s definitely oatmeal and roasted malt flavors, but they’re almost playing a background role…this may be one of the lighter stout I’ve ever had…it’s very zesty, bubbly, tart flavor…(3.25/5)

Mouthfeel:  Light body with light carbonation…what carbonation that does exist brings a white wine dryness to the palate…it’s really an intriguing chocolate oatmeal stout, there’s absolutely no creaminess about this brew at all…more lemon, white wine dryness well into the after taste…(2.75/5)

Overall:  This is an interesting brew…it’s super light for a chocolate oatmeal stout…I was expecting something a lot thicker, something to sip on…what I got here is a crisp, white wine crossed with a mild oatmeal and even milder chocolate stout…the biggest positive to this brew is that it’s lighter body and lower ABV means this is a nice bon fire brew…I would try it again out of the tap because the flavor isn’t bad…an interesting take on this style stout…(3/5)

Score:

(2.97/5)