Mendocino Seasonal Oatmeal Stout

So I picked this up at my local bottle shop expecting it to be nothing remarkable and something easy to drink on a night where I was expecting to have a couple of beers.  Turns out it was surprisingly delicious, while still being easy to drink.  It packed a lot more flavor than I expected and was a great beer.

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Sixpoint Otis

I had this beer on nitro at the Bier Abbey in Schenectady, NY.  The head was like oatmeal, but in a good way.  It was thick and yummy.  The entire beer was delicious.  The beer itself was a bit bitter, but it did not detract from the taste at all.  It is one of my favorite oatmeal stouts this year.

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Apocalypse Brew Works Sunspot Stout

This beer was good and a solid oatmeal stout.  That seemed to be the trend from Apocalypse.  Good.  Nothing super notable, but they were new and still developing.  I think with a year or two under their belt they'll be outstanding.

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This one isn't reviewed yet, so you're stuck with me.

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

Pip-pip cheerio!  This brew hales from England (see it says so on the label).

In advance of a snow day I picked this up at the grocery store last minute beer drinking in case I got snowed in.  Decided to open it and give it a try.  Definitely a lighter stout, which I find more with British breweries – I’m sure it’s supposed to be like that.  I enjoyed it and found it super easy to drink.  Since it’s readily available at my local Fred Meyer, I would definitely pick it up again.

Highly rated by the folks at Beer Advocate.
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