Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company
ABV: 9.6% or 10.8% or 11%
Serving method: 22-oz bottle in a pint glass
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Unknown
This ABV business is getting ridiculous. I've got 9.6% from Beer Advocate, 10.8% from the Southern Tier website, and 11% from the actual bottle. If a company can't stay consistent from their website to their own bottle, then there's almost no hope of me figuring it out. Maybe the bottle is rounding up? Either way, I'm not sure where BA is getting their figures.
The Oat Imperial Oatmeal Stout is possibly the darkest beer I've ever had. I actually held the glass up to a very bright light to see what happened, and it was like an eclipse. I was expecting a little bit of head on it, but I didn't actually get any. None at all. And despite this, there was still a very faint amount of lacing on the glass. I'm not sure where it came from. The beer's aroma was malt and oats, and it smelled delicious. I would wear this beer as a cologne. And then probably alienate all my friends and family.
Oh boy, this beer is tasty. It's very malty and has pretty much no hoppiness, so those of you who hate the Celebration Ale, give this a try. It's basically the opposite. I am not exactly sure what the oats contribute here, but I like it. The beer is super smooth, and if it weren't for the ridiculously high alcohol content, I could drink this all night. As is, I will probably be on my ass after this bottle, which is like drinking 5+ beers in 20 minutes. There is a bit of a sweet aftertaste to this beer.
Final thought - If this beer wasn't so expensive, I would drink a bottle every week. It is absolutely fantastic. In other news, this post is the first time there's been 4 tags instead of 3. Yet another landmark event during this fantastic beer streak.
-Jon
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