Time for something with a slightly more reserved alcohol content. Glencoe Oat Stout is a 4.5abv Scottish oatmeal stout. I haven't had anything from the brewer as of yet so I'm keen to see what this little Stirling based brewery can produce.
500ml bottle served chilled in a wide bowled wine glass
Pours with a rich dark chocolate body, clean lines between the body and head. Puffy dense light tan head with great retention. Lots of patchy oily lacing on the side of the glass.
Aroma is packed with chalky roasted malts, a touch of coffee and an almost oaked woodiness.
Taste, crisp chalky malts, not overly bitter. A little touch of sweetness but not overpoweringly so. Some roasted malt bitterness on the finish and a pinch of acidity
A perfectly sessionable Scottish stout, I'm sure on cask this would be a much more flavourful beast but its certainly kept me entertained on this chilly autumn evening. Not quite up there with the architect of the style, Samuel Smith's Oatmeal however certainly worth a visit.
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