Stoutmaker.beer

A local brew. Titletown Brewing’s Black is Beautiful stout. Labeled as an Imperial Oatmeal stout.
I picked this one because it is NOT nitro. As you may remember, I am not a nitro fan.

Black gets poured in the usual Titletown mug. Sure it’s black..ish But not black black like I was hoping. Dark dark dark brown is a better descriptor.  Thin tan head that really disappears fast.

A bit of hops in the first nose of it.. but also something like a gloopy under attenuation. It could be that oatmeal, but not like any oatmeal aromas that I ever had. There is a bit of a chocolate note with a slight roast. But both are in the background of that sweetness.

By now the head is completely gone as i take that first sip. I was looking to evaluate the roast, but got totally distracted by the mouth feel and body.
It’s so thin and dry? Not sure dry is the word.completely the opposite of what anyone would think an oatmeal stout would be. Like a stout made with alka seltzer water.

But… Ya know what… I like it.

A bit of roast here. Not much, but enough. And not as much chocolate as in the aroma but it’s there. I think the dryness of it just makes it disappear from your taste buds too quickly.

Just enough bittering to be noticable. Just balancing what every sweet there is. This body is still distracting me. First it’s a nice body then it disappears to nothing.

There is a bit of hop taste but I think I feel the hops more than taste. Not sure how to describe that, but you will know what I mean when you try this beer.

Odd beer to be truthful.  I like it.  But not sure why. Maybe because it’s not like anything else?

Especially since it starts as feeling like it’s going to be a sweet, heavy beer.. but ends dryer than dry at the end and completely hiding its 8%.

I certainly can drink this… early and often. But its very confusing as to why I like it.

All in all my taste buds say 4/5.