Ninkasi Brewing Company Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout at 7.2% ABV (C$9.25 at Zyn, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before)
Appearance: clear deep brown with two fingers of rocky tan head, good retention and patchy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: dark chocolate, vanilla, oats, dark roasty malt, liquorice, floral. (7/10) Taste: moderately strong sweet, moderately strong bitter. (7/10) Palate: full body, moderate-low carbonation, mild lingering bitter and warming finish. (4/5)
Nice. Fairly sweet, but reasonably well balanced with a decent bitter and an emphatic but not overwhelming vanilla. It’s a touch hot in the finish, though, and the bitter lingers long after the sweet is a distant memory. Not saying that’s a bad thing – just the facts. I’d have this again, and I’d like to try the non-vanilla version for comparison. (15/20)
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