I’ve had a single bottle of Goose Island Oatmeal Stout in my refrigerator for several days, and I’ve been chomping at the bit to give it a whirl. Tonight was the night.

My neighbor was over with me in the back tasting booth, we drank a Goose Island Nut Brown Ale. He had to leave, and I wasn’t done yet. I decided to crack open my Oatmeal Stout. I poured it into my glass, and I’m not much of a stout drinker, but I was expecting more head. A head formed during the pour, but was gone before I could take the picture. While it was there, it was a medium caramel color.

I took a good first sip. I couldn’t make out the flavor so I took another. Was it the oatmeal? I certainly tasted the hops. The first flavor that came to mind was Worcestershire sauce. I asked my wife to taste it, she didn’t like it and asked me why I did that to her. (She doesn’t like most of the beer I drink) She did say she didn’t think it tasted like the sauce. As I continued to drink it, the “W” sauce taste vanished and turned out to not be bad at all. It took me a while to drink it, more of a sipping beer for me.

Although this beer wasn’t heavy, it was a bit more than I prefer. I didn’t dislike this beer, but I’m not going to run out and buy any either. I’m giving this beer a “C+”.

Posted by Sam in Beer Reviews, Goose Island Series

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