Black Isle Organic Hibernator Oatmeal Stout
Bottle conditioned.
Roasted malts, hedgerow fruit, espresso and liquorice. Big, black and wholesome; This is beer with soul! Naturally bottle conditioned it is secondary fermented in the bottle in a similar way to the production of champagne. This beer is made from 4 pure organic ingredients, malted barley, water, hops and yeast. It is full of vitamin B and good for you.
Roasted malts, hedgerow fruit, espresso and liquorice. Big, black and wholesome; This is beer with soul! Naturally bottle conditioned it is secondary fermented in the bottle in a similar way to the production of champagne. This beer is made from 4 pure organic ingredients, malted barley, water, hops and yeast. It is full of vitamin B and good for you.
3.6
193 reviews
Munlochy, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Community reviews
BB 16 04 20. From a bottle poured a clear mahogany with a light tan collar that laced very poorly. Aroma subtly of vanilla; slightly sweet. Taste is roasted with sweet vanilla. Medium body. Smooth with a short sweet finish.
Smag af toffee og chokolade. Der er også en fin smag fra havren, og let humle. Stor sødme også, klassisk oatstout.
On tap at SBH. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of cold coffee and cream, toffee, light fruity. Flavour is medium sweet, caramel, coffee, cream, some dried fruits, bitter finish, roast. Light bodied. Nice, classic.
(torréfié, pas grandiloquente, néant, oatmeal sans oat (milk stout sans milk, etc.), 7%-néant, imperial ??)
A very nice brown aleish stout. Reminded me of Brew Dogs Hopped Up Brown Ale. The ABV is spot on. No flaws in this rounded balanced beer.
Bottle: Poured a black with a lacing tan head. Aroma is rich roasted malts. Taste is malty, roast a light smoke, some chocolate hints.
Black beer, off white head. Rich, coffee aroma and a dash of chocolate. Taste is chocolate, coffee, malt, aniseed,.light fruit. This is rich, tasty stuff with a liquorice-y aftertaste.
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Opaque dark brown with a ruby hue against the light, good creamy tan head, half-way lasting, heavy lacing; aroma roasted malts, black coffee, cocoa powder, licorice, peat; smooth taste, medium sweet and bitter, malty, chocolate, coffee, light earthy notes; roasty sweetbitter aftertaste; medium body, oily to creamy texture, soft carbonation; smooth, rich, well-made, excellent stuff.
Black, not terribly thick looking, topped by a nice, fluffy tan head. Malty aroma, some coffee and a bit of licorice. Sweet, dark malty taste, not too roasty, finish has a slight bitter hop bite. Medium body, low carbonation, it's kind of airy with a nice rich mouthfeel.
A very pleasant stout but with strength and warms the throat and belly. Great winter night beer
330 ml. bottle split by two. I enjoyed “Black Isle Hibernator III” but this one didn’t appeal at all to me. Pours flat no head ruby red wine hued black. Nose is pure soy sauce, umami, varnish, medicinal roots. Unpleasant flat soy sauce, varnish, liquorice, soy sauce, lacking carbonation medicinal roots unpleasant lingering affair. Yikes.
UT050118. 33cl bottle at home from Alima Bourse, Luxembourg. Nose is Smoky roasty. Old wood, cardboard, dust. Light sweet medium to heavy bitter. Medium lasting roasty medium bitter. Full body creamy medium carb. 757414
together with yves at his home black colored body with an off white head and with a malt hop coffee aroma a malt hop coffee sweet herby bitter taste with a bitter finish
Bottle @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours very dark brown with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, bread, dark chocolate, little wood. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, caramel, dark chocolate, bread, licorice, little wood. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet and light bitter finish. 241117
Keg, Brewdog Shepherds Bush. Pours black/brown with big tan head. Aroma of porridge, coffee, yeast, cognac. Taste is dry, lots of roast, booze, some dark fruit. It's thin for the abv but dangerously drinkable as a result. Very good.
Bottle @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren, 7%. Very dark brown with tiny beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and a little bread. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, little ash, sweet, little coffee, hop, little liquorice and a little bitter.
Bottle from Alko webshop. Pours black coloured with an small brown head. Aroma has caramel, toffee and some floral notes. Flavour has liquorice, caramel, toffee and mild burnt sugary notes.
@ Thomas Tallis Alehouse, Canterbury. Dark brown colour, beige head. Coffee, roasted malts, oats. Rather lively carbonation. Some oaky flavours. Not bad.
Bottle from JK Fine Foods. The beer looks the business as darkest brown with a creamy light tan head. Spot on. Nose is fantastic too. Treacle with the roast and fudge with the sweet. The overall impression is a smooth creaminess. Nothing harsh, just deep and layered. The flavours with the smooth cream and roast gives the impression coffee is involved here. There’s loads of lovely chocolate also. The palate let me down though. It felt too light with an medium to full body and a bit to fizzy. But it gets so much better. Once this drink acclimatises to the room (and I assume its correct serving temperature) it comes alive. The smooth roast character with chocolate and creaminess bowled me over. Next time I’ll let it breath before I inhale it.
Bottled, 500ml at The Cambridge Bar, Edinburgh. Very dark brown with cream head. Quite a rich, darkly roasted malty stout, fruity, peachy, apricot showing the alcohol a little. Late bitterness from the malts. Good.
Lots of Roast , coffee, Dark chocolate,
Imperial oatmeal stout de 7 % abv, ce qui est un peu djeuste …
Attention on brasse ici en organique, par peur des grands vents d’hiver …(Inverness)
Mon exemplaire était à 8 mois avant sa date.
Couleur noire à reflets marrons, et à l’opacité forte.
Mousse brun moyen, très épaisse, avec des cratères en haut, stable à 6 mm.
Arômes de café, chocolat, malt torréfié, bois (organique).
1ère bouche souple, à la belle entame café/chocolat/ganache.
Arrière-bouche sur du moka, longue.
2ème aux belles saveurs, café et fève de cacao.
Arrière-bouche en harmonie, avec des rétro-nez bien café.
3ème à la belle suite, quoique moins ample.
Arrière-bouche jolie.
Longueur agréable, mais elle manque d’ampleur.
Jambes fines, longues.
Levure douce, fine, belle ligne.
Alcool : c’est le point faible de cette bière, il est trop juste et pénalise la longueur.
Finale qui est dès lors sous son potentiel …
CONCLUSION : une bière qui est une sorte de comble pour l’Ecosse, qui ne manque pourtant pas
d’alcool .. Elle est trop faible, et ne permet pas de pousser les saveurs à leur développement maximum. Organique peut-être, mais à quoi bon ? (8/5/8/3/16)
Deep black body. Lightly brown creamy head. Deep roasted malts aroma with smokey, vanilla, little red fruit, ... Moderately bitter, moderately sweet flavour. Very interesting.
Keg at Black Isle Bar. Inverness. Pours pitch black with medium off white head. Big aroma of chocolate, oak, coffee, dried fruits and licorice. Taste is quiet sweet, with chocolate and prune and oak. Some porridge taste as well on the palate. Moderate hop bitterness but suitable for the style. Roast malts and some hop on the aftertaste. Alcohol is carried well but provides a nice lift. Overall a great example of an oatmeal stout.
Bottle. Pours opaque deep brown to black with modest well-lacing ivory head. Rich malts & oats on nose. Moderately roasty. Hints of coffee. Bit vinous. Medium body, smooth mouth feel. Medium dry to medium sweet taste. Pleasantly roasty, vinous, light fruitiness. The alcohol contain is perfectly hidden. Light bitterness on ending. This is an excellent stout. Just don’t put it into the category of impies.
Bottle shared by Jan thanks. Short grey head. Dark almost black color. Mild roasted malty aroma. Sweet and malty caramell taste. Mild bitterness and body.
Bottle at The Tiube, Luxembourg. Pours black with a lasting bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, oats, dark fruit. Moderate sweetness and roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily but slightly watery texture, soft carbonation. Pretty good stuff.
(keg) deep ruby-black colour with a frothy light-beige head. aroma of toasted malts and cherry pips, with lots of lemon juice, earth and brown sugar. flavour is more toasted malts and lemon juice, with lots of sugar icing, dark chocolate and a light touch of soy sauce in the light toasted-bitter finish. heavy-bodied with lively carbonation.
Bottled 330ml. -from 8 a Huit Val Thorens. Black coloured, small to medium sized beige head, chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, charamel, chocolate, notes of dried fruits and sugar and touch of licorice in the finish. Pleasant one.
I think this is what I had based on alcohol. Bottle looks a bit different. A nice sweet stout. a bit of licorice, oily mouthfeel. Coffee at the backend, and gritty. Very good.