English Ales: Oatmeal Stout
- Color: Dark brown to black
- Clarity: Beer color may be too dark to perceive. When clarity is perceivable, chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures.
- Malt Profile: Coffee, caramel, roasted malt or chocolate aromas should be prominent. Roasted malt character of caramel or chocolate should be smooth without bitterness.
- Hop Profile: Optional, but if present should not upset the overall balance.
- Bitterness: Medium
- Fermentation: Oatmeal is used in the grist, resulting in a pleasant, full flavor without being grainy. Fruity esters are not present to very low. Diacetyl is usually absent in these beers but may be present at very low levels.
- Body: Full
- ABV: 3.8%-6.1%
- ABW: 3.0%-4.8%
- IBU: 20-40
- Color (SRM): 20+
- Color (EBC): 40+
- Original Gravity: 1.038-1.056
- Original Gravity °P: 9.5-13.8
- Final Gravity: 1.008-1.020
- Final Gravity °P: 2.1-5.1
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
Highest Rated In Style
- 9.16 The Poet by New Holland Brewing Company
- 9.02 Velvet Merlin by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- 9.00 Portsmouth Oatmeal Stout by Portsmouth Brewery
- 8.94 McGovern's Oatmeal Stout by Belfast Bay Brewing Company
- 8.79 Down 'N Dirty Stout by Tyranena Brewing Company
- 8.30 One Oatmeal Stout Ale by Dark Horse Brewing Co.
- 8.25 Oatis Oatmeal Stout by Ninkasi Brewing Company
- 8.22 Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout by Otter Creek Brewing - Wolaver's