Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
by Lucia Novara
(Beer Delegate, CO, USA)
Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout: ThunderStout variation was SMOOVE (almost)
Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
Breckenridge Brewery, Denver, CO
My pick of the pack was definitely the ThunderStout. It’s like their Oatmeal Stout, but instead of using CO2 in the brewing process, the geniuses at Breck Brewing used NO2, carbon dioxide's freakier cousin.
I kind of expected it to be served in a balloon or from a RediWhip can, but it came in a standard pint. The nitrous made it so smooth it was like chocolate-y, espresso-y butter. The taste settled on your tongue and made itself comfortable there.
It elicited a proclamation of "So damn smooth, it’s almost smoove" from my fellow samplers.




