Tasting the Faucet-Clogger Black Forest Rye Oatmeal Stout Porter...where was I?

Hard to explain, easy to drink

This one sat around a bit longer than most.  It got a shot at lagering as it sat in the kegerator from Mardi Gras to Easter (hardest 40 days I've ever done!). 

1/15/2012: Plain Version Kegged up and still yeasty.  Nice  Rye flavor.  Sooooo thick and creamy.  Intense bitter/roastiness is great to sniff, with flavor and just a bit of aroma of english hops coming through (or is that spiciness the rye?).  A bit intense, but nice. 

By Easter, I had combined the remaining half kegs of chocolate/cherry juice and plain and it had changed beautifully after sitting cold for a month and a half.  You can just barely tell—if you hold it up to a kleig light—that it's perfectly clear, with just the faintest purple tinge.  The chocolate and cherry, which were in the background before, have come to the fore: a tart mouthful with a lovely cocoa finish.  I took this to a homebrew club meeting, and most folks wandered off before I could finish explaining what it is, but it's worth waiting for.  Shame it was such a pain in the ass to brew.