As with other oatmeal stouts, this beer is extremely smooth. Unlike lesser oatmeal stouts, this beer is packed with flavor. Not overly sweet, the roasted malts are present but are more akin to a bittersweet chocolate than a sweeter version. The bittering hops balance it out for a clean finish. I wouldn't call it a crisp finish, the malts still give a rich mouth feel, but that heaviness doesn't linger. In short, this is what you get if you took the smoothness of a stout with the strong but bitter maltiness of an imperial stout - exactly as adertised and very well done.