# Oreo Beer
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** beer
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246 "2007-05-01T02:04:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/61 "2007-05-06T00:05:47Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
Long winters, eh?
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Yup.
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### Author:  [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/62 "2007-06-02T14:40:24Z")
so, bottled yet?
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### Author:  [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/63 "2007-06-03T22:06:22Z")
Bottled it today. I got lazy, so it spent the entire time in the primary. The beer got noticably darker as it sat. There was a significant amount of beer loss due to massive sedimentation and a weird top layer that I suspect was fat. It tastes like a stout, but maybe a bit thin. I added about 1/3 a cup of bottling sugar. From five gallons I only produced a case and a half of beer.
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### Author:  [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/64 "2007-06-04T00:41:42Z")
Now, not to be old fashioned, about what about trying to design a beer that tasted oreo-like? I’m thinking something with chocolate malt and a bit of residual sugar and a tad of vanilla extract added. How does Guinness get that thick creamy action, by the way?
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### Author:  [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/65 "2007-06-04T02:51:14Z")
Interesting experiment. I can testify from personal experience that [Rogue Chocolare Stout](http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#chocolate) is a mighty fine brew.
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### Author:  [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/66 "2007-06-04T05:02:04Z")
> [@](#):
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> Now, not to be old fashioned, about what about trying to design a beer that tasted oreo-like?
If that was what I wanted, that is what I would do. This was done more on a dare than anything. If you look at the ingredients, I actually did not rely on the Oreo’s for much. It’s a good thing too. From the behavior of the cookies I would guess very little chocolate flavor came from the cookies.
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### Author:  [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/67 "2007-06-04T14:58:14Z")
[QUOTE=capybara]
NoHow does Guinness get that thick creamy action, by the way?
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Nitrogen bubbles, through a nitro tap (in a bar) or a nitrogen-releasing widget (in the can or bottle). Nitrogen bubbles are much tinier than carbon dioxide bubbles, and impart a “creamy” mouthfeel to the beer.
Guinness without nitro (through a regular tap or in the pre-widget cans) is quite a different experience.
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### Author:  [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/68 "2007-06-04T15:07:08Z")
Ahhhh, that explains why bottled Guinness is so not-very-Guinnessy. You learn something new every day!
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### Author:  [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/69 "2007-06-25T20:00:54Z")
So, you’ve bottled, and it’s sat now for 2.5 weeks or so.
How does it taste?
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On nitrogen… If I were to nitrogenate my cider (after dumping campden tablets to kill any residual fermentation) how weird would that be?
I saw that it’s possible to buy the Nitrogen pellets. I am intrigued by this idea.
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### Author:  [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/70 "2007-06-25T21:24:08Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou]
Banana wine, eh? I’d totally try that. Of course, I’d totally try just about any food someone recommends; it’s how I roll.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve heard “banana wine” used as a euphemism for semen. As in, “Aw, man, that sucks banana wine.”
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/71 "2007-06-25T22:38:08Z")
I did not know that.
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### Author:  [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/72 "2007-06-25T23:48:25Z")
> [@](#):
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> So, you’ve bottled, and it’s sat now for 2.5 weeks or so.
It tastes like a decent stout. As I mentioned, it’s a bit thin for a stout, but not bad. It is pretty chocolaty. Definitely not sweet, but not too alcoholic either. I’m waiting for my defense party in two weeks for the official unveiling.
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oreo-beer/402246/73 "2007-06-27T17:45:32Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher]
It tastes like a decent stout. As I mentioned, it’s a bit thin for a stout\
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Maybe you should have left the cream filling in. 😃
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