The result is a dark brown-coloured beer with gently roasted barley, coffee, caramel, and dried fruit flavours. It’s very light and thin and ends with a gentle hint of hop bitterness.

Why This Beer? Brewed with Nugget hops as well as 2-row, Chocolate malts, Vienna malts, roasted barley, and of course oats, Oatis is known for its roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and light hops.

Sipping it brings forth notes of roasted barley, raisins, licorice candy, cocoa powder, coffee beans, caramel, and snappy, spicy, earthy hops. The finish is bitter, dry, and memorable. Bottom Line: ...

But barley milk does have a “toasty, malty” note that works well in coffee, smoothies, baking and more, says Matthew Olsofsky, co-founder of Take Two in Portland, Ore.