What BJCP category should I enter this stout in?

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zodiak3000

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Have a few comps coming up and not sure where i should place this stout. Oatmeal, American, Foreign Extra? The oats dont shine as much as a typical oatmeal, almost as robust as a foreign extra, not dry enough to be a dry. I was thinking just american, but id like some opinions, here is the recipe-

11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 83.02 %
0.75 lb Chocolate Malt (400.0 SRM) Grain 5.66 %
0.50 lb Black Barley (Stout) (550.0 SRM) Grain 3.77 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3.77 %
0.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.77 %
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 35.4 IBU
(White Labs #WLP007) Yeast-Ale

Mashed at 154, OG 1.061
 
I would probably avoid American stout since you really ought to have American citrusy hops in that style, and EKG hops are definitely not citrusy.

Really what you should do is read the style guidelines for each of those, NOT THE NUMBERS, but the aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, and appearance descriptions (although appearance for all is pretty much the same), and figure out which one your beer is closest to based on the qualitative descriptions, while tasting your beer.

Then, enter in that category.
 
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