Taza Stout
Night Shift Brewing

Taza StoutTaza Stout
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From:
Night Shift Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
7%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.48 | pDev: 14.94%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
190
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 22, 2020
Added:
Apr 22, 2012
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  34
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Ratings by Hophead717:
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Rated by Hophead717 from Massachusetts

3.22/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Mar 07, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.54 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Aug 22, 2020
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

3.2/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Thanks to ActonBrewer for sending this one. Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a Cycle Brewing goblet.

A: Dark brown, but more translucent than a lot of stouts. Not much in the way of visible carbonation, but still manages a half-finger of tan head - at least briefly.

S: Bright fresh ginger and a lemony citric bite up front. Like lemon chiffon. Some hints of chocolate malt in the background, but most everything else hidden by the ginger.

T: Big fresh ginger, some lemony citric again. Chicory, cacao, and chocolate malts show up as the ginger wallop fades a bit. Ginger and some coriander or lemongrass in the hang.

M: A light body for a stout, though not quite watery. Low carbonation sensation, and the admittedly modest ABV remains well-hidden.

O: I'd like some beer with my ginger, please. Almost all of the stout character is swallowed up under the never-ending assault of ginger. Really not offensive, but nearly completely one note...and that note is not what I'm looking for in a stout.
Jun 24, 2018
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Reviewed by Phineasco from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev +19.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Pitch black with big fluffy khaki head.
Smell: Molasses, chocolate, tobacco, and bark.
Taste: Molasses, chocolate, tobacco, and bark.
Mouthfeel: Thin.
Overall: A good stout from nightshift.
Sep 25, 2017
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Reviewed by xtonytx from Connecticut

3.26/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a tulip from a 16oz can. Dark brownish appearance with 1" head. Slight roast on the nose. Very slight cacao in the taste and no other of the adjuncts. Very thin mouthfeel. Overall not impressed with this stout considering the description
Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Aug 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Mar 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.72 by SveNss0N from Massachusetts

Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by Seabass1964 from Arkansas

Nov 15, 2015
 
Rated: 2.49 by Filabee from Michigan

Oct 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by joeroma5 from Massachusetts

Aug 21, 2015
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Rated by kscaldef from Oregon

2/5  rDev -42.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A bunch of awful adjuncts.
Jun 30, 2015
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Rated by lic217 from Connecticut

2.54/5  rDev -27%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
I would have liked it more if the ginger was not so strong...
May 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Duesler from Connecticut

May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by KAF from Iowa

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by JratBones from Massachusetts

Mar 27, 2015
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Reviewed by BeersOverBaghdad from New Hampshire

3.32/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
interesting beer.

looks thin on the pour, but definitely black enough.

smell: ginger presence is strong. not really sure what chicory root is, but i was smelling something, so I attribute it to that given that's what is advertised on the bottle. definitely chocolate in the nose as well

taste: trying too hard with the spices. was hoping for the taste to be like chocolate covered ginger, but it was a bit all over the place.

feel: way too thin and light to be a stout. feels much more like a spiced chocolate ale than anything else.

overall: would not get again. was splitting the bottle with a friend and let him polish it off after my initial pour.
Mar 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.18 by EmmetD from Massachusetts

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by GonzoHomebrewer from Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2015
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