Tatonka Stout
BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.

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From:
BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.
 
United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #452
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,021
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 13.64%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
237
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 07, 2024
Added:
Oct 13, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  60
An imperial stout — a classic style so rich and flavorful that it was once the private beverage of Russian Czars. The profile is malty sweet, hop bitter roasted, full-bodied, alcoholic and deliciously complex. Beer doesn’t get much more intense than this!

60 IBU
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Ratings by elmocoso:
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Reviewed by elmocoso from Nebraska

3.44/5  rDev -8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
My wife thinks this beer has to much hop presence for a stout. She is a stout/porter lover. Me, being a hop head, think it is a nice touch to a good style of beer.

It came to the table with a good 1/4 inch of beige head. It clung to the glass and supported a decent collar for the life of the pint.

The nose is hops and smoke. A enticing combination. Roasty chocolate hid in the depths of darkness. The taste reflects the smell. It is all the things you look for in a decent stout with a nice hop bite that adds a welcome dimension.

This is an all around good beer. Nice alcohol amount and a good one to drink with dinner or dessert.
Sep 16, 2003
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Rated: 3.95 by vickersspitfire from Texas

Jan 07, 2024
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Rated by KGT426 from Missouri

3.93/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Loved this on draft when eating at BJ's in Oklahoma. Smooth and flavorful.
Jun 26, 2023
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Rated by regex5375 from Florida

4/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
BJ's
Jun 04, 2023
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

4/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Going through to add some of my first beers/reviews

This is the first 'craft(large)' beer that got me into craft brews

Pours standard black with a creamy nitro head

Dark and sweet coffee aroma

Smooth, dark, coffee notes

Ultra drinkable
Mar 01, 2023
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

3.44/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On draft in BJs in Attleboro Massachusetts

Why am I drinking here? Fuck it, snobbery aside, let’s see what a semi-genuine and semi-sarcastic review of this one will be like

Pours a dark brown with 2 fingers of of creamy off white head that fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing

The aroma on this one is subdued, non-offensive, and somewhat enjoyable. I’m picking up on aromas of brown bread, raisin, milk chocolate, and light roast coffee

Surprisingly, there’s more to it in taste. Mostly just the same notes, but still, it’s fuller. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting milk chocolate, caramel, light raisin, and brown bread. The swallow brings notes of roasty coffee, brown bread, milk chocolate, caramel, and light earthy hops

A medium full body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a creamy beer. Finishes neutral and somewhat balanced

Yeah it’s not great (or really a RIS) but who cares? You get what you get
Feb 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 01, 2021
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.64/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Served on nitro tap in a pint like glass
Appearance- The beer is served with a nice cascading stream of nitro bubbles coming up through a dark brown brew. The cascading foam settles to the top of the brew, persisting for quite some time, and fading to leave tons of streaky lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell -The aroma is odd. It is not all that roasty for an imperial stout. There are some light toasty notes with a decent sum of caramel. Along with these smells comes a little bit of coffee and a chicory like smell and an almost melon like smell... Very odd.
Taste -The taste begins as one may expect with a nice roasty and toasty taste that has a good sum of caramel and chocolate sweetness as well as some light vanilla. As the taste advances some more sweetness of a cream like taste and some molasses hit the flavor profile. At the end a little bit of char joins in and leaves one with a smooth and sweet taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- Being a nitro pour the feel is creamy and smooth. Overall the feel is great for the dark and sweet tastes and makes for a easy and enjoyable sipper.
Overall - An Ok stout. The flavors and smells aren't the best, but with the nitro pour, which definitely enhance it, it is an alright brew overall.
Feb 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.86 by oksooners2000 from Oklahoma

May 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by porterman66 from Massachusetts

Apr 03, 2019
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Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania

3.52/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sampled December 29, 2018 from tap in pint style glass.

Appearance: Very dark black, dark color, with a dark tan head of 1 finger. The head lasted only a short length of time, and did not leave much lacing on the side of the glass.

Smell: Strong oak, and caramel aromas. There are also roasted fire aromas, along with some coffee, vanilla, and hops in the aroma. Nice combination and balance between the hops, malts, and other aromas.

Taste: Pronounced coffee and caramel flavors. Also burnt malt flavors. Full-bodied with nice balance of malt and hops. It is very smooth, almost like a milk stout. There is a hint of sweetness like chocolate that may be due to the oats and malts, but it has a good taste. Light hop flavor as well.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, with strong alcohol which matches with the marketed 8.5%.

Overall: This Stout is a good stout. It has strong flavors as well as alcohol, and the mix of oak, malts, and hops makes for an interesting stout. I would buy this again.
Jan 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by Curt3 from Ohio

Jan 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by SlainteAlbanyNY from New York

Nov 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.53 by plaid75 from New York

Nov 05, 2018
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Rated by SertraOD from California

3.94/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Its good, its smooth, its high abv, and its $4 on happy hour. Name a better stout on nitro than that, I dare you.
Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by evostudios12 from Florida

Jul 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by sbuck from New Mexico

Jul 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by SGR1220 from California

Jun 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by LauraSchaff from Kansas

May 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.28 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Apr 28, 2018
Tatonka Stout from BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 237 ratings