Single Shot
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #14 - ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #716 - Avg:
- 4.37 | pDev: 5.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 92
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2015
- Wants:
- 96
- Gots:
- 118
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
We are extremely excited to introduce Single Shot - a beautifully balanced coffee stout made with a special blend of our favorite coffees! It pours super dark in the glass unleashing a fluffy, mocha-like head. We experience flavors and aromas of rich chocolate, cold brewed coffee, and coffee ice cream. Single Shot is exceptionally creamy on the palate while maintaining a lightness that leaves you wanting more. Perfect for a can!
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Ratings by kemoarps:
Reviewed by kemoarps from Washington
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Sent my direction by @WunderLlama during NBS BIF #16.
Beautiful pour. Deep clean colour that's juuuuuust barely this side of black. Like obsidian if it had just a tinge of brown to it. Creamy espresso coloured head initially that disappears pretty quick to leave just a faint galaxy swirl and a thin ring around the edge. Minimal lacing.
Nose is a lovely welcoming blend of nutty/woody dark malts, and a swing of roasty espresso.
Flavour is so smoothe with elements of creamy espresso and a bit of evidence from the lactose... the can describes coffee ice cream on the label, and that's an apt descriptor: like high quality coffee ice cream. A hint towards fudgy chocolate and the finish has a tiny blush of coffee-bean bitterness. There's also a bit of spice towards the finish that reminds me of bourbon barrel aging, but this beer doesn't actually know any barrels, so that may just be my brain projecting, since I don't remember the last time I had a coffee beer that WASN'T barrel aged.
Body is reasonably thick and oily... viscous oily, not the bittering oily of an IPA. The carbonation is subtle and evenly coating, and may be part of where that spicy impression I mention above comes from.
Overall this is a phenomenal coffee milk stout. I think it's my favourite brew I've had from Tree House, which is saying something, since as of this BIF I've now had a grip of them! We'll see if that favourite status maintains as I get into the double shot and quad shots this afternoon or if one of them supplants it ;)
Thanks Maynard for sending this my direction!!!
Nov 12, 2022Beautiful pour. Deep clean colour that's juuuuuust barely this side of black. Like obsidian if it had just a tinge of brown to it. Creamy espresso coloured head initially that disappears pretty quick to leave just a faint galaxy swirl and a thin ring around the edge. Minimal lacing.
Nose is a lovely welcoming blend of nutty/woody dark malts, and a swing of roasty espresso.
Flavour is so smoothe with elements of creamy espresso and a bit of evidence from the lactose... the can describes coffee ice cream on the label, and that's an apt descriptor: like high quality coffee ice cream. A hint towards fudgy chocolate and the finish has a tiny blush of coffee-bean bitterness. There's also a bit of spice towards the finish that reminds me of bourbon barrel aging, but this beer doesn't actually know any barrels, so that may just be my brain projecting, since I don't remember the last time I had a coffee beer that WASN'T barrel aged.
Body is reasonably thick and oily... viscous oily, not the bittering oily of an IPA. The carbonation is subtle and evenly coating, and may be part of where that spicy impression I mention above comes from.
Overall this is a phenomenal coffee milk stout. I think it's my favourite brew I've had from Tree House, which is saying something, since as of this BIF I've now had a grip of them! We'll see if that favourite status maintains as I get into the double shot and quad shots this afternoon or if one of them supplants it ;)
Thanks Maynard for sending this my direction!!!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.3/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap in Tewks.
Opaque black in the glass with a thin, tan head.
Espresso, chocolate syrup, brownie batter in the nose.
Full bodied with a chewy, tacky mouthfeel.
Sweet and fudgy on the palate. Dark fudge with coffee syrup.
Finishes sweet and dessert-like.
Apr 24, 2026Opaque black in the glass with a thin, tan head.
Espresso, chocolate syrup, brownie batter in the nose.
Full bodied with a chewy, tacky mouthfeel.
Sweet and fudgy on the palate. Dark fudge with coffee syrup.
Finishes sweet and dessert-like.
Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania
4.33/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Drank July/August 2025.
From a 16oz dated 2025 can into pint shaker.
Pours an opaque black with about 3 fingers dark tan head. Great retention and lacing.
Strong black coffee aromas. Throw in some dark chocolate, cocoa and roasty char notes.
Black bitter coffee flavor with dark chocolate, light smoke and cocoa.
Full bodied but fairly smooth and creamy. Low carbonation. Bitter aftertaste.
Very nice, straight-up coffee stout.
Mar 01, 2026From a 16oz dated 2025 can into pint shaker.
Pours an opaque black with about 3 fingers dark tan head. Great retention and lacing.
Strong black coffee aromas. Throw in some dark chocolate, cocoa and roasty char notes.
Black bitter coffee flavor with dark chocolate, light smoke and cocoa.
Full bodied but fairly smooth and creamy. Low carbonation. Bitter aftertaste.
Very nice, straight-up coffee stout.
Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
4.35/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Pours opaque leaving a head that resembles crema on a latte. Immediately the aroma of chocolate and coffee emanate. Taste was smokey, chocolate, coffee, bready, the flavors just keep popping. Decent anoutn of bitterness on backend of palate but the smoothness of this beer is amazing!
Dec 01, 2025
Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
4.16/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sampling at the brewery.
Pours a dark black with a fair tan head.
Smells strongly of coffee.
Nice smooth mouth feel.
Tastes of cocoa and coffee.
Very yummy!
May 21, 2025Pours a dark black with a fair tan head.
Smells strongly of coffee.
Nice smooth mouth feel.
Tastes of cocoa and coffee.
Very yummy!
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at Deerfield location. Sweet and chocolatey for the most part with nice coffee accents. Stronger coffee would have been nice but this was refreshing on a warm day.
May 26, 2024
Rated by Antg8989 from New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very good coffee milk stout.
Jan 23, 2023
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