The Pugilist
Societe Brewing Co.

The PugilistThe Pugilist
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From:
Societe Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #56
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,131
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 9.23%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
117
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Apr 22, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  13
Dry Stout
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Ratings by bcerv-ca:
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Rated by bcerv-ca from California

3/5  rDev -20.8%

Nov 09, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.09 by evanwoertz from California

Mar 05, 2024
 
Rated: 4.31 by Beecham from California

Sep 27, 2023
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.54/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
light tasting stout dry style not enough malt taste for me
Jun 22, 2023
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2023-05-18
8oz pour at the brewery. Review entered from notes.

Pours dark with a small head. Roasty, tons f coffee, hint of anise.

Taste is similar, some burnt toffee and cocoa.

Mouthfeel is light, very dry. Overall, pretty good.
May 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by Marvicsin from California

May 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.12 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Mar 26, 2023
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

3.36/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Packaged on 3/6/23 - enjoyed on 3/17/23. Poured from a pint can into a Duralex tumbler. Served at 60F.

Clear bole body with a fizzy dun head receding rapidly to naught. Minimal lacing; poor retention.

Hints of chocolate covered almonds, prunes, and medium-roast coffee in the nose, riding the line between subtle and weak. Vaguely floral perhaps.

Root-beer, decent milk chocolate, and vanilla flavors are offset by mild earthy hop notes. Dry finish, but with a faint returning sweetness. Roast barley is just perceptible. Low bitterness. Subtle yeast character. No off notes.

Fairly thin, soda-like mouth-feel.

Flavor is to style, yet novel - more fruit/chocolate than roast barley/coffee. Execution seems a little off though.
Mar 17, 2023
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Reviewed by TinFang from California

3.54/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Look: tan frothy head over a really black body. Cola brown if you look through a thin film.
Smell: malt and smoke
Taste: Guiness, while too watery for me, has some nuance. This is kind of like drinking French roast coffee when you’re used to light roast. Sort of burnt and one dimension.
Feel: goes down easy.

I’ll not be buying this again.
Mar 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Oct 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by SFC21 from Florida

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.49 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Nov 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by krome from Illinois

Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by Its_Dipset_Eyy from California

Dec 10, 2016
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Reviewed by scottfrie from California

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pint at THG.

A: Pours like black coffee with a thin cap of tan foam that faded into a thin collar. Spotty lace.
S: Roasted nose with hints of char and smoke. Meaty smoke smelling.
T: Roasted flavors, light hints of char and smoke, but roasted overall, with a light hint of caramel and faint tootsie roll. Ambiguous roast throughout, smoky aftertaste.
M: Light body, clean and smooth light mouthfeel, light flavor, light carbonation.
O: Smooth and flavorful, light and quaffable. I could drink this often.
Nov 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.57 by TrojanRB from Texas

Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by EdrickCS from California

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by Drew_V_dt from California

Mar 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by acurtis from New Jersey

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Dec 19, 2015
The Pugilist from Societe Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 117 ratings