Guardsman Stout
Montauk Brewing Company
- From:
- Montauk Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
Ranked #338 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,013 - Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 8.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 23, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Guardsman Stout pours a black color with a small, tan, long-lasting head and lacing. The aroma has notes of smoke and dry chocolate powder. The flavor is dry, with hints of bitter chocolate and smoke. Good feel. Overall, a pretty nice, plain old stout.
Mar 15, 2026
Reviewed by Gmann from New York
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a black color with a big rocky light brown head which slowly dissipates.
The aroma is of wet bark, pumpernickel and caramel. Not a big roast aroma.
The taste is of a light roast, lactose, milk chocolate, dark toasted bread and caramel.
Full bodied with semi-soft carbonation. Lightly sweet on the palate. Not much bitterness.
Reminds me more of a beefy brown ale or porter. Good flavors but not that roasty. Drinks well.
Dec 13, 2025The aroma is of wet bark, pumpernickel and caramel. Not a big roast aroma.
The taste is of a light roast, lactose, milk chocolate, dark toasted bread and caramel.
Full bodied with semi-soft carbonation. Lightly sweet on the palate. Not much bitterness.
Reminds me more of a beefy brown ale or porter. Good flavors but not that roasty. Drinks well.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Growler share.
We both poured into mugs.
The appearance was a fairly thick dark brown color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a fairly decent pace. Some light messy lace ran here and there.
The aroma played with a huge roasted coffee beans and a nice smooth clean caramel/toffee maltiness a bit bigger than expected for an American stout. I didn't mind for me, though. Some milk chocolate at the very end.
The flavor was moderately roasty with a sturdy sweetness. Some bitterness came in stealthily. Light roasty to malty aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Mainly a roasty sort of finish.
Overall, it's a decent American stout. Though the caramel/toffee maltiness isn't distracting to me, it was a bit different.
Nov 04, 2017We both poured into mugs.
The appearance was a fairly thick dark brown color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a fairly decent pace. Some light messy lace ran here and there.
The aroma played with a huge roasted coffee beans and a nice smooth clean caramel/toffee maltiness a bit bigger than expected for an American stout. I didn't mind for me, though. Some milk chocolate at the very end.
The flavor was moderately roasty with a sturdy sweetness. Some bitterness came in stealthily. Light roasty to malty aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Mainly a roasty sort of finish.
Overall, it's a decent American stout. Though the caramel/toffee maltiness isn't distracting to me, it was a bit different.
Rated by bishop170 from New York
4.7/5 rDev +26.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +26.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
One of the more drinkable stouts I've tried this summer. Not super heavy but nice malt and caramel on the back end. Highly recommended.
Aug 28, 2017
Reviewed by Zonk from New Jersey
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
This pours a very dark brown and has a moderately thick head. Roasty aromas toast and a bit of caramel. Malty roasted flavors with a nice creamy mouthfeel.
Jul 22, 2015
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