Shtickless
Fieldwork Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Fieldwork Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
+4 ratings needed
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 3.38%
Ratings:
6 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 10, 2022
Added:
May 14, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
In 2018 alone there were 19 people online who complained about a lack of adjunct-less Stouts on the market, now add that to our brewing team of eight and there are 27 people who are going to get really excited for this beer. Shtickless Plain ol’ Stout is our… ….wait for it… …plain ol’ Stout. Oats? No. Lactose? No. Coffee, Vanilla, Chocolate, Coconut, Rye, Pumpkin, Birthday Cake, Vegan Buckwheat Waffle Batter? No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! This is the anti-hype, the old guard done new, the return of the American Stout with no shtick. Brewed with a classic British Ale yeast and our favorite domestic roasted dark malts Shtickless balances its deep notes of rich toffee, dark chocolate, fresh coffee, and bready malts with a hefty body and thick mouthfeel. To keep to style we used a moderate dusting of hops; in this case an experimental hop that provides complex secondary notes of toasted wood and bourbon that are more subtle than the huge tropical hops you’d find in just about every other beer we brew. Shtickless is the perfect example of our love of the classic styles of the craft beer movement and if all 19 of you show up in force and kill this batch expect more in the future.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.42 by Beecham from California

Oct 10, 2022
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

4.14/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at Out of the Barrel

A: Pours basically black with a frothy tan head that settles to a thin layer and laces quite nicely.

S: Roasty, char, coffee, chocolate, and a touch of smoke, earthy, faint dark fruit, and toffee and burnt sugar sweetness.

T: Roasty, chocolate, coffee, char, and a hint of smoke, earthy, hints of dark fruit, cherry, raisin, and fig, and brown sugar toffee sweetness.

M: A little on the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly creamy.

O: A bit sweeter than I was expecting, but I'm not mad at all. Fantastic job of showing that you can make a delicious stout without loading it up with the kitchen sink.
Sep 09, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Oct 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.12 by InfernoBoss from California

Aug 09, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Crowler filled 8/4/19; drank 8/5/19 @ Baby Bird.

Brown/black appearance.

An even pour yielded a minimal tan head; minimal lace.

Fresh earth, mild caramel & faint brown sugar notes in the nose.

Creamy, medium mouthfeel.

Fresh earth & caramel flavors up front; mild brown sugar notes on the finish. A solid stout!
Aug 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.16 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

May 14, 2019