Iron Rat Stout
Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
- From:
- Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 23.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 20, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by DuffDaddy from Florida
5/5 rDev +37.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +37.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Visited with Bro and Sis to celebrate Bessie's birthday. Split a 10oz with Bro, but the bar maid gave us both a VERY generous half glass...it was probably about 9 oz! :^) Great stout....obvious from the rating.
Jul 20, 2015
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes. Had on-tap at TBBC sitting on the outdoor patio. Served in a pint glass.
A: Very dark, essentially black, with a half-finger's worth of tan head and just a few stray bubbles of carbonation crawling up the side.
S: Roasted malts, vanilla, tobacco, coffee, and roasty bitterness.
T: Follow the nose almost exactly, with the addition of some bitter cacao flavor to compliment the vanilla. Has a dry, moderately bitter finish.
M: Light body for the style but not a watery feeling. Moderate alcohol presence and carbonation sensation on the low side.
O: This is a solid American Stout. Nothing I'd stand in line for, but a good beer. Also, you can use it to make a mean ice cream float.
Sep 17, 2013A: Very dark, essentially black, with a half-finger's worth of tan head and just a few stray bubbles of carbonation crawling up the side.
S: Roasted malts, vanilla, tobacco, coffee, and roasty bitterness.
T: Follow the nose almost exactly, with the addition of some bitter cacao flavor to compliment the vanilla. Has a dry, moderately bitter finish.
M: Light body for the style but not a watery feeling. Moderate alcohol presence and carbonation sensation on the low side.
O: This is a solid American Stout. Nothing I'd stand in line for, but a good beer. Also, you can use it to make a mean ice cream float.
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
1.37/5 rDev -62.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
1.37/5 rDev -62.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
First had: on tap and on cask at the brewpub in Tampa
Whew...what a mess. Tried both the tap and cask versions in sampler form, but to be fair, I'll only do one rating. Looked good enough, dark black pour with a small, dense cap of beige head that receded to a ringlet; minimal lacing. Distant aroma, roasty dark malts and not much else. Taste was brutal. Thinned out dark malts, grain husks, coffee grounds, liquefied burnt toast, used tea bags. Tasted and felt more like a skunked dark kolsch than any kind of stout I've ever had. Weak. Body was light-medium. Quite frankly, this beer was completely undrinkable, and I couldn't even hold my nose and finish the samplers. In the world of craft beer, this is one of the worst I've ever had.
Jan 05, 2013Whew...what a mess. Tried both the tap and cask versions in sampler form, but to be fair, I'll only do one rating. Looked good enough, dark black pour with a small, dense cap of beige head that receded to a ringlet; minimal lacing. Distant aroma, roasty dark malts and not much else. Taste was brutal. Thinned out dark malts, grain husks, coffee grounds, liquefied burnt toast, used tea bags. Tasted and felt more like a skunked dark kolsch than any kind of stout I've ever had. Weak. Body was light-medium. Quite frankly, this beer was completely undrinkable, and I couldn't even hold my nose and finish the samplers. In the world of craft beer, this is one of the worst I've ever had.
Reviewed by PorterLambic from Florida
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A full pint of used motor oil with a 1/4" of tan foam shows up and beckons me to imbibe. OK. Faint lacing. Minimal retention.
Smell is toasted malts, coffee, hops, cardboard and molasses. Decent balance and complexity.
Taste follows exactly the smell. Balance good here, too.
Nearly full body with a light - medium effervescence. Drying finish. Slight coating of the upper palate. A solid performer.
May 04, 2012Smell is toasted malts, coffee, hops, cardboard and molasses. Decent balance and complexity.
Taste follows exactly the smell. Balance good here, too.
Nearly full body with a light - medium effervescence. Drying finish. Slight coating of the upper palate. A solid performer.
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