Down by Law
Human People in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Bizarre BrewingBrewed at/by: Stoup Brewing
Stout Special
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Score
7.05
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Tavern Style Stout
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Black pour, one finger beige creamy head. Bitter, roasty aroma, burnt toast. Taste is roasty, coffee-ish and a little bit dry.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Apr 2026
at 01:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brown/black with a huge dark tan head that did a Guinness. Aroma of roasty malt with some chocolate. Med body with a lot of carbonation. Not dry, but not overly sweet. Bitterness from the malt I suppose. There are some dark fruit notes - raisin more than fig. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 05 Apr 2026
at 00:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Undated can drunk 2/27/26.
Not sure what a tavern-style stout is, but whatever, it smells rich and roasty with raisin, vanilla, prune and coffee notes and no harsh/acrid roast character. Good base malt to give some chocolate and caramel-like sweetness and round things out. Fruity yeast with good mineral, on the end, as well.
Chewy oats soften the deep roast. Earthy, crunchy, coffee-like character with slight raisin/prune. Very dry stout-like, and indeed quite dry, but a bit more chew to it; less silkiness and classic roast. Obviously intended as a satisfying, highly drinkable, flavorful, mindless drinker, and they've very much nailed that. That said, I could use just a TOUCH more malt depth. As is, the bitterness/roastiness builds up just a bit more than I'd like on the finish.
Not sure what a tavern-style stout is, but whatever, it smells rich and roasty with raisin, vanilla, prune and coffee notes and no harsh/acrid roast character. Good base malt to give some chocolate and caramel-like sweetness and round things out. Fruity yeast with good mineral, on the end, as well.
Chewy oats soften the deep roast. Earthy, crunchy, coffee-like character with slight raisin/prune. Very dry stout-like, and indeed quite dry, but a bit more chew to it; less silkiness and classic roast. Obviously intended as a satisfying, highly drinkable, flavorful, mindless drinker, and they've very much nailed that. That said, I could use just a TOUCH more malt depth. As is, the bitterness/roastiness builds up just a bit more than I'd like on the finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 27 Feb 2026
at 15:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Beer Junction, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has a moderately roasted malt base, with gentle hoppy bitterness and a hearty oat character. Flavour is much the same, with dry hearty oats, some roast, and a bone dry finish. Not a huge amount of depth but very drinkable and clean. Solid low ABV stout.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Junction
on 05 Jan 2026
at 03:37