Ghostfish Brewing Company Watchstander Stout

Watchstander Stout

 

Ghostfish Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Speciality Grain Regular
Score
6.43
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 14
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6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Black with a large foamy tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. Roasty, grainy and dry. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2025 at 20:56


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

473mL can. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Gentle roasted malts on the nose. Flavour has dry roasted malts, coffee, some cacao. Very pleasant stout.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2025 at 22:24


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown, tan head. Light roasted nose and palate. Light sweetness in back. Thin bodied but tasty

Tried on 30 Jun 2022 at 00:46


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

1 pint can. Pours a very dark brown with full head that settles quickly. Aromas of oats, barley, and surgary dark fruit. Watery flavors of roasted malts and sugar

Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2022 at 23:26


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Can from the Packie. Dark brown with garnet highlights and a frothy off white head that persists. Coffee roast and toffee maltiness with hints of earthy hop to counter. Really nice for a gluten free brew but seems to lack mouthfeel and has an odd flavor I cant nail down.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2022 at 02:30


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

On tap at Ghostfish, pours a murky dark amber brown with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt, not much else. Flavour brings out toasted malt and some red fruits. Lacking body and integration. Weak.

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2018 at 05:41


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Scooper Tasting ], Ulfborg, Denmark. [ As Ghostfish Watchstander Stout ].ABV: 5.3%. Clear medium brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, light chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170303] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2017 at 05:12


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber. Bottled 6/22/16, a little over eight months ago. Hoping this is still drinkable. Aroma is chocolate (like Whoppers), coffee, bad breath, grain. Pours murky dark brown with a collapsing tan head. Taste starts out sweet and roasty before turning sour and bitter with flavors matching the aroma along with some licorice notes. Harsh carbonation. Kind of a gritty texture. Not sure about this one. I tried to give it some benefit of the doubt because of the age. Would like to re-rate with a fresher bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2017 at 20:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. High carbonation. 030317

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2017 at 15:38


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, 5.3%. Very dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, rye and yeast. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, rye, yeast, cocoa, little sour fruit, yeast, little over carbonated and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2017 at 15:37