4th Tap Bat Country
4th Tap Brewing Co-Op in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
6.91
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed 4th Tap Bat Country from 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Deep, pitch black coloured body with a smooth, very thin and incredibly fast-dying tan head that starts at perhaps a single centimetre in height, if that, and fades to nothing. Aroma of roasted malt, molasses, smoked peat, alcohol and a lot of burnt coffee and scalded lactose notes. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasty malt notes show at first with a lot of molasses and pitted fruit sweetness to support the malt, but also some coffee and grainy flavours and a dash of alcohol towards the end that complements the roast. Aftertaste shows a ton of bitterness, mainly from the roasted malt, but of course from the coffee and deep, molasses and caramelised sugar flavours that hit so strong earlier on. Overall, a deep and very strong stout that shows it's style and is deeply bitter, grainy, earthy, nutty and also showing a lot of coffee, chocolate and assertive bitterness from the molasses sweetness at the very end. Good to sample and well worth trying, especially during the colder months, but since those don't really appear in Texas - pretty much anytime. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from [the original] Whole Foods in Austin, Texas on 15-October-2019 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 16-February-2020 on a chilly [winter] day.
mcberko (47456) reviewed 4th Tap Bat Country from 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at 4th Tap, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out cocoa, roasted malt, some anise, and leather. Flavour is similar, with dark cocoa, caramel, light coffee and leather. Dry and chocolatey on the finish, with light sweetness. Nicely done.