Phat Mongrel
Fox Hat Brewing Co. in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout Regular|
Score
7.30
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7.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 17:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
375ml can. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, small to average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Roasty, minimally spicy and chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of roast, dark cocoa, a touch of coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice. Taste is roasty, chocolately, minimally ashy, smoky, dark malty and slightly caramel malty with subtle residual sweetness, slightly resinous and mildly bitter, hoppy, notes of roast, coffee, dark cocoa, hints of burnt coffee, burnt caramel, a touch of liquorice.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, slightly greasy palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well hopped, fairly meaty, some nice "dirty" (smoky, ashy) features - good.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, slightly greasy palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well hopped, fairly meaty, some nice "dirty" (smoky, ashy) features - good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Sep 2025
at 18:57
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2025
at 22:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out a nice hearty oatmeal character upfront, with some gentle cocoa, and gentle bitterness. Flavour is roasty and hearty, with a nice hearty oatmeal stout, followed by gentle roast, and some bitterness. Hearty and full, with ample bitterness. Great stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2019
at 03:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Pours black with good tan head. Pleasant aroma - toasty malts with hints of dried fruits and chocolate. Great palate - medium bodied, smooth with some bright carbonation. Taste is nicely balanced. There’s some uncharacteristic but well placed sweetness. This balanced nicely some burnt sugar and hoppy bitterness in the finish. There’s dried fruit / raisins in the start and middle, even a slightly port or tokay taste. Very nice, and slightly different, take on a stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2018
at 11:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Empress Hotel, Melbourne. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty malt, light dry charcoal, light liquorice, dry hop. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter with a smooth dry roasty malt, light grassy fruit, light dry coffee hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. An oatmeal stout with some black IPA characteristics.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2018
at 05:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
From a 375ml bottle on 17//2017. Pours near black with a big tan head which dissipates quite quickly. The nose features chocolate, cocoa and some roasted notes. Take a sip and you’re greeted with real intensity. Masses of chocolate, caramel, licorice and roasted malt, with some soy and sea salt. The sweet up front is met forcefully by a big hoppy, slightly burnt bitterness, which is quite resiny and lingers long in the mouth. The palate is lovely - thick, slick and creamy with moderate to average carbonation. What an absolutely cracking stout this is. It drinks like an imperial and has enough hops to bring it close to black IPA territory. Splendid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2017
at 22:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Drank it a few nights ago. No notes, but wanted to record for my own notes that I loved it and should definitely drink it again.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2017
at 06:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml can into pint glass, lightly chilled. Black beer with a mahogany tinge around the edge. Big solid tan-coloured head. Nose is dark chocolate and cocoa. Smooth full-bodied stout with velvety mouthfeel. Bitter chocolate finish. Alcohol is warming and adds a rich fruity caramel note right at the end. Excellent stout, good nightcap.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2016
at 07:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours black with a small head.Nose shows cocoa, roasted malt, soft nutty hints.Flavours include more dry roast, cocoa, and soft bready malt.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2016
at 22:35