Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout
Hideout Brewing Company

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From:
Hideout Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
English Stout
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 11.9%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
79
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 04, 2016
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  13
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Ratings by DaveBar:
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Reviewed by DaveBar from Canada (ON)

3.74/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Purchased at Champagne's in Warren MI for $6.99 for a 650ml bomber. Served at 14deg C in a tulip glass

A- Opens well and pours a 1/2" head with a vigorous pour that was gone in seconds. Rather very dark brown colour

S- Good malt and coffee. Not a lot more though

T- Very weak stout. Has a thin body with a coco flair. Coffee is there with a sharp coco hit. Bitter at the end to say the least. No hazelnut what so ever and I like hazelnut!

M- Chalky and watery.

O- Ok at best. Not a big fan but it's a decent brew.

Food Pairing

This ok stout went pretty good with........ Chicken balls with plum sauce.

Enjoy
Nov 04, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Rated by jordanginsberg from Louisiana

2.57/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Very sour finish
Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Jun 18, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevem68 from Ohio

3.46/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a very thin dark chocolate color. Aroma is fantastic of hazel nuts. Flavor is very disappointing. You get hazel but up front and then it becomes sour-ish. This beer is very thing for a stout and overall really disappointing.
Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by NateDyk47 from Michigan

Jan 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by mcrawford from Michigan

Oct 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by bigleague from Michigan

Oct 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by lochef81 from Michigan

Oct 07, 2015
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Rated by gulli from Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Tap from restaurant, kinda thin ,very carbonated, ok taste , will have try from a bottle different time
Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but was released fairly recently. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light nuttiness, light vanilla/cream, light smoke/char, herbal, floral, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt, moderate coffee, and light earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light nuttiness, light vanilla/cream, light smoke/char, herbal, floral, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light nuttiness, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, moderate coffee, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good English style coffee stout. All around good robustness, compelxity, and balance of roast/bready malt, moderate coffee, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Sep 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by Richter525 from Michigan

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by Hesscabob from Illinois

Aug 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BlueAndBrew from Michigan

Aug 05, 2015
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

3.18/5  rDev -19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Date Aug 03, 2015, Batch 3. Poured into a snifter this beer is a black with a beige 2 inch thick head. Smell of a ton of bittersweet coffee, nuts, roasted malt, chocolate, bit of metal, and vanilla. Taste is light, coffee, nut-y flavor, roasted malt, chocolate, and a burnt/roasted nut flavor on the end. It has a medium to light body with a moderate mouth feel. As it warms it begins to get somewhat of a hazelnut taste, but the metallic taste picks up as well. This is the third stout I've had from Hideout and I probably won't waste my money on another, all 3 where overall disappointingly weak and didn't have all the pronounced flavors they advertise.
Aug 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by coz from Illinois

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by BuckeyeFaninMI from Michigan

Jul 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kerrie from Michigan

Apr 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by jennypells from Michigan

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by Markus98 from Michigan

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.27 by J2A2 from Michigan

Jan 16, 2015
Smuggler's Hazelnut Stout from Hideout Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 79 ratings