Buried Hatchet Stout - Southern Star Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4
pDev: 12.25%
Reviews: 415
Hads: 276

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Brewed by:
Southern Star Brewing Company

Texas, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.25% ABV

Availability: Year-round. can (369), bottle (23), on-tap (22), nitro-tap (1).

Notes:
Jet-black in color, this monster smells of coffee and chocolate. The taste is much of the same, with hints of creamy toffee and roasted malt. Smooth and delicious, this medium bodied ale is all about the malts, but has enough hop bitterness to be balanced.

50 IBU

Malt: Rahr Special Pale, Crisp Brown Malt, Briess Roast Malt , Rahr White Wheat , Rolled Oats
Hops: Saphir
Yeast: California Ale

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Reviews by gshak:

gshak

Texas

4.78/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I picked up a 4-can at a nearby Specs, with some skepticism. I really love the Imperial Stouts, and Old Rasputin and Ten-FIDY really are the benchmarks on my scale...so this little puppy had quite a challenge ahead. Onto review:

A - Dark, really dark, opaque dark. Couldn't get any light through...a really good sign for a stout. Got about 3-fingers width of head with an aggressive pour that subsided quite nicely leaving an impressive lacing...more good signs. So far so good!

S - Coffee and roasted malts..overwhelmingly so. Hints of dark chocolate. Simple and impressive.

T - This was a winner. Taste follows smell - coffee, roasted malts and chocolate. Goes down real easy, leaving a lasting flavor of coffee and toffee. Very drinkable , although I was averaging about one sip a minute.

M - each sip coats the entire palate. Not a chewy kind of beer, but has a nice body and consistent feel to it.

Overall - definitely a very, very good beer. I'm trying to cellar the remaining ones, to see how they age; but I may very well pop one just to get a whiff of it :)

Not exactly a Rasputin/Ten-Fidy imperial style, but more a cappucino stout, and an extremely well-crafted one.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2011 06:35:46 | More by gshak

More User Reviews:

dvmin98

North Carolina

4/5 rDev 0%

06-17-2013 22:25:45 | More by dvmin98

RandyKemka

Connecticut

4/5 rDev 0%

06-16-2013 21:04:55 | More by RandyKemka

zillo043068

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

06-16-2013 03:38:59 | More by zillo043068

DrewShalvoy

California

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

06-15-2013 01:21:51 | More by DrewShalvoy

Goobastic

New York

3.75/5 rDev -6.3%

06-13-2013 23:30:17 | More by Goobastic

shand

Florida

3.95/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Just tried to satisfy a stout craving with a different beer and got a bad bottle, decided to switch to a canned stout. Buried Hatchet' has a nice roasted coffee and sweet malt aroma, which carries over to the taste. The mouthfeel is actually rather interesting. It's got a lighter body and a fairly high level of carbonation, but it still feels creamy. Buried Hatchet is also extremely drinkable, which is one of it's finest qualities. Overall, Buried Hatchet is a good, easy-going stout.

Serving type: can

06-10-2013 03:03:05 | More by shand

ksimons

New York

3.5/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A-pours a dark chestnut with two fingers worth of light tan head that sticks to the glass

S-loads of dark roasted coffee, roasted malt, and chocolate

T-more roasted coffee, a bit of smoke, and roasted malt

M-too thin for the style, somewhat thin carbonation also, dry roasted mouthfeel

Overall this beer started out strong, nice looking with a really nice smell, but too thin for the style

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 22:20:25 | More by ksimons

alltakn

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

06-06-2013 18:56:16 | More by alltakn

HugeBulge

New York

4/5 rDev 0%

06-06-2013 01:21:39 | More by HugeBulge

katan

Colorado

3.73/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

12oz can into a pint

A - Pours a dark brown color with a mocha colored head. Not much lacing. Pretty opaque.

S - Heavy chocolate flavors are most notable. Some roast sneaks in in the background.

T - Starts off lightly malty, some roasted and nutty flavors. Mid-stream brings in a little bit of roast, but then back to the nuts. Chocolate is intertwined. Finishes with a lightly sweet, brown ale flavors.

M - Moderate body, moderate to low carbonation. Comes off heavy. Not much alcohol noted. A little bit sticky.

O/D - A good ale that I would term more as a brown than a stout. It doesn't quite have that deep flavor profile with roasted malts that makes it turn the corner. That said, its a good beer - not sure I'd seek it out again.

Serving type: can

06-05-2013 00:51:11 | More by katan

masonacoats

Louisiana

2.25/5 rDev -43.8%

06-04-2013 23:19:36 | More by masonacoats

Texas_Speed

Texas

4/5 rDev 0%

06-02-2013 16:01:44 | More by Texas_Speed

TriageStat

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

06-01-2013 02:21:08 | More by TriageStat

TKEbeerman

Florida

4/5 rDev 0%

05-31-2013 21:09:33 | More by TKEbeerman

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-31-2013 18:55:48 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

cyrushire

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -6.3%

05-31-2013 05:29:17 | More by cyrushire

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.74/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

a nice reddish black pour with 2 fingers of tan colored head which left behind decent amount of lacing. smells of toasted oats, chocolate, light roasted coffee. a very smoky flavor base with notes of chocolate and coffee. medium body, a little watery for the abv, but with a chalky/creamy feel and medium carbonation.

not a bad stout.. the abv is pretty generous for its profile.. feels like a light milk stout, but apparently it's about double the %!

Serving type: can

05-26-2013 16:05:51 | More by facundoCNB