Buried Hatchet Stout - Southern Star Brewing Company

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666 Ratings

rAvg: 4
pDev: 12.25%
Reviews: 411
Hads: 255

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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 (366), on-tap (22), bottle (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:

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -6.3%

05-19-2013 00:10:48 | More by jakeox

chrisp450

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-18-2013 03:49:14 | More by chrisp450

KVNBGRY

Florida

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-17-2013 23:15:36 | More by KVNBGRY

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5 rDev +25%

05-16-2013 20:25:35 | More by ElizabethEleanor

dsaltzb

Louisiana

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-14-2013 22:23:41 | More by dsaltzb

Fr_nk

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-13-2013 19:33:44 | More by Fr_nk

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-13-2013 05:31:27 | More by Bonko_the_sane

Kelp

New Hampshire

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-04-2013 23:28:14 | More by Kelp

zachgroves

Texas

4/5 rDev 0%

05-03-2013 02:49:55 | More by zachgroves

nothunder

Texas

4/5 rDev 0%

04-30-2013 23:45:30 | More by nothunder

Rau71

California

3/5 rDev -25%

04-29-2013 03:22:52 | More by Rau71

1424IpA

California

3/5 rDev -25%

04-29-2013 03:16:47 | More by 1424IpA

Meleah

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

04-28-2013 21:50:05 | More by Meleah

strib

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

04-28-2013 21:47:49 | More by strib

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.51/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Not quite sure what to make of this one. It's a stout? Seems thin for it and much more porter like. Nose is nice, but the body of flavor gets thin way too quickly. I'd actually say this seems more a cross between a brown ale and a porter. Decent enough, I suppose, but not overly interesting or noteworthy.

Serving type: can

04-28-2013 05:02:18 | More by RblWthACoz

rdooley

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

04-27-2013 16:48:12 | More by rdooley

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.64/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Second review of this beer.

Pours a mixture of brown and black, thin tan head of it. I'd estimate it to be about 1/3". More black than dark brown.

Aroma was just thick roasted chocolate malt, and that was about it.

Taste was more of the same, thick, roasted malt, a little bit of smoothness given its heft, and a deft ability to hide its alcohol. Almost nothing in the way of sweetness. Chewy mouthfeel. As it warms you start to have a little depth of toffee and caramel, along with brown malt. Starts to come off as a blend between a brown, porter and imperial stout. Well carbonated.

Props for putting it in a can.

Serving type: can

04-26-2013 22:59:26 | More by Beerandraiderfan