Tatonka Stout - BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.

gshak

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.5%

11-15-2012 18:46:58 | More by gshak

retry4z

California

4.25/5  rDev +14.2%

03-30-2013 04:22:04 | More by retry4z

DoubleJ

California

4.01/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Served on-nitro at the Anaheim Hills location. On to the beer:

Nitro is usually good at producing a long lasting and sexy looking creamy head, and it happens again here. The beer is black with a cola hue at the bottom of the glass, and the lacing covers the glass in its cream. The aroma of smoked chocolate and a dash of vanilla stirs up the nostrils and preludes the taste, which offers a similar profile. It's rich, smokey and cocoa nibs leading the way. A hint of vanilla breaks the smoked chocolate duo. It's full bodied and very smooth, yet it does also seem to have a slight watery character from the nitro. However, that's a small chink in the armor to an otherwise good strong stout.

Serving type: nitro-tap

03-15-2013 17:16:44 | More by DoubleJ

Colosdog

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +14.2%

02-22-2013 15:14:39 | More by Colosdog

ExaltedNecrosis

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.5%

12-17-2012 05:52:53 | More by ExaltedNecrosis

kew

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

12-15-2012 01:33:48 | More by kew

cdwil

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

12-08-2012 21:36:21 | More by cdwil

Scott_McCool

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

12-03-2012 03:55:19 | More by Scott_McCool

Bills453

Ohio

3.55/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a BJ's growler into my Duvel tulip glass.

Appearance - dark brown/black, no light shines through this darkness.

Smell - coffee and dark chocolate. I actually smell some charcoal in this one as well.

Taste - coffee and chocolate taste. Roasted flavor as well.

Overall - a nice stout. Nothing blew me away about this one though.

Serving type: growler

11-22-2012 13:25:01 | More by Bills453

jasewaaang

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

09-16-2012 06:56:35 | More by jasewaaang

samturner

California

5/5  rDev +34.4%

09-15-2012 22:10:34 | More by samturner

dubmax

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

08-18-2012 21:08:18 | More by dubmax

caverog

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

06-25-2012 03:11:03 | More by caverog

dbert21

Ohio

4/5  rDev +7.5%

06-20-2012 21:55:22 | More by dbert21

IrishGermanAmerican

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.5%

06-04-2012 13:23:57 | More by IrishGermanAmerican

herring556

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +14.2%

05-29-2012 05:45:34 | More by herring556

RS3Sport

3/5  rDev -19.4%

05-19-2012 08:08:56 | More by RS3Sport

JamesS

Indiana

3.3/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

At Greenwood, Indiana location... Poured a fairly thin black with some decent head and a bit of initial lacing. Decently deep sweet roasted malt aroma with hints of coffee. Decently roastiness in the flavor, as well, with some coffee, and hints of earthy hops. Went down quite smooth, but that could be due to the fact that it's one of the thinnest impy stouts I've ever had. Nothing was bad, but it just wasn't very thick and rich, with a nice collection of flavors, like their should be.

Serving type: on-tap

04-06-2012 15:36:01 | More by JamesS

canders0927

Texas

3/5  rDev -19.4%

03-22-2012 00:16:15 | More by canders0927

HungarianCount

Michigan

3/5  rDev -19.4%

02-25-2012 03:57:45 | More by HungarianCount

jacknsally5148

Texas

3/5  rDev -19.4%

02-08-2012 05:41:58 | More by jacknsally5148

BeerBuckeye

Ohio

3.33/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A - Pours a rather light brown. It almost looks reddish in the pour but ends up brown in the glass. Little lead.

S - Mostly some chocolate malt, some dark fruit, very faint.

T - Taste was decent. Again, it's actually pretty light. Some hints of coffee and bitter chocolate, followed up with some dark fruit

M - Smooth, ABV hidden incredibly well. It's actually a lot lighter bodied that what you would expect in an imperial stout.

Overall - It was decent. Very light and drinkable, but not incredibly full and flavorful. Sort of a RIS Lite.

Serving type: growler

01-30-2012 03:05:02 | More by BeerBuckeye

Omer4176

California

4/5  rDev +7.5%

01-28-2012 02:31:00 | More by Omer4176

pperez38

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

01-22-2012 17:42:02 | More by pperez38

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.4/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dark brown pour, lighter brown head to it, looks the part, even if slightly lighter than most. Aroma was kinda muted, not as much sweetness or roastyness as you would hope for.

Taste, decent, hides the alcohol quite well, but a little pase for an RIS. Sturdy, but no one flavor to speak of, which depending on your point a view, could be a grand testament to its balance.

Overall, a decent beer worth having again, especially considering its cheapness and ability to hide alcohol.

Serving type: on-tap

12-29-2011 21:47:46 | More by Beerandraiderfan