Tampa Bay Iron Rat Stout

Brewed by Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
Style: Dry Stout
Tampa, Florida USA

Looks like they like to mix up the styles and keep the same names, because the beer I had was allegedly and Imperial Stout with 8.0% ABV. Black body with small tan head. Aroma is medium sweet coffee, taste is watery bitter.

On tap at the brew pub. Poured a dark black color with almost no head. Very subtle aromas and tastes of chocolate and roasted malts. Light coffee in the taste.

Nitro... Pitch black ale with a large, creamy, beige head. Neverending retention. The aroma and flavor are a perfect match... with a touch of soy sauce in the aroma only. Otherwise, smoke, coffee, molasses, bitter and burnt notes of charcoal saturate both. Medium-bodied and creamy with mild carbonation. Finishes bitter and dry.

Draft at brewpub. Poured a black color with medium light brown head that diminished slowly and produced good lacing. Good roasted malty aroma. Medium to full body with creamy texture. Full roasted malt flavor with a dry finish of good duration. Good dry stout.

TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 81. This draft brew was sampled at the brewery in Tampa Florida and was served to us by Jim McCann the brewer and Vicky Owen the owner. This brew poured mug of nothing but foam initially. Once it settled a bit it formed a creamy fine head of extremely long lasting bubbles that left behind an excellent lace and an opaque black body. It had a strong dark malt and mild coffee aroma with a smooth mouthfeel and a mild hop bite. THe lfavor was all dark malt and not coffee. The ABV was listed by the brewer as 7.5%.

Good coffee appearance, but little aroma. Very good coffee taste as well. Also had this on the cask, making it nice and smooth.

On tap at TBBC. Pours a deep brown with a medium bubbly tan head that left some lacing. Aroma of coffee grinds, dark chocolate, vanilla, cappucino and nuts. Flavor was a nice mix of the same...reminded me of a coffee milk shake.

Draft at Tampa Bay Brewing. A large sized light brown head that was creamy and smooth with fine sized bubbles that were mostly lasting. The body was uncarbonated and opaque with a black hue. The nose was malty and mild coffee. The flavor of this beer was bitter, sour and coffee. The palate was smooth and this was a medium bodied beer with excellent.