Laughing Dog The Dogfather Imperial Stout

Brewed by Laughing Dog Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Ponderay, Idaho USA

Name: Dogfather
Date: November 22, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Liquid Solutions
Appearance: black, wispy brown head, lots of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma with dark chocolate enhanced by a dark caramel and vanilla sweetness
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, lots of black oak bitterness, vanilla sweetness comes back to balance, dark chocolate comes in rich and strong, bourbon mixes in with the chocolate for the perfect finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

22oz bottle. Medium brown head atop black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, roast, dark chocolate, some grapefruit/earthy, coffee, alcohol, wood/smoke, light soy, vanilla. Taste is moderately sweet, bittersweet chocolate, some earthy/grapefruit, roast, light vanilla, wood smoke. Smooth medium-full body, low carbonation, goes down quite easily given how big it is.

Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom. It is pitch black with a dark brow, huge, creamy and lasting head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit, light ashes, wood and citrus. The flavour has a light sweetness and notes of roasted malt, chocolate, light licorice, dark fruit, light soy sauce/salt, wood, citrus and the finish has a dry, roasted bitterness. It is very nice indeed.

(22oz. bottle) Pours a dark brown (near black) body with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, citrus, coffee, light pine, and soy. Flavor of roasted malt, soy, and coffee with a creamy mouthfeel and a bitter finish.

22oz bottle-pours a cascading to shaving cream light brown head and black color. Aroma is sweet chocolate/licorice/molasses-dark malt, roasty, some acidity, dark fruit. Taste is sweet chocolate/licorice/molasses-dark malt, roasty, some acidity, alcohol, dark fruit, hops bite. Full body with good carbonation. Occasional. Cellar temperature is better.

Pours an opaque black with a large, frothy light brown head. Aroma of sweet caramel, molasses and roasty dark malts with a hint of licorice. Starts with an effervescent body giving way to a sticky, sweet, roasty dark chocolate and bitter hoppy flavor before a bittersweet mocha finish. Definitely a palate coater and had pretty good complexity, but could use a little less roasty bitterness.

Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Smells of chocolate, some spice, peppery/ Tastes bitter and chocolatey with an astringent finish. Some dark fruit emerges as the beer warms. The hops really clash with the malt profile in this one.

Bottle shared by goldtwins. Deep black beer. Creamy dark brown head. A lot of big licorice aroma as well. Tons of soft cocoa and a bit of rich salty aroma as well. There is a little bit of sourness underneath a strong espresso roasty component. Finishes quite dry and roasty with a hint of tartness as well. Lightly tarry and ashy on the finish.