Laughing Dog The Dogfather Imperial Stout

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

This is the Perfect Beer, Tried next to the 2008 Abyss the Dogfather has Way more character with a big strong Complex Malt presence lost of Chocolate and coffee made me think it was a Espresso beer at first, the hops are there but just enough to offset this so it wont be too sweet, the ABV is well hidden, finishes very smooth

pours an opaque with a large brown-chocolate mousse looking head that disapates slowing and never really goes away, very good lacing. smell is of deep dark chocolate, some coffee, licorice, hops, and some roasted nuts. taste is creamy, dark and milk chocolate, touch of caramel, coffee bean, some vanilla bean, and some walnuts, ends nicely bitter and dry.

Sampled at GABF 2009. Black pour with a creamy, tan head. Coffee and dark chocolate aromas. Very nice espresso flavor. A very good beer.

Bomber from santa. Served into a snifter. Pour is pitch black a frothy brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malts, hops, and slight alcohol. Flavor is roasted malts, coffee, tangy hops, and slight alcohol warmth. Nice impy here, thanks santa!

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.

Bomber shared by tronraner. Opaque black with a lasting head. Aroma of coffee, oats, chocolate, caramel, berry and cookie dough. Flavors of coffee, caramel, cocoa and char. Heavy body is smooth and roasty-dry.

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.

Tasted on tap 10/24/2008. This Imperial Stout pours an eclipse black color. Small to medium sized tan foamy head, with nice retention. The aroma is chocolate, coffee and earthy roasted malts. A medium to full bodied Imperial Stout. The malts are roasty and chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. Lots of roasty malt flavors, but kind of sweet, lots of vanilla flavors, Perhaps a touch of cherry as well. Very smooth tasting hides the 11% alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.