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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

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99
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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

Lyons, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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5724.08/5.04.07/5.0Winter9.4%88.9 Snifter P  Stats

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Oskar Blues has released a special draft-only seasonal beer for the winter months. Ten FIDY Imperial stout is a titanic wonder of a stout, immensely viscous, and loaded with neck-deep flavors of chocolate, malt, coffee, cocoa and oats. It’s the beer equivalent of decadently rich milkshake made with Whoppers malted-milk balls and Heaven’s best chocolate ice cream. Ten FIDY is about 10% ABV and is made with enormous amounts of two-row malts, chocolate malts, roasted barley, flaked oats and hops. Ten FIDY’s huge-but-comforting flavors hide a whopping 98 IBUs that are deftly tucked underneath the beer’s mountains of malty goodness.

Also affectionately known as Ten W FIDY (i.e., 10W-50).

Editor's Note: The brewery has had the ABV tested at a lab, which came out to 9.4%.


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 dkachur (618), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20

May 10, 2008    Updated: May 13, 2008
Can courtesy of theBeerCellar. Thanks Matt! Pitch black pour w/ medium brown head. Moderate lacing. Mocha aroma with something that seemed a bit off. Bitter, creamy and mocha taste. Despite the thick look, this seemed a bit bland and watery. Seems overrated, but I’ll rerate with another can. 6/3/7/3/13/3.2

Second can from Beer Run in Charlottesville is better than the first. Creamier in texture, not as watery. More flavorful, bigger head. Still a bit off balance. 7/4/7/3/14/3.5


nathan30533 (17), Dahlonega, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
I would call this one a desert beer. Great tasting, you can most certainly taste the chocolate and cocoa. Overall smooth but a little bit of bubble in the mouth. Not an overwellming aroma but a good one. Looks great, taste great, overall great stout by the oskar blues guys.


 Taktik_MTL (1826), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Canette de 12 oz achetée chez Julio’s Liquors (Westborough, MA). Arôme: Odeur de chocolat au lait avec une pointe de café. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col brun crémeux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût très chocolaté avec une pointe de café et de caramel. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est plein avec une texture crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de chocolat amer en arrière goût. (Rating #1826)


 BlackDonald (696), On a beer trip all over the USA, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Delivers delicious roasted chocolate in the nose with an oily black pour that explodes from the can with a strong and slowly building fluffy dark brown head. The hops come across more aggressively on the 2nd time around the nose. Roasty with some tobacco and leather notes. Creamy and not overly complex, but still really well done and enjoyable to drink. A light bit of dark fruits and roasted caramel coffee round out the flavor profile. Nicely done/


 ajm (260), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Jul 15, 2008  
I love drinking this beer. I’ve spent some good time in Colorado, so I’m partial to any brew from there, and this is one of the best. Like Yeti, this features that dry-as-rock chocolate ambiance that encircles the whole taste. Unripe currant follows. Unlike Yeti, this doesn’t need time in a barrel for its deep, hardcore character. This dog’ll hunt.


 MatSciGuy (171), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
[Can] Absolutely the darkest, most viscous pour I’ve ever seen. Beautiful brown head of fine bubbles that sticks around. Sweet candi sugar aroma, tons of roasted barley, some citric hops, and a little alcohol. Incredibly rich mouthfeel, but very well carbonated at the same time. Bitter, roasted barley on the finish with a little bit of warming alcohol.




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