Stoudts Fat Dog Stout (Vintages 2004 and later)

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

Bottle. Black color, brown head. Cocoa aroma, dark chocolate, milky notes, roasted, some coffee, cocoa powder. Coffee and cocoa flavor, vanilla and with some bitterness.

Bottle. Pours black with almost no head and little lacing. Aroma of sweet molasses. Just right sweetness with coffee, semisweet chocolate, caramel and toasted malt notes. Soft, medium mouthfeel. Overall, a rich, elegant and satisfying drink.

Bottle: Pours near black with a smaller brown head. Heavy lacing. Smells of sweet maltiness, roasty, oats, and mocha. Tastes roasty with dark fruits and chocolate. Smooth and creamy. Just a hint of bitters in the trailer. Thanks Degarth!

Black like you find in a cave. Very little head. What bit of carbonation came to the surface was a darker tan. Nose of chocolate, toffee, and black cherries. A hint of coffee and a good dose of alcohol. A deep roasted bitter chocolate with some fruit notes. A burnt finish with bitter and alcohol notes. Body is pretty standard for the style. I often forget that Stoudts makes some really good beers.

Bottle courtesy of cbkschubert, thanks a ton! Pours a deep dark brown to black with a very small light brown head. Aroma of malt, lots of chocolate, coffee. I was surprised by the taste of fruit and sweetness in this one. Also you can taste chocolate...and as it warms a hint of coffee becomes more apparent. Yum!

feb 08. pours very dark brown, small tan head. aroma - roasted coffee, oatmeal, smells heavenly. very full flavor - medium body. roasted coffee and more coffee!!! semi sweet chocolate - oatmeal, hints of raisins. nice sublte yet intentional hoppy finish to balance the sweetness and keep it interesting. pretty rich and sweet to drink a lot of these, but it was very enjoyable and i would love to drink it again - still have a few bottles left :]. great on its own to relax or a good substitution for dessert. this beer made me very happy.

Nov. 2006 - Dark brown pour, decent head and ok lacing. Very strong aroma of roast and oatmeal...delicious smelling. Flavor was full, roasty goodness with a lot of sweet chocolate and oatmeal with some alcohol sweetness present. The only knock is that the beer is too sweet just a bit. Definitely one to try again.

I drank billions of bottles of this stuff when I first started tasting quality brews and it still is one of my go to beers. The oatmeal really has a sweetness to the character of this beer. It has a great smell of roasty toasty oats, almost like sweetened choco cereal. Great stuff, I love this beer.