Stoudts Fat Dog Stout (Vintages 2004 and later)

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

From 2006 bottle. Super malty and rich aroma. Chocolate, vanilla, oak chips, alcohol and brandy, coffee and cream. Very aromatic and warming. Dark, dark black clear with thin tan head. Has some feet to it, too. Chewy and heavy, silky and oily body with medium carbonation. Starts with a lot of chocolate malt. Caramel, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oak. Plum and raisins with alcoholic warming. Soft nutty bitter finish with almost cloying sweet end. Dry on the tongue but sweet on the palate in the after taste. Rich and complex and well balanced. Very nice impy stout.

Pours a dark black that allows some light through the pour but not once in the glass. Produces a thin to medium chestnut head. The nose is coffee, dark chocolate, sweet, mild oat and grain is noticeable, and maybe some light citrus hops in the background. Alcohol and java become more prominent with warmth. Coffee and alcohol are very noticeable, coffee bean stays in the mouth long after swallowing and imparts a slight soy character. Warming on the way down. Dark roasted character, and some citrus peel hops. Nice palate, just a tad thin for an impy but still good overall.

The color was dark chocolate. The head was creamy and medium biege. The aroma was alcohol, coffee, roast, and sweet malt. The flavor was robust roast, coffee, sweet malt, and alcohol. The palate was thick bodied and smooth. The finish was roasty and warm.

12oz. bottle - pours black. It’s black even when held up to a light. The head is very small and tan. Aroma is sweet and fruity, with chocolate, light coffee (sort of milk coffee) and hops. Roasted malt of course, also. A little bit of licorice as well. Flavour is quite sweet...maybe the sweetest imperial stout I’ve yet had. The sweetness however quickly dissipates to leave a bitter chocolate/coffee flavour. A little bit of alcohol in the finish as well, along with grains and hops.

Dark pour w/ scant tan head; smells mild sweet chocolate predominantly; taste bitter w/ semi-sweet chocolate flavors; taste lingers on after

Poured from bottle. Aroma of wood, choco, coffee, herbs. Faint head lingers. Nice blend of flavors, nut, wood, and herbs are the dominant flavors, with a hint of cocoa. Finished well. Good stuff.

bottle poured into a snifter, color is dark black with little light coming through and a ring of creamy head on the inside of the glass. smells of grains and oatmeal, alcohol, chocolate, lightly roasted, and is on the mild side. I must admit when i saw this bottle on the shelf I thought what is better than an imperial oatmeal with a lab on the bottle? taste is really smooth, light on the pallet, has good malts to carry it with a somewhat creamy texture. really warmed up to this one as i drank it, slight roasted tone comes out as it warms, and the alcohol content is well integrated.

bottle. pours average stout black with little to no head. very sweet malty aromas... medium body, very low carbonation. Malts, caramel and slight oatmeal tastes. This kind of reminds me more of a brown ale than an imperial stout... very sweet. Very drinkable - the 9% abv is very well hidden so watch out.