Stoudts Fat Dog Stout (Vintages 2004 and later)

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

Very dark off white head. Aroma is sweet and roasty with some cream and honey and cbocolate. Taste is sweet and roasted with some coffee and dark chocolate. Pretty good.

The pour is a dark brown with an average head. delicious aroma and flavor, that of coffee, chocolate, some mellow fruit notes, and the oatmeal, which is a nice touch. Overall impression is very good, I will be purchasing again.

12oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a slightly thin, dark chestnut brown, with a thin, whispy tan head. aroma is very nice with aromas of dark chocolate, roast coffee, dark fruits, soy sauce, and just a bit of caramel and oatmeal. flavor is delicious and slightly sweet with big dark chocolate and coffee, licorice, nutty oatmeal, vanilla, a nice bitter hop presence, and a touch of alcohol warmth. finish is hoppy initially but quickly transitions to a great roasted coffee and nutty flavor. mouthfeel is smooth and a bit thin for a big stout but certainly easy to drink. overall, a solid brew.

Enjoyed via 12oz bottle. Pours a jet black, with tan head. Nose of American hops, along with perhaps fresh-baked oatmeal cookies. Tends toward hops on the palate, but not so much so that the drinker can’t get some really nice notes of malt sweetness, along with a welcome oil, smooth character due to the addition of the flaked oats. A perfect accompanyment to a burger with fries (as I experienced), or perhaps with a New York style cheesecake.

Pours black, medium tan head. Nice flavor, slight creaminess and bitterness. Nicely done.

Bottled. Pours out in a completeöy black colur with a a low pale brown head. Rich aroma of black coffee, molasses, sweet licorice and alcohol. Full-bodied with notes of black chocolate, sweet coffee, anise, burnt sugar and peppery alcohol. Long warming and rather sticky finish of coffee, chocolate-sauce and peppery warming alcohol

[Bottle] Pours dark brown with a small dark tan head. Aroma is quite sweet, with dark chocolate, roasted malt, alcohol and a strange saltiness. Taste is chocolate, a good deal of anise, some alcohol, and very restrained bitterness. A little thin, but smooth with a long roasted malt finish. "Assertive hoppiness" is a bit of a stretch in the description, but overall this is a good stout that is very drinkable.

Thank you SoLan. Pours a nice mohagony with a light brown head. Aroma is strong coffee and dark chocolate. Flavor is also chocolate and coffee with a pleasant sweetness that ties it all together. Some faint wood and alcohol in there too. Finish is long and a touch of bitterness comes through. Nice.