Stoudts Fat Dog Stout (Vintages 2004 and later)

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

One of the best ever to come out of Adamstown. This is a must have for any serious stout lover. For a real treat, match it up with your favorite brownies!

Another excellent beer from Stoudt’s...they have yet to disappoint me. This is a unique beer. Darkest brown head I’ve ever seen. Small, as I would expect from a stout. Taste is just bursting forth from this stout. Fruity taste that reminds me of cherries....a welcome change after having quite a few coffee stouts. Color is a very dark black. Light won’t even pass through it. I highly recommend this.

This is one great beer. Not too overpowering, but full of complexity and flavor. Has a nice sweet tone, but not too over done. It’s not like biting into a ripe orange where you pucker your cheeks, its calm and relaxing. Very Very enjoyable.

After having the hales I was worried my refrigerator wasn’t keeping the beers at the proper tempurature. After a sip of the Fat Dog, I know this isn’t so. Far better beer than Pikop Andropov’s Rushin Imperial Stout. More gravity, more flavor, same berry coloring on the bottlecap.... HMMM???? Definite citrus undertone, along with coffee and faint candy cane touch. A richer, fuller, better tasting beer. Stoudt’s hasn’t disappointed me yet. I don’t think its going to.

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.

(Bottle) Purchased at Beers of the World in Rochester, NY. When I think of the perfect oatmeal stout - this must be it! Is got the same thick, complex texture and flavour of McAuslan’s yet it is compounded by more chocolate, more coffee, more molasses and more life. The aroma leads into the hefty sweet stout flavour yet doesn’t expose the multitude of dimension and joy. I wish I had bought a 24 of this beer!

First time having this in the form of imperial stout. And man - do they ever get it. Big but smooth with a nice mellow chocolate roast aroma and flavor, with a bit of smooth coffee. A hint of spicy hops, but this is clearly where it should be: a showcase of dark malts. Full chewy palate without being cloying or overwhelming. Blackish with a full head.

Drought @ Brewery: Moderate aroma of sweet malts, chocolate, and a little bit of roasting. Poured dark black with a dark brown, medium sized, frothy/creamy, lasting head. Head lasted throughout and left a good lacing. No particles were visible, but neither was any light because it was just dark and viscous. Tasted of malts, chocolate, oats, oatmeal. Sweet all the way through... Full bodied with a thick ,viscous texture with lively carbonation and a sweet, dry finish. A very easy drink. Overall, this is an improvement on a beer that I did not think really need to be improved. I am happy that the changes were slight. Still a every good stout.