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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

Oskar Blues Ten FIDY - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Imperial Stout

Lyons, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9184.08/5.04.07/5.0Winter9.4%93.4Snifter
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Commercial Description:
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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 HighWine (163), , California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 27, 2009  
Tap. Pour is thick black with a thick head that looks like chocolate milk. Taste is roasty with chocolate and alcohol. I’d love to try a batch that has been aged for about 7 - 12 months.


 checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Draft: Poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was chocolate roasted malts. The flavor was ultra smooth, chocolate, creamy, coffee, and a hint of vanilla. Overall, one of my new favorite stouts.


 fidel (884), Livermore, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Pours very black, dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, alcohol, little oats, little dark fruits, little caramel.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Absolutely great to finally try! Thrown in the freezer for a few minutes - perfect temperature. When cracked the can - no carbonation at all, but a bit of the black starts to come up. Poured in a glass - it looks like it’s supposed to - motor oil. Pitch black, 100% opaque. Nice sized two cenitmetre tall brown head - absolutely perfect. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, alcohol, whiskey and oak. Full-bodied; Super strong oaky and roasty flavours with coffee and bourbon come out with some vanilla tucked in. Aftertaste is bitter, showing some nuts, cherries and a bit of milk. Overall, a great experience - I saved a lot in the can, just to drink a GOOD imperial stout from a CAN! I really enjoyed this, and if I were ever forced to bring a beer somewhere that bottles weren’t permitted - this would be my beer of choice! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from K&E Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 05-April-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 23-January-2009.


 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 23, 2009  
2007 can. Not much of a hiss when I opened this, I suppose I got to it with not much time to spare. Pours a rather dark though not impenetrable brown to black with a thin thin tan head. Creamy chocolate nose, sweet with residual sugars. Darker molasses overtones. Fruity hint of cherry and raisins. Roast of course. Fully creamy mouth, though not super thick and heavy. Very very malt. Big flavors. Much more assertive roast than the nose suggests. A bit creamy, a bit astringent to fruity. Some small alcohol. Chocolate. A hint of coffees. A heavy dose of diacetyl brings this down a not. Lingering roasty acidity. Not bad.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 21, 2009  
From the can. Pours black with a tall brown head. Lots of roast, char and a bit a smokiness. Dark bitter chocolate up front and a subtle note of licorice. Pretty bitter throughout. Smooth creamy palate. Really nice overall.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Originally had in Arkansas with MrBunn, but needed a fresh palate and clear head to re-rate. Good aromas of coffee and milk chocolate. Favor is the same with notes of malt and oats. Pour is an impenetrable black with an extremely dark tan head. Best Imperial Stout Ive ever had from a can. Bar none.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Draught at The Big Hunt. Super dark with a brown head that leaves some oily swirls in a couple minutes. Rick chocolate mousse, coffee and hoppy aroma. Some alcoholic fruit, dark chocolate, and a good hop presence. Thick and smooth. Nice imperial stout. The components seem a bit at odds at times, but it mostly comes together quite well.



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