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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 
9204.08/5.04.07/5.0Winter9.4%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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 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2009  
pours thick black oil, thick mocha head with lingering golden lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, some bitter chocolate and toffee. Flavor, malty, plenty of chocolate, mocha/milky some roast, warming abv with light bitter chocolate finish. Boozy mouthfeel with some peppery notes and dark fruits.Light bitter pine finish.


WLG423 (43), Connecticut, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/518/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Pours out of a CAN! like motor oil, thick and almost black in color. Strong roasted malt aroma. Flavor has notes of coffee and chocolate with hints of hops behind the malt. A thick slightly syrupy mouth feel with a long lasting slightly tart finish. Notes of alcohol lightly permeate.


 BiddleBrau (303), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Wow, pouring this from the can was actually scary, it poured blacker than black. There is a reason it’s called 10w50. No light is visible through this brew. Dark tan head disappaited quickly. Big roasty sweet nose. I smell coffee, cocoa, plums and raisins. This is a hefty brew. It’s like dark chocholate, roasty and dry with some sweetness. Alcohol is present but that’s too style. This is a well balanced and beefy brew. A perfect winter beer.


 DuffManSW (283), Riverside, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2009  
Can.. Pours pitch black with a creamy dark brown head.. Aroma was roasty dark malts.. Flavor was lots of dark chocolate and slightly roasty. Lingering bitterness.. Medium body with medium carbonation.


 gyllenbock (240), Stockholm, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Can at Oliver Twist in April 09. Beautiful pitch black motor oil, head was thick and lasted for a long time. Chocolate, malt, fruits, coffee, licorice in aroma and taste. Fine bitterness and long aftertaste. There are Imperial Stouts that are more complex than this one, but it is still an excellent beer.


tilldeath (72), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/513/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Thumbs up from me, this one is chocolate, malty, sweet, and the oats I think prolly contribute well to the smoothness of the beer. While I prefer GD yeti to this, Ten Fidy can hold its own for sure.


 joeneugs (289), Livermore, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Thanks to Ucusty for this one. Pours black like used motor oil, with a lasting, creamy layer of dark brown foam. Very aromatic with chocolate, sweet dark fruit, and alcohol. Chocolate takes control. Very oily mouthfeel, and smooth on the palate. Chocolate and coffee again dominate the flavors with a powerful finish that goes from roasted to burnt to ashy. Not as complex as some, but very nice on the palate despite being such a big beer.


goldfish19 (33), Long Island, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
Oct 3, 2009    Updated: Oct 7, 2009
~ Purchased this 12 oz can from New Beer Distributors in Manhattan, NY. Pours a syrupy motor oil black with a nice brown head. Aromas are of chocolate, coffee, and licorice. The taste is pretty much what you’d expect from a well-crafted RIS. I still can’t get over how this heavenly goodness just poured right out of a can! Who would have thought? This stout is big, bold, and powerfully flavorful. At 10% ABV, it went down smooth, but at this level, you’re confined to one, maybe two at best. A great nightcap. Highly recommended. ~



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