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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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 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2008  
12oz can(courtesy of RSRIZZO)-Pours jet black like motor oil with a small dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, and slight vanilla. Taste is of the same with a nice bitterness and dryness on the back end of this full bodied brew. Also, it came across lighter but still balanced. Great Brew.


 cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Wow this was a menacing oily black pour. So dark that light cannot escape it. Viscous temperment with a lean but frothy hazelnut colored head. While tasting there were whisps of smoky colored "clouds" lurking atop of the murky black of this beautiful brew. Really burnt robust notes coming off to smell as well as a subtle chocolate and vanilla touch. Biting hop blast to taste with a dusty light piney presence and a lingering bittering finish. Considering the pour, the mouthfeel seemed a little lighter than anticipated. Not too much complexity here, but its strength is its simplicity. Wow, this beer is a STOMPER, and has a dangerous drinkability. Very tasty but proceed with caution.


 OldRaspy (292), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Poured from the can like used motor oil with a dark tan head. Aroma is of roasted malt, chocolate, and dark fruits. Flavor is roasted malt with chocolate a coffee bitterness in the finish and is leaves you with a dark chocolate taste in your mouth.


 Boutip (2333), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 17, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of Gford217: Poured a deep pitch-black color stout with a huge deep brown color head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of roasted malt with some vinous notes and some sweet notes. Taste is a mix between some vinous notes with some roasted malt and a quite sweet finish. I could not detect much coffee or black chocolate notes that I usually associated with the style. Full body with average carbonation and no discernable alcohol. Interesting sipper but I am not sure what the hype was all about really.


 dmtroyer (409), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2008  
12oz can. Pours pitch black with a tan leather head and small bubbles rushing up the side of the glass, truly a sight to be seen. Nose has some surprising amounts of fruit... some citrus and berry fruits that are mostly dominated by roasts and alcohol. Body follows with some added chocolate covered cherries, loads of cocoa and espresso. A very good brew, but I personally found it lacked the complexity of some others in this category. This is a big boy of a brew, just needs a bit more finesse to be exceptional.


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 15, 2008  
out of a can, pitch black color with almond colored head, aroma of chocolate and coffee, great flavors of hops, bitter chocolate, espresso, molasses and maple syrup, finish is dry and lasting


 alafito (334), tijuana, Mexico
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/516/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Deep black with a tiny dark brown-purpulish head. This this is a milk shake! Easily the thickist beer ive had ever. Very elegant brew (once in the glass). Nice complexity of dark fruits, chocolate and smoke. Lots of coffee too with a nice bitter finish.


 mirjukka (695), LOHJA, Finland
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Jun 15, 2008  
at Pikkulintu shared CAN with Finnish Ratebierians Color: black nice brown head Scent:dry chocolate rich roasted malts Taste: sticky roasted malts ,chocolate dryish aftertaste. Nicest canned beer what I have ever tasted!



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