Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

	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
933	4.09/5.0	4.08/5.0	Winter	9.4%	93.7	Snifter

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%.

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?
DuffManSW (288), Riverside, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 5/5 7/10 4/5 15/20
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 (245), Stockholm, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/10 5/5 8/10 4/5 17/20
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 (74), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/10 5/5 8/10 4/5 13/20
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 (309), Livermore, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/10 4/5 8/10 4/5 17/20
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 (36), Long Island, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/10 3/5 9/10 4/5 18/20
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. ~

mikesnow (1), Virginia, USA
does not count
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/10 4/5 10/10 5/5 19/20
Oct 2, 2009
Thick and syruppy....this stout offers a near perfect blend of chocolate and coffee on the tongue. Slightly sweet with a little zing. One of the best stouts yet!

obguthr (1011), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/10 5/5 8/10 5/5 15/20
Sep 25, 2009
Can: Black viscous pour with a firm thick brown head, decent lacing. Smells of barley rich cocoa, coffee, and dates, nicely intense. Medium body, bloody/ mouthfeel. Vinous flavor of currants and char. Alcohol content fairly evident. The best imp stout I’ve ever had from a can.

CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/10 4/5 8/10 4/5 17/20
Sep 19, 2009
8oz: RnH: Gotham Cask Week: Ya gotta love Imperial! This beer when sipped hard is almost like a shot of fire breathing dragon, covered in chocolate malts of course. Thick in palate, loads of grains, roasted, malty, thick and creamy with the requisite esters. I honestly got some dark cherries in there, a compliment to the more harsh grains and mild bitters. Really nice brew!

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