Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

Can, which is pretty awesome lookin’ I might add. Pours inky black with a dark brown head, really impressive looking as the carbonation rises. Aroma is straight up dark chocolate, not much else. Flavor is again dark, bitter chocolate, with a nice hops bitterness underneath and the alcohol not hiding. Rich and creamy mouthfeel. Enjoyable, if a bit one-dimensional in its chocolatey goodness. I found myself wishing for more present, upfront hop flavors. Great stuff.

12 oz can from Redlight Redlight...Let me just say that this was an Imperial Stout kick to the face! Pours Florida swampwater black with a slight dark tan head...HUGE aromas of deep roasted coffee, dark malts, and bitter cocoa. The flavors are, coffee bitter chocolate, smooth malts, and a blend of bitter hops. The beer was velevety smooth with a lasting bitter finish. It was also somewhat thin despite how thick it looked in the glass. Excellent stout..

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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