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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9364.09/5.04.08/5.0Winter9.4%93.7Snifter
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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 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 (703), 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!


 IlanMan (817), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Thanks to Keith for this brew. This had the darkest pour I had ever seen. I did all I could to get a head but only got about a half a centimeter which was again the darkest head I had ever seen. Aroma was of sweet roasted malt, burnt malt, molasses, and licorice. Flavor was incredibly full with an up front roasted character mellowing out a little more with coffee, chocolate, more sweet malt, and a light bitter finish. Very well blended brew. I didn’t notice any alcohol either. Very well hidden. Very nice brew. Would buy again.


 peter (385), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Very light carbonation. Strong roasted flavour. A bit to much black patent bitterness for my taste. Smoothed out as it warmed, and was near milk stout at room temperature.


 grandridge (222), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 13, 2008  
No pressure as I popped the top but it looks like someone put motor oil in my beer can. Pours like used motor oil too with a dark brown head. Chocolate and roast descibe the aroma. First sip had a slight metal flavor but that was quickly dominated by the massive roasted and dark chocolate flavors. Actually I like it for an impy stout. It’s not as big as some but it is smooth.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Jun 13, 2008  
Can. Very black, very thick pour with a small creamy dark brown head. Rich aroma of roastd coffee, sweet caramel and bitter chocolate. Initial acidic taste of dark fruits, plums and red grapes is quickly swept away by a deep powerful roasted chocolate flavor that finishes with a burnt bitterness that doesnt go away. Really good.


 stefanje (939), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Jun 13, 2008  
12 oz can courtesy of Malcolm at the BA speedway line tasting. Black pour with a tan head. Aromas of coffee, anise and dark fruits. The flavor features burnt malts, mocha and coffee. The mouthfeel is nearly flawless, its smooth and creamy. The finish is long with lingering dark chocolate. Overall: Very nice concoction. Very appreciated.


 gsteph (263), knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 12, 2008    Updated: Oct 8, 2008
Pours thick and inky black, like motor oil about 3,000 miles past a change. One finger, dark, whipped chocolate mousse like head. Nose is luscious...malt, milk chocolate and mild coffee. The more it warms the alcohol becomes more present. Under forty-five degrees it is undetectable. Flavor is silky smooth. I was taken aback. No bitterness at all for 98 IBU’s but there is some viscosity. This is masterfully concocted. A liquid love potion of hershey’s syrup, medium roast coffee, semi-sweet cocoa powder, vanilla, a dusting of scorched sugar with a mild charred oak finish. This could be mistaken for a hefty chocolate milk mixer. Big body, thick and satisfyingly rich. There is the undeniable smoothness, no doubt derived from the oats, the flavor is explosive. I can’t really do it much justice with words.



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