Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

Original review date 3/29/2008...Deep, dark, Texas Tea espresso/Jolt cola-color with thick, compact dark maple walnut/praline head and great lacing. Heavy alcoholic tinge with tinny tones of earth, slate, grassy hops and double-roasted coffee and malt - a little unbalanced; not quite beautiful chemistry but blown away nonetheless Wow. Burnt espresso, heavy ring of bitterness from coffee and hops. Mild sweetness - abundance of everything and way over the top. Finishes very thick with nice, harsh coffee tingle. This one’s for quality, not quantity. Sip, savor and enjoy in moderation.

Can. Pours an opaque black with a deep tan, one finger head that has good retention and leaves some good lacing. Aroma is black licorice, cherry Twizzlers, maple and brown sugar oatmeal. Taste upfront is oily and velvety on the palate with chocolate milk, espresso gelato but then goes to dry, bittering hops and ends with a long, dry, roasted barley and raw cocoa finish. Not a super outstanding impy but the best beer on the planet that comes out of a can so that deserves some bonus points.

12oz. can. Pours black, literally like used motor oil. Blackest, thickest substance I’ve ever seen come out of an aluminum can. Small dark brown head. Some lacing, but very temporary, doesn’t stick to the glass. Aroma is dark roasted malts, cofee, and some chocolate. Flavor is heavy on the chocolate with some coffee, roasted malts, and a bit of the hops rearin’ their head, and is also long-lasting. This year’s is less chocolaty than the previous year’s. Low carbonation, thick and rich. A top-notch imperial stout. I’ve bought a number of 4-packs over the past year and will definitely buy more. Enjoying this one along with a Hershey bar and they’re a great combo!

1. On tap at the Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, Lyons 10/10/2007 Strong roast aroma. Small tan head. Black strong in alcohol and fruity with a bitter coffee roast finish. 2. From the Can at the Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont 08/10/2008 Strong roast aroma. Beige head. Black strong in alcohol and fruity. A little rich. Crisp dry and slightly bitter full roast finish. 3. On Tap at the Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont 23/09/2009 Beige head. Big fruit and hop aroma. Black smooth on the palate and very strong in alcohol with a little dryness in a bitter roast finish.

THOUGHTS: The best imperial stout I ever had from a can. OK, it’s the only one I’ve ever had in a can, but seriously it is better than some of the bottled variety. Hid alcohol decently. TECHNICAL: Can. Poured a dark brown that was opaque black in the glass with a small to average, light brown head that mostly diminished, but left good lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted malt, cocoa, chocolate syrup and ever so slight coffee, very light piney hops, light alcohol, dark fruit and chocolate milk. The initial flavor was sweet and slightly bitter; while the finish was very sweet and bitter with an average duration. There was chocolate syrup, slight soy sauce, dark fruit, acai berries, plum, slight pine hops, coffee and dark chocolate. The medium to full body was fairly oily with soft carbonation and a light alcoholic finish.

Delicious. Pours pitch black with tan head, very thick velvety chocolate aroma with loads of malt. Flavor is extremely complex. Obvious chocolate and coffee flavors but something fruity down there, cherries or figs maybe. Malt might be a little overpowering but that is a minor criticism of what otherwise is a flat-out awesome beer.

Cans from hophead22, SuIIy, and Captaincougar- Thanks guys! Had a few cans of this now. Pours a really deep brown with a quicky fading tan head. notes of dark chocolate, coffee, malt, toast. Nice body with a grainy yet smooth mouthfeel. drinking chocolate milk with some grammcrackers and bittering hops dropped in. One of the beersI had a metallic finish to it that was a little offputting. But overall, This was a good beer. Happy I finally tried this! Thanks again! Drinking this again and it is pretty damn tasty.