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Ten FIDY - Rum Barrel-Aged
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
- From:
- Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14.17%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 9.24%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2013
- Wants:
- 46
- Gots:
- 15
Aged in Appleton Estates Rum barrels.
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.53/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Huge head production. Black body, and dark brown head. Retention is very good, as is lacing. Even 30 minutes after the initial pour, there's a fain foam remnant, and lacing remains superb.
Barrel aged notes waft from the pour. Up close, however, it's more of an emphasis on the roastiness. The rum barrel treatment is giving it an edge similar to oxidation, which makes picking out individual tones a touch difficult, but there's the classic oak, burnt coffee, toast, molasses, and perhaps licorice. There's a particular sweetness to the mash you don't get from most whiskey, but beyond that, the rum is incredibly well integrated.
It's thick and chewy, creamy and smooth; there's nothing that reveals the incredibly sky high ABV. Some very slight back-end heat that I'm attributing to the barrel aging - nothing particular or unpleasant. Barrel aged stout mouthfeel doesn't get better than this.
Flavor is sweet and chewy; not a ton of roast, actually, as it's very smooth. Vanilla, caramel and brown sugar, nuts, roast, toast, and a mash sweetness from the barrel.
A fantastic brew, and a nice variant from the already sublime BBA Ten Fidy.
Oct 07, 2018Barrel aged notes waft from the pour. Up close, however, it's more of an emphasis on the roastiness. The rum barrel treatment is giving it an edge similar to oxidation, which makes picking out individual tones a touch difficult, but there's the classic oak, burnt coffee, toast, molasses, and perhaps licorice. There's a particular sweetness to the mash you don't get from most whiskey, but beyond that, the rum is incredibly well integrated.
It's thick and chewy, creamy and smooth; there's nothing that reveals the incredibly sky high ABV. Some very slight back-end heat that I'm attributing to the barrel aging - nothing particular or unpleasant. Barrel aged stout mouthfeel doesn't get better than this.
Flavor is sweet and chewy; not a ton of roast, actually, as it's very smooth. Vanilla, caramel and brown sugar, nuts, roast, toast, and a mash sweetness from the barrel.
A fantastic brew, and a nice variant from the already sublime BBA Ten Fidy.
Rated by WOLFGANG from South Carolina
4.34/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.34/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
COD 120616
Apr 23, 2018Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This one pours an impenetrable dark black, like a black hole, with a fluffy mocha colored head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells like heavy duty roast and bitter dark chocolate, rum, spicy oak, and coffee.
The roasted grain character in Ten Fidy is just unreal, and that killer aspect of the base is not lost in this variant. It's still huge. There's actually not a ton of rum here, it's definitely a supporting actor. There's more spicy oak here than rum.
This is thick and rich, with a good level of carbonation, and a surprisingly high level of drinkability.
Ten Fidy is both a great beer on it's own, and a beer that is just perfect for really any kind of barrel.
Nov 26, 2017This smells like heavy duty roast and bitter dark chocolate, rum, spicy oak, and coffee.
The roasted grain character in Ten Fidy is just unreal, and that killer aspect of the base is not lost in this variant. It's still huge. There's actually not a ton of rum here, it's definitely a supporting actor. There's more spicy oak here than rum.
This is thick and rich, with a good level of carbonation, and a surprisingly high level of drinkability.
Ten Fidy is both a great beer on it's own, and a beer that is just perfect for really any kind of barrel.
Reviewed by Amguerra305 from Florida
4.59/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a touch thin and sits black and opaque in the glass. You can see some light shining through the edges of the glass so it’s not super thick. Dark khaki head that leaves a ring around the edge and a foam float in the middle. Little bit of rum up front with some vanilla on the back end. Some roast and wood there as well. Taste is sweet up front and boozy on the back. More coffee notes than chocolate notes brought out by the rum barrel. It has a slight bubbly mouthfeel from the lively carbonation for the style. It is still rather luscious but the bubbles detract from the beer’s gravity. Overall this is a great example of what a rum barrel does to a base beer. Adds vanilla and accentuates the coffee notes of the base stout. It’s hard to find a non adjunct rum barrel stout and this is a great example of the wonders a barrel can provide.
Nov 19, 2017
Ten FIDY - Rum Barrel-Aged from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
130 ratings
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