Stoudt's Fat Dog (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)
A- this is a damn pretty brew...a pour into an imperial nonic fills the flare with the prettiest light brown heady foam that screams it's way up to the top of the glass...not even the power of a million candles could black light through this blackness...the head sticks around for a while but eventually retreats leaving plenty of chunky lacing around the glass and a thick cap S- immediate whiff of milk chocolate...also a big brown sugary oatmeal smell...it has the sweetness and "baked goodiness" of an oatmeal creme pie...there is a faint bitter bite of roasted malt that is just enough to keep the sweetness in check T- far more bitter and roasty than I expected...first wash is of burnt grain and a taste reminiscent of putting a hand full of freshly roasted coffee beans in your mouth...all of this is accentuated by a nice hop bite but it just comes off as more coffee bean bitterness...the oatmeal is somewhat lost as well as the sweetness but can still be found in the background...huge difference between what i smell and what i taste M- fairly heavy thickness...perhaps a bit heavy on the carbonation D- tasty beverage but not one I'd enjoy more than one of