Day 74: Ten Fidy

Name: Ten Fidy

Brewer: Oskar Blues Brewery - Lyons, CO.

Style: Imperial Stout

Alcohol Content: 10%


Review: I don't know how a beer could possibly top the Hop 15, and I don't know what I did to deserve a night of amazing beers, but God was smiling down on me that day. The Ten Fidy might be the best beer I have ever tried thus far. Hands down. Ironically, the Ten Fidy is sold in cans. On the other end of the spectrum would be natty light in bottles. While the Natty should be poured directly into a toilet, be sure to pour the Ten Fidy in a glass. Don't drink it from the can or you'll miss out on part of the experience. Even though I was well on my way to being drunk, I still managed to type some coherent notes. First off, this beer is black. Manute Bol Black. Black Black. The aroma is characteristic of a stout with strong toasty coffee and chocolate notes. The mouth feel is - to quote my notes - "smooooooth". I wouldn't call this beer syrupy, rather rich and silky. The flavor is yet again of the coffee/chocolate malt style. And while most beers try to balance out the malt with some bitter hops, the Ten Fidy seems to accomplish this taste with the sheer force of alcohol. At 10%, it can certainly knock one on their ass. I'm fine with that. There's not place I'd rather beer with this beer than on my ass, chillin' on the deck, or watchin' the Cavs try and take game 4 from Orlando in the Eastern Finals. Yeah, it's only March, but I'm making a prediction that the Cavs are going to be down 3-1 to Orlando in the Eastern Finals in May. It's going to make me sad, even though I never watched NBA until Cleveland starting producing a team worth following. Ok people, once again if you find yourself out West, and you have to choose between buying the Hop 15 or the Ten Fidy I recommend buying both. If you have to make a choice however, just kill yourself because it's an impossible decision. If that's still not an option, then I'm just gonna have to give the Ten Fidy the edge as the best beer of all time (so far). It's just absolutely incredible.

Rating: 5/5

Recommend? YES.