The Dogfather - Laughing Dog Brewing

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rAvg: 3.84
pDev: 15.36%
Reviews: 221
Hads: 155

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Laughing Dog Brewing

Idaho, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (215), on-tap (6).

Notes:
The Dogfather is one of the biggest brews we have made. Weighing in at a hefty 11% percent, the Dogfather has 7 malts and 4 different hops giving it a complex flavor profile.

71 IBU

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Reviews by RickS95:

RickS95

Indiana

4.13/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep black, with touches of reddish brown around the edges. Up top sits a slow forming, craterous brown head. Nice retention.

The 7 different malts fill the nose. I was expecting some coffee or chocolate, but there's not much there. Instead you get a cameo from dark fruits, a port-like scent.

Has a bit of a fruity taste. Again, no normal stoutlike flavors, it's a bit unusual. Like in the nose, the malts are the story.

This thing has really nice lacing. The glass is dark brown as you get closer and close to the end.

The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth. There is a subtle sweetness and only a touch of bitter. Has some wine-like qualities. It's high ABV, but you wouldn't know it from the taste or feel. However, after a few minutes, you'll notice your lips are warm. As it warms, the intensity of the alcohol seems to pick up.

With alcohol at such a high level, you won't need to drink a lot of this, but you'll want to. It's a pleasant cold weather beer, smooth and goes down easy.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2011 03:09:03 | More by RickS95

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ChanChan

California

4.25/5 rDev +10.7%

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3.75/5 rDev -2.3%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -2.3%

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KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +10.7%

04-29-2013 03:06:56 | More by KevinGordon

zac16125

South Carolina

3.9/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle into a snifter

Thanks to my girlfriend (who always checks BA ratings before buying me beers) for picking this one for me. She doesnt read my BA reviews (or at least I do think so), but Ill give credit where credit is due anyways!

A: Pours an opaque jet black with 1 fingers width of dense mocha colored head. Pretty good retention. Leaves a moderate amount of lacing.

S: Sweet dark fruits are the first aroma I notice with cherry, plum and fig. This is followed by a big roasted aroma. I also get heavy cream, hints of oak and vanilla from the barrel, char, mild booze and the subtlest hint of bourbon. Really excellent actually.

T: Roasted malts and a metallic taste are the first flavors I get. Dark fruits and booze come out next. I also get heavy cream, subtle bourbon notes, char, oak, some non-distinctive bitterness on the finish, and a well integrated booze when it warms. The palate profile has a lot of really good characters, with good complexity and multiple flavor layers, but there is also something I find somewhat off putting. I think its the combination of a huge heavy cream/ lactose character mixed with the intermittent metallic flavor. I would guess this is brewed with lactose added, like certain milk stout. I also really wish the bourbon barrel characters were more prominent.

M/D: A very nice smoothness, carbonation on the low end which is appropriate, . Booze is certainly noted, no hiding the ABV here, but in my opinion its well integrated and actually cuts the lactose sweetness nicely. Drinkability is average.

O: Overall, this was good but not great. There were things I really liked about it, but also things that I found to be off putting. Im glad I tried it, but its probably not one I would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 01:26:35 | More by zac16125