The Dogfather - Laughing Dog Brewing

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rAvg: 3.84
pDev: 15.36%
Reviews: 221
Hads: 157

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Brewed by:
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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Vancoubeer

Washington

4/5 rDev +4.2%

11-22-2012 02:22:55 | More by Vancoubeer

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Wisconsin

2.5/5 rDev -34.9%

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Georgia

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4.5/5 rDev +17.2%

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4.25/5 rDev +10.7%

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3.75/5 rDev -2.3%

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3.25/5 rDev -15.4%

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Delaware

3.75/5 rDev -2.3%

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New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -2.3%

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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