Boulder Beer Obovoid Empirical Stout

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Stout
Boulder, Colorado USA

Pours deep brownish black with a tall, semi creamy froth. Good head retention reducing slowly to reveal a fluffy canopy and some sticky lacing. Aromas of roasted chocolate. Medium full nectar with good carbonation creating a soft texture. Out of the bull pen this one is moderately roasted with defined bitter sweet cocoa. It doesn’t seem to overload me with anything really. A great balance between all components. Theres a bit of a roasted nut shell essence, some coffee bean, and leather. The play between the hops and the carbonation create this snappy, lively sensation on the palate. The finish is bittered swiftly and sticks. No apparent oak flavors. Overall: this is a very tasty stout with a great mouthfeel, almost chalky and not sweet at all. A nice balanced brew. Solid!

This dark brown ale poured with a foamy tan head that dissipated rather quickly. There is a pleasant chocolate aroma and a carbonated roasted malt flavor with cocoa undertones. This is a tasty stout, although the flavor is slightly thin.

My Bottom Line:
Roasted bitterness and chocolate sweetness merge into coffee bean notes in this slender and drinkable Stout.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the brown-sleeved black.
-The barrel presence is subtle, which is appreciated.
-The finishing bitterness is quite roasty, but also hoppy and peppery.
-I did not find it plump enough for my tastes in the style.

Bottle.

Pretty sessionable for its ABV. It has a handsome pour, a deep, clear reddish mahogany with a tall, rocky beige head, leaving chunks of "lace" in its wake. The aroma has roasted malt, cocoa, nuts, and oak to it. A bit thin, mayhaps, but that’s pretty much what the flavor delivers as well. Not bad.

<font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Liquors, Porter, IN<font size=-1>

Bottle. This beer pours a beautiful deep reddish brown with a huge tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor begins creamy, but a sharp raostiness is lingering behind the initial wave of flavor. There is a sense of chocolate and coffee, but most stouts seem to fall in line with that. While the overall sensation is a little thin, it is a very solid beer. However, considering that it was part of a special series, I wish they would have bumped it up to 9 or 10% and made it an Oak-aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout.

Pours dark brown with off white head. Big roasted malt aroma with hint of chocolate and coffee. Taste is mostly coffee. Thin mouthfeel. Just OK.

Bomber. Pours clear cola brown with a creamy tan head. Pine-tinged coffee/chocolate nose. Medium-to-light body, moderate carbonation. Mostly coffee in the taste. Dry pine and wood finish that seems a little thin. There’s oatmeal in here?

22oz bomber. Pours a dark brown (and I always thought deep space was black) with a tan head that rapidly dissipates with good lacing. Nose brings instances of coffee, caramel, toffee and malt. Taste is wonderful in its complexity. The aforementioned aromas are readily present, along with hops and oak. Mouthfeel is good but the body is somewhat light. Aftertaste is slightly metallic.