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Boulder Beer Obovoid Empirical Stout

Percentile
88
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3373.52/5.03.5/5.0Winter7.5%83.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Oak-aged oatmeal stout as dark in color as deep space. Again Obovoid on oak adds earthy character to the roasted notes and bittersweet chocolate finish derived from the black and chocolate malts.
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 BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 22, 2008  
From bottle : Pours very dark black, with a thin light brown head that quickly dissapates. Lots of roasty coffee beans in the nose, also with a little chocolate. Taste is mainly chcolate all the way through, with a little bitter finish, some oakness in and out, and a aftertaste of roasted chocolate. Medium body, with a creamy mouthfeel. Aftertaste isnt too strong. Its not horrible, but not a memoriable stout.


 Beerman6686 (1281), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Pours a brownish black color. Aroma of of coffee and smoke. Flavor is mostly of smoke with a hint of coffee, not chocolate malts showing up at all.


 crazyvin (1250), New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Poured a nice dark hue, black with some red to it, a nice frothy tan head which faded away by mid glass, minimal to no lacing. Aroma was heavy with chocolate and coffee notes. Flavor was sweet with a nice dark cocoa note and a mildly dry finish. Very rich at the same time the coffee notes were too mild to detect as was the oak. It was creamy but at the same time was not very heavy. A very good beer but just short of great. Definitely would have again.


 swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 21, 2008  
On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Not really impressed by this one. Watery. Pours a nice deep black. aroma has roasted malts & slight oak. Mouthfeel was light & watery. Lacking the balls I thought it would have. OK


 Maddog (236), Kettering, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Had on draft at Boston’s north of Dayton, OH. A very good oatmeal stout that went down quite well. Bigger than most oatmeals at 7.5%, I was very irritated that it was served in a snifter instead of a pint. This stout was smooth, creamy yet had a good measure of roastiness to it. Very unique and enjoyable.


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Thanks to Dragonstout. Pours a dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is mostly roasted malts and barley. Tastes the same, plus hints of cocoa, coffee, and sweet malt. Finishes with a clean cocoa and coffee flavor.


 gearbike (414), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Just short of dark with no head. Big coffee and raisin scent. Lots of coffe and choclate taste. something is just lacking that makes this beer hard to drink. It is rather thin. Has the basic stout flavors but no real punch.


 mvcramer (229), Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/515/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Enjoyed on draft at Cambridge Common. Beautiful dark (not quite black) pour - almost looked to have texture to it, if that makes any sense. Thick tan head. Looked delicious. Aroma strong with coffee and chocolate notes, but balanced - this wasn’t an "in your face" type of aroma. Taste was delicious coffee notes and only mild bitterness. I thought this one stood up well to some of the other rich stouts that I’ve had, many of which are ranked higher than this fine brew. Nice job, guys.



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