 wetherel (1151), Encinitas, California, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Updated: Sep 21, 2008
$6.99 bottle from store. No ABV on the bottle. Said oak-aged RIS, so I thought this might be good. Served at room temp. Big mixed bubble head that settles at a medium pace. Aroma is grain with some husky roasted grain hints. The oak is hard to pick out if it’s there. Lots of dry, over-roasty sourness that I don’t like in many stouts. Please mash at a higher temps, or do something to increase your unfermentable sugars!!! I feel like many brewers are trying to minimize the amoun t of grain they use to reach a desired ABV quoting "maximum efficiency" as they go. The end result is a dry bitter yucky beer. I’m don’t think I like the hop combination here too, with too much early boil hops. Again I can see the brewer maximizing his IBU/$dollar ratio. Blucky.
gwpom (210), Akron, New York, USA
Nov 29, 2008 22 oz bomber. Nice deep dark brown, light head with traces that linger a while. Not an overpowering stout, and almost a little light tasting, but after a few sips the roasted taste is very evident. Not bad at all, but not something I would keep on my gotta have more of list.
Cobra (1041), In the snake pit, Maryland, USA
Nov 19, 2008 22 oz. brown bomber. Poured out a deep chocolate brown, with a whisper of a mocha colored head. Aromas are roasted malts, burnt raisins, brown sugar. Not much in the way of hops.
Flavors are of roasted malts, some caramel, coffee beans. Alcohol is well hidden. Medium mouthfeel, decent body.
Tasty beer overall.
shigadeyo (1500), Southwest Ohio Area, Alabama, USA
Nov 19, 2008 <i>Obovoid: An ovoid with the broad and toward the apex.<br />
Empirical: Relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard to for system and theory.
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<b>12/12/2007</b>: Boulder Beer Obovoid Empirical Stout (ale aged with oak) is near black in color with a foamy, lasting brown head. Dark fruits, semi-sweet chocolate, and some dry alcohol can be found in the aroma. The flavor is dry (first sip seems to tend toward ashy) with toasted and roasted malt, green? coffee beans (in the middle), and hints of chocolate and wood. The alcohol doesn’t poke out too much. However, the flavor does seem a bit watered down or more thin than expected. The body is medium-full and is smooth and mellow.<br /><br />
<i>1 pint 6 fl. oz. bottle shared by Tmoney99. Thanks Tom! Rating #254 for this beer...</i><br />
douglas88 (936), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Nov 15, 2008 Bomber shared by footbalm. Pours a nice brown color with a small white head. The aroma is very nice; loads of roasted coffee, some woody notes also. The taste is very mellow; woody and smooth, roasted malts, coffee, some light oatmeal also. A easygoing, but full flavored brew. Quite nice.
TheBeerGod (2873), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Oct 31, 2008 Bottle. Jet black pour with a tall foamy tan head. Nose immediately smells of blood and iron with roasted malts, and burnt oatmeal coming through secondly. Dark chocolate and some woody notes come through as well. Taste is dark chocolate, dark roasted malts, burnt oatmeal and light coffee. Some hop bitterness comes through as does more wood. The body on this is rather creamy and smooth but still near full bodied. The carbonation may be creamy but still releases lots of energy, i.e. it caused me to belch a lot. The finish is stronger dark chocolate, rather bittersweet, with more roasted malt, light coffee, wood, and burnt cookies. Good but not great, though I’d still recommend this.
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