Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Stout
Bend, Oregon USA

12-ounce bottle in Albuquerque. Very rich dark malt flavor - chocolately, dry black malt, no roasted character. Full mouthfeel with a medium to big body. Substantial carbonation but not out of line. Dry finish with hop bitterness lying just beneath the malt. Leaves an impression, memorable in a positive way.

12oz bottle-pours a rich light brown head and trailing lace and black color. Aroma is dark malt-cocoa/chocolate, oats, slight earthy. Taste is dark malt-cocoa/chocolate/coffee/caramel, oats, slight earthy, some acidic/ashy/tar. Semi dry finish. Not quite my taste but well done. Occasional. Thanks to BitterBill.

Sinfully black body with a small head after a vigorous pour, not overly done but noticable black unsweetened cocoa and coffee notes and licorice, dominating roasted malts, flavor is the same dry, roasted coffee and bittersweet baking cocoa, finish is dry, roasty, and some licorice herbal bitterness, body just a tad thin, I would have liked a little more body, that is what falls short here a bit, but a decent brew and for the price wonderfull. Drink this close to 50F, my first few impressions were at too cold a temperature, the brew felt thicker and less prickly as it warmed up.

Black body with a tan bubbly head. Has a nice smoked roasted character to the aroma. Chocolates and coffee on the tongue. Quite delicious. It does feel a little thin on the palate though, which I found the only really detracting quality. Overall, a good beer.

Pours black, with a thick, tan head. Dark, sweet malts and molasses, with a surprising amount of hops to counter on the nose. Flavor brings in bitter chocolate, and dark roasted coffee. The barley is roasted to the point it tastes burned - there are notes of charcoal in here - but otherwise, it’s robust and pleasantly bitter for a stout. Would accompany any meat wonderfully.

Black as obsidian. Malty with molasses.Roasted Barley, chocolate,coffee with some hops.Delicate yet robust flavors.Very drinkable. Not overdone

355 ml bottle. Black body with a beige head. Aroma is sweet malty, slightly roasted with a hint of chocolate and liquorices. Flavor is rich malty, slightly roasted, chocolate and fruity. Very nice indeed.

A Mes rate: bottle at GBBF.
Beautiful looking beer. Black as "Obsidian Blackbird McKnight" with a thin but very stable tan head. Gorgeous. Odd meat and pig fat ntoes in the aroma but it is overpowered by some superb syrupy and oily malt plus some excellent chocolate notes. The flavour is full of coffee and chocolate as you would expect. Gloriously roasty, superb bitter bite but not overly hoppy. A lovely thick, chewy mouthfeel. Excellent stuff. This has made me really really want to try the Abyss.