Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Tasted @ the Deschutes Brewery and Public House in Portland.
Brown/black colored brew. Roasted malty aroma. Flavor is roasted too, sweet chocolate and some fruits. Very nice one.

Bottle from GBBF 08. Black, dark brown edges, thin tan head. Moderate intense roasted malt. I mean it’s a really good intense stout. Just a touch down from an impy stout, but is shares some characteristics. Lovely rich aroma. So Good. Rich espresso coffee and creamy bitter dark choc. Stunning aroma. Somewhat fullish in mouth, more dark choc, 70% cocoa I’d guess, bit of ashtray. Bit of sweetness and then dryness from the roast and a bit of hop. Decent dryness. A little one dimensional and a little sweet. Great aroma, bit sweet and finish could be better.

12oz Bottle. Nice fresh roasted aroma, suavely blended with malt fermentation and molasses. Soft and milky. Builds up a good frothy head of coffee and cream over a black base. Dry stout develops interesting complexities. Faint sweetness yields to some red fruits, a bit of alcohol and a fresh rash of nicely dry and minty hops. Soft creamy body helps keep drinkability high. A bit of alcohol is noticeable, but lends to the beer. Signature yeast profile brings back memories of quaffing other Deschutes beer along the Colorado River, near Yuma, Arizona. Good stuff. Thanks Lyle!

Bottle at GBBF ’08. Thanks to Mes for this one. Very dark brown with a tough, oily aroma that made me think of workshops and garages. The gentle, sweet chocolate flavour comes as something of a surprise and lifts the mood delightfully.

Black with large beige head. Sweet aroma with lots of roasted malt, coffee and coffe. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, coffee and chocolate. Lovely.

Strong roasted aroma but kind of mild in taste. Nearly perfect appearance but Ive come to love to see sediment in my stouts in porters which this lacks. This is a beautiful beer all around. Deschutes comes through yet again.

Bottle@Beers of the World Live (NEC), 2008. Black beer with a strong brown head. The aroma is roasted, and the flavour is roasted and bitter. Overall a very nice beer.

2008 Bottle - Pours opaque black with a small tan head, aroma is molassas and malt with a slight astringency...flavour is dominated by smoke and toast, nuanced with oak, coffee and hop flowers...not too sweet given the ABV, rather a great malt presence that isn’t cloying...I have had just about every other Deschutes beer and had never tried this until recently, not sure why, because this is an incredible stout for the money...