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Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Stout

Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6263.78/5.03.77/5.06.4%96.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Smooth and black, like the volcanic rock, Obsidian Stout is a solid, satisfying beer with a rich roasted-malt flavor. Obsidian Stout gets is inspiration from one of the world's largest obsidian flows at Newberry Volcano--just a few miles south of the brewery. "The Big Obsidian Flow," as they call it, covers more than 700 acres with shiny black obsidian.
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 illinismitty (1795), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Draft at Taphouse Grill in downtown Seattle. Pours midnight brown with a tan head and good lacing. Aroma of subtle dark roast, milk, and chocolate. Full bodied with a slight creaminess to the texture. Initial flavor of milk chocolate, hazlenut, and dark roasted grains that transitions to coffee and tamed bitterness mid palate. Moderate amount of residual sweetness. Finish is semi-dry and smooth. Very well done. Almost, I say almost, as good as Bells Kzoo Stout.


 jhumphries69 (722), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 22, 2007  
Pours a opaque black with thin, dark tan head that fades quickly into a thin layer of cloudy tan with a few patches of large bubbles. The head laces the glass heavily. The aroma is big and dark: dark fruit, sugar, coffee, malts, and alcohol. The flavor is quite nice - it starts bitter-sweet with loads of coffee, chocolate, and fruity hops. The middle of the tongue picks up more roasted grain flavors (burnt toast, coffee) combined with hop flavors and sweet malts with a hint of caramel. The beer finishes with a touch fruit, lots of dark, roasted, bittersweet malts, and a light dose of hops. The mouthfeel is pleasantly creamy with just a subtle impression of acidity from the carbonation, and it finishes full in body. Overall, an awesome stout.


tatinek (20), South Dakota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/515/20
Aug 19, 2007  
The best stout I have had to date. Very smooth body nice tan head that stays. Wonderfully rich and malty flavor with a faint coffee essence. My first Deschtes beer. For this beer alone I wish Deschutes was marketed in my state.


 ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Aug 11, 2007  
Thanks to hellbilly for the bottle! pours dark with thick creamy head, that slowly disapates to a killer film. lots of lacing.roasted malts, choolate, figs, and coffee. finish’s with a wonderful dry chocolate, vanilla, and hops. very complex with all types of nice this going wonderful balance as well. I wish i could get this on the reg. very rich beer!


 scrizzz (1263), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 10, 2007    Updated: Jun 11, 2008
Amazing full rich malty roasted grain aroma and flavor. Jet black base, dense sandy head. Bold, fierce taste that warms like a hug from yr grandmother. Not too thick, not too thin with a bit of some alcohol bite.


 brianjames1 (322), Northridge, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 3, 2007  
Pours dark, small tan head. Very smooth and very flavorful, excellent beer from Deschutes


 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2007  
Nice rich coffee-chocolate aroma, toasted-burnt grain, and a smoky sweetness. Light milky sweetness. Dark brown-black clear with foamy-frothy tan head. Medium heavy body with medium carbonation. Great toasted-burnt malt sweetness with chocolate and light coffee bitterness. Tangy carbonic finish with nice dryness. Molasses and mild alcoholic after.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2007  
Draft. Black, black with a medium and lasting head. Nice aroma of roasted malts, grassy hops. Blend of coffee and molasses, slight bittering hops. Palate is smooth and medium-heavy bodied.



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