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Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Deschutes Obsidian Stout - Stout

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Stout

Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6223.78/5.03.77/5.06.4%96.7English pint
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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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 bhensonb (4182), Woodland, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2006  
Aroma of tasted malt, a little coffee, and maybe a hint of chocolate. Guiness color and a vigorous dark tan head. Beautiful. Starts with coffee. Quickly followed by very smooth toasted malt. Then a bit of bitter follows. I’d call this well balanced. The finish is a nice toasted malt with bitter along the sides of the tongue. Excellent.


 Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Nov 30, 2006  
Brownish/black body with no head. Sharp aroma, alcohol and dark fruit. Malts, hops and chocolate dominate the flavor. Smooth ending.


Zimmo (57), Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Nov 29, 2006  
12 oz bottle. Pours black with a slow forming head that starts off brown, finishes creamy tan almost guiness like. Sweet aroma, like freshly cut hay. Strong raosted coffee and malt flavors. Silky feel. Really good stout.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/515/20
Nov 29, 2006    Updated: Jan 16, 2009
Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Dark brown body with ruby highlights. Big roasted malt and dry grain aroma with big toasty notes. Big roast and yeast flavor and some toasty notes. Medium full body wtih moderately low carbonation. 7/4/8/4/14 - 3.8 11/29/2006: Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. Dark black body with a small light brown head. Sweet coffee aroma. Sweet coffee flavor with some mild bitter in the end. 8/5/8/3/15 - 3.9


 troopie (848), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/59/104/516/20
Nov 25, 2006  
Bottle poured black with a small tan head. Aroma to chocolate and coffee, with a tinge of toast. Full balanced taste, malt, chocolate, coffee, hops. Finish of a coffee with bittersweet chocolate, and a twist of banana at the end.


w0nderb0b (6), Lacey, Washington, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/514/20
Nov 25, 2006  
This beer holds a special place in my heart, i used to think drinking beer was about chugging yellow fizzy piss beer. I drank one of these, hated it at first, but kept drinkin it. here i am years later writing reviews on hella yummy brews. sigh. this beer is great, very dark in color and flavor (not to mention the head) can get it year round at the bars in olympia. has a very distinct roasted taste that i enjoy


 Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/515/20
Nov 18, 2006  
Bottled. Black with creamy head. Sweetish roasted aroma with coffee, leather and mint. Rich roasted flavor with coffee. Good malty and bitter-roasted finish. Very balanced with good maltiness and roastedness.


 beervana (781), Libertyville, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 14, 2006  
(07.26.06) 12 oz brown bottle from Liquid Solutions. 6.4% ABV. Roasted malt aroma. Best by 8/16/06. Roasted malt aroma. Poured opaque black with giant tan head. No discernable carbonation. Medium bodied that starts with light malt sweetness and roasted malt flavor. Finished dry with lingering hop bitterness. Some chalkiness in the mouth. Though rather monodimensional in the flavor department, this is a good drinkable stout with an edge toward bitterness.



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