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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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 troopie (866), 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
does not count click to see why this rating of Deschutes Obsidian Stout does not count
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 (2218), 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.


iskirwan1 (66), monument, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/514/20
Nov 13, 2006  
Bottle.pours a very deep inky black with a large brown head.Aroma is deep with coffee,chocolate,burnt malts and a hint of licorce.taste is creamy coffee smoke and chocolate.meduim lacing and a burnt oak finish.Overall a very well rounded stout just wonderful


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 4, 2006  
Black body. Aroma is roasted coffee with notes of chocolate, caramel and grapefruity hops. Probably would have been much hoppier and bitter if it wasn’t for the nitro thing... based on my nitro IPA experience. Sorta reminded me of Guinness... which to me is bad. Still, a solid stout. Would be nice to see an imperialized version of it if there isn’t one already.


 2beerguys (299), North Shore, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 2, 2006  
This stout pours to a black body with a dark reddish-brown, fizzy head. Poor lacing and a fully diminishing head contribute to a lack of visual appeal. Aroma is of sweet cookie malts. Initial taste is lightly sweet with a moderately bitter finish. Watery and thin on the palate, it has a burnt taste with light carbonation. Dry on the mouthfeel.


 motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 26, 2006  
bottle, thanks linc. pretty deep black with only a light mocha head. pine and burnt hay aroma. some fierce burnt bitterness and a furry aroma. very nice



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