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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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 Tmoney99 (4702), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 14, 2006  
Bottle at Old Chicago in Billings, MT. Black color with a huge frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Heavy roasted coffee dark chocolate aroma. Full body with a creamy texture. Heavy roasted balanced bitter sweet flavor with a medium sweet roasted coffee of long duration. This is a standout beer.


beeaman (16), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/517/20
Jul 10, 2006  
very good stout. like a cup of dark starbucks +truffle lacing+toffie. fantastic all the way.


 fakepurseninja (777), Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 7, 2006    Updated: Feb 22, 2008
Re-sampling - Thin body but very rich, complex roasted malt body. Heavy on the bitter chocolate and roasted espresso bean. Finishes with a strong roasted coffee profile. A great everyday stout.


 HopheadHans (755), Bay Area, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 4, 2006  
Bottle. After trying it agaian after a long time, I think it is much better than I remembered. Full flavored and medium to full bodied this is a great stout that does not make a meal in itself. It pours black with a nice head. Aromas are dominated by chocolate andf malts, more of that in the flavor department with hops added for balance.


 puzzl (2599), New York, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Jul 2, 2006  
Fresh beets, peanut butter, burnt wood, more peanut butter. Pours with a huge, delicious brown head. Taste is very nutty, kinda rough, lactose shows up with burnt peanut butter (chunky), slight lemon maybe. A pretty unique tasting stout, IMO, with the strong peanut presence that I’ve never really seen before. A very fine offering, and my first from this brewery.


 bitbucket (2030), Kirkland, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/516/20
Jun 29, 2006  
Bottle. Pours an opaque black brown, with a rocky/lacy brown head. The aroma has all the stuff I look for: coffee, chocolate, roasty malt, and just a bit of vanilla. The body is medium full with light carbonation, and a creamy/oily mouthfeel. The taste starts lighlty sweet with the same elements as found in the nose. The finish is hoppily bitter with some coffee and a bite of burnt toast.


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 26, 2006    Updated: Jul 10, 2006
Pours black with a decent tan head. Aroma is thick with coffee and malt. The flavor is very nice, the bitter coffee and chocolate is balanced nicely with the roastiness of the malt. Good hop bitterness as well. A very good stout.


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jun 23, 2006  
Pour is blak with a nice dense brown head...smell is roasty with coffee, yeast, and light cocoa...taste is very roasty with nice well rounded coffee flavors throughout...some faint sweetness from what tastes buttery, toward the end, where a nice coffee bitterness cleans it up...



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