Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Stout
Bend, Oregon USA

Bottle @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm
Full bodied, plenty of dark chocolate, cappucchino and dark malts. Well balanced sweetness with flowery hops in the background. Slightly toasted finish.

Pours as black as black can be, with a dark tan, pillowy head that you would expect from an imperial. Nose is heavily of roasted coffee, and cedar hops, faint chocolate. Palate is a lively carbonation with an almost chewy, creamy texture and medium-full body. Maybe a little more carbonated than I would like. The roasted coffee is still very prominent (moreso than some coffee I’ve had!), with a dark chocolate flavor showing through. A moderate hop bitterness balances the stout well. Finishes with the bitter sweet chocolate taste and the hop bitterness showing heavily through. This reminds me a lot of a small imperial without the alcohol taste and without the complexity. The only thing I think this beer really lacks is some other malt flavor to back up the chocolate and roasted coffee. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting stouts you will try; and definately at least worth the try.

This one’s among my 10 favorites. Chewy stout goodness, with coffee and chocolate notes. I have a tough time comparing Obsidian to other stouts. It has the body of some lesser Imperial Stouts, but less bitter and without a pronounced alcohol bite.

The aroma offered by this beer consists of roasted nuts, chocolate, and coffee. This black beer settles under a decent brown head. This thick beer surrounds the tongue. It introduces itself with the taste of chocolate that soon turns to a coffee taste. The aftertaste is a mild almond taste that lingers well.

Bottle. Bottle conditioned. Pours relatively thick and black. Can’t see through it at all when held up to the light. ~1 in. dark tan head that sticks around a little while and then laces. A little coffee in the nose. Really nice flavor - a good bit of bitterness with a robust malt backbone. Definitely some coffee flavors and some roastiness. Rich, medium bodied mouthfeel. A very drinkable and very enjoyable stout.

Bottle. Aroma of chocolate and nut. Pour was black with a tan head. Flavor was just as advertised in the nose with a nice bitterness to remind you stouts aren’t for sissies!! Palate was medium thickness and smooth. Overall a nice treat from the west.

Deep, dark stout. Little head retention .Chocolate and coffee, acidic bitterness. May need time to mellow.

Dark black in color with low head that disappears quick. low bubbles and some hard lacingA nice a complex mixture of dark chocolate, dark fruits, caramel and nicely roasted coffee. Palate is nicely bittered and full flavored with fantastic texture. The flavors are heavy on the chocolate side, with some really intense roast flavours coming on through. Really nice bitter chocolate aftertaste.Good strong stout from a damn good producer.