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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
6273.78/5.03.77/5.06.4%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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 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2005  
Bottled. Pitch black opaque, brown mediumsized head. Strong roasted malt in aroma with hints of caramel and toffee. The same in flavour. Aftertaste sweet malty with weak soapy hints.


 Cable (286), SE, Oklahoma, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 3, 2005  
Sampled from bottle. Pours an opaque black with a thin, tan head and nice lace. Aroma is bold and is a equal blend of coffee and chocolate with some earth notes. There is also a hint of sourness in the aroma, but it is far from unpleasant. Flavor is nicely bitter, although it starts sweet for just a second, with toffee, chocolate and some grapefruit/spice hops. Bitterness lingers for a bit too long (so good thing it has a pleasant flavor). Full-bodied, moderately carbonated at best and silky smooth. Wow.


 TBone (6741), Pori, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/103/515/20
Oct 3, 2005  
Bottled
Opaque black, good creamy cappuchino head. A bit yeasty, hoppy, slightly roasted nose with hints of vegetables. Medium-bodied, sweetish, caramelly, nice flavor. Coffee and roast in the flavor. Aroma is not promising but flavor is excellent.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 29, 2005    Updated: Nov 17, 2007
Thanks Wohlfs! Poured thick black with rd highlights. A dry chocolate and expensive coffee aroma. Thick creamy brown head, Tasted like dry bitter dark chocolate. There is an abundance of carbination, maybe if there was a bit less... This was a very good stout, I would call it a dry stout. Did I mention dry? re-rate 11-17-07 this is a very good brew. As it warms, lots more chcolate comes out, and it is still dry!


homebrew (15), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/517/20
Sep 27, 2005  
Black. Toasty malt aroma and flavor with some coffee. This beer has enough hops to balance the malt with a little left over for an aftertaste of hop and nutshell. Nice bitter finish. A very drinkable stout.


 BigBastard (668), L.A., California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/516/20
Sep 25, 2005  
Big aroma and flavor of coffee. Nice malty sweetness, with tart bakers chocolate in there too. Nice and smooth. (But got a little rougher as it warmed)


 Sammy (3986), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Sep 17, 2005  
hocolately mocha powder aroma. Coffee dark. Smooth, although some cookie crumbs and coconut strings mouthfeel in there. Well roasted, bittersweet and neither leaning to coffee nor chocolate. Very nicely carbonated.


 AmazonMatt (285), Panama
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 4, 2005    Updated: Mar 26, 2007
Pours black with nose of chocolate and coffee. Smokey and coffeish. I’d drink this again. Less sweet than the Deschutes Porter, so I like this one better. Re-rate gives this a two tenths bump up



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