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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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neocon (34), Gold Canyon, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 23, 2005  
Really like this stout. Pours black with half in dark tan head. Smells like triple expresso. Nice roasted malt. I’ll be buying more of Obsidian.


doostinjcap (43), Newport, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 20, 2005  
Great Stout. Very dark and very dank! The coffee and chocolate taste are delicious. Beware though, the taste gets almost too intense after a while. Overall an A+ stout!


mobrew (19), Oregon, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 16, 2005  
Nice - black color with a beige head. You can taste coffee, chocolate and it is very smooth with just enough hops to make it a very complex beverage. GREAT cold weather beer.


Macanudo (14), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2005  
Not bad for an American Stout. A little strong right out of the bottle. Needs a little bit of air in order to mellow. Very strong coffee flavor but that lessens as the beer warms up.


 jackamackson (127), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 21, 2005  
nice dark black pour with a big tan foamy head. aroma is coffee, licorice, etc. taste is coffee, smoky, bitter at the end, but pretty sweet/sour as well. avg stout mouthfeel but kinda bubbly. this is a pretty good example of a stout, not amazing but pretty solid.


 goldtwins (4079), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 16, 2005  
Poured a deep black brown color. Roasted aroma with notes of coffee. Flavor was heavily roasted with a light tang. Bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 2, 2005  
(Bottle) Pours a black body with a small creamy light brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Flavor of roasted malt, chocolate, and some coffee. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel with a bitter finish.


 MI2CA (1260), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/516/20
Feb 19, 2005  
12oz - Strong smell of burnt coffee, malt, and chocolate. Black with a medium brown head that dissaptes quickly. Still a little lacing. Taste is smokey choco-malt coffee that lingers for a good amount of time. A nice drinkable stout that I will get again.



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