Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Stout
Bend, Oregon USA

pours a dark, dark black with a tan, bubbly head. in the aroma is fruits (it’s a fruit punch in here), there’s also coffee, chocolate. there’s a ton of malt complimented by the smooth, chocolatey mid-palate. The backend features a nice amount of hops bitterness.

Best by date 01/29/09, Purchased on 3/19/09 and Drank on 4/26/09 4.5 out of 5 on over all drink-ability Aroma: The aroma is complex of floral notes, dried fruit, raisons, coffee. Appearance: Obsidian Stout pours black. The head is tall, tan and persistent. Flavor: The initial bitterness is tames quickly and leaves flavors of dried fruits, coffee, and toasted malts. Mouth Feel: Full bodied, mild carbonation. Overall Impression: A smooth complex stout. It’s one more beer I wish I could buy in Kansas City.

Bottle. Pours opaque with a large, rocky, brown head, mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (coffee, burnt grain, dark chocolate), light hop (dry grass), average yeast (leather, earth) with notes of ash, wood, and prune. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

Bottle from City Beer, at home with tashi, 4th April 09. Black with a big tan head. Very good balance of sweet and dry flavours. Nice and smooth, no hint of the alcohol. Coffee hint to both aroma and flavour too. Good stuff.

Pour black like a stout should with a really nice head retention.Easy to drink with a nice burnt roast flavor with a smooth chocolate flavor coming through.Creamy without the bitterness bite that holds so many beers back this finishes sweet leaving a pleasant aftertaste. great beer and worth the effort to find!

Bottle. Pours a very nice black color with a large, foamy, lingering, dark tan head. Taste is of hops, malt, grass, smoke, caramel and some chocolate. Has a nice sweetness to it. Well balanced. Is a bit too much bitter and dry. Easy to drink and rather enjoyable. Worth getting again as it is moderately priced.

Bottle (12oz). Black pour with ruby highlights, large foamy light brown lasting head. Soft aroma - sweetened coffee, cream, a bit of dry mint - very roasty. The taste follows, with more dry herbal bitterness and coffee grounds-like acidity - light alcohol, it seems almost burnt. Creamy, rich mouthfeel, again, soft, sweet up front, but burnt roast with hints of dry bitterness in the linger. Very, very good stout. I could drink this all day.

Bottle from Utobeer. Almost black with a rich, lacing light brown head. Meaty roast aroma. Chocolate, some meaty saltiness, roast. Full-bodied. A stout that is not just kidding.