Deep in the Cold Ground
Obelisk Beer Co in Astoria, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.12
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Deep in the Cold Ground - Imperial stout blended with whiskey barrel aged stout
A beer as formidable as the name, but far more pleasant an experience to drink. We brewed a massive imperial stout, boiled for an exhausting amount of time to caramelize and concentrate the sugars, filled some barrels with it, but kept a portion in the tank. We then blended some stout that had been aging in whiskey barrels for over a year and blended it with this fresh batch to add some extra complexity of charred oak and vanilla. The final blend is around ~40% barrel aged to 60% fresh stout.
A beer as formidable as the name, but far more pleasant an experience to drink. We brewed a massive imperial stout, boiled for an exhausting amount of time to caramelize and concentrate the sugars, filled some barrels with it, but kept a portion in the tank. We then blended some stout that had been aging in whiskey barrels for over a year and blended it with this fresh batch to add some extra complexity of charred oak and vanilla. The final blend is around ~40% barrel aged to 60% fresh stout.
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8.4
mcberko (47456) reviewed Deep in the Cold Ground from Obelisk Beer Co 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
16 oz. can, pours jet black with a small brown head. Aroma has plenty of earthy coffee, medium roast, and some soft bourbon barrels. Flavour is rich, with deep coffee, dark roasted malt, subtle bourbon, and a touch of dry cocoa. Rich dark malts, dark coffee, and subtle bourbon, with a silky palate. Fantastic.
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from Can
at
RidgeWood Bottle & Tap
on 16 Aug 2025
at 03:30