Obsidian Stout
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
7.48
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A stout as black as the nearby volcanic flow from which it is named. Dive into its dark, robust depths with intense layers of espresso and chocolate. Roasted malt and barley give it a full, toasty finish.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of goodloid10 Pours clear dark - black with thick frothy beige - yellowish head. Aroma is malty with some very nice roasted coffee. Taste of caramel malt with the coffee being distinct and flavorful, reminiscent of mocha. After taste is lightly hoppy with a good floral finish. At 6.4abv, the overall mouthfeel was warming. An amazing treat.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2008
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 355ml.Clear medium to dark brown black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, coffee, dusty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, coffee bitter dusty finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (060808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2008
at 03:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a largish, creamy brown head and a very dark brown body. Aroma of coffee, roast, tobacco, granulated sugar, and Swiss chocolate. Taste is smoke and chocolate. Sort of a creamy mouthfeel, with light bubbles. A great basic stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2008
at 04:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 20 Sep 2008) Black colour with frothy, brown head. Roasted, malty nose with black coffee and dark chocolate. Roasted, malty taste with notes of dark bitter chocolate, black coffee, and cocoa bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Brilliant balance. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2008
at 16:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle-pours a rich light brown head and trailing lace and black color. Aroma is dark malt-cocoa/chocolate, oats, slight earthy. Taste is dark malt-cocoa/chocolate/coffee/caramel, oats, slight earthy, some acidic/ashy/tar. Semi dry finish. Not quite my taste but well done. Occasional. Thanks to BitterBill.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2008
at 19:42
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
355 ml bottle. Black body with a beige head. Aroma is sweet malty, slightly roasted with a hint of chocolate and liquorices. Flavor is rich malty, slightly roasted, chocolate and fruity. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2008
at 11:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of secret santa: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a huge medium brown foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of dry coffee with some roasted malt and black chocolate is very enticing. Taste is also a well balance mix between some black chocolate, dry coffee and roasted malt. Body is full with a perfect creamy texture and good carbonation. I very much enjoyed this beer from a brewery that I am starting to learn about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2008
at 16:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from GBBF 08. Black, dark brown edges, thin tan head. Moderate intense roasted malt. I mean it’s a really good intense stout. Just a touch down from an impy stout, but is shares some characteristics. Lovely rich aroma. So Good. Rich espresso coffee and creamy bitter dark choc. Stunning aroma. Somewhat fullish in mouth, more dark choc, 70% cocoa I’d guess, bit of ashtray. Bit of sweetness and then dryness from the roast and a bit of hop. Decent dryness. A little one dimensional and a little sweet. Great aroma, bit sweet and finish could be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2008
at 11:54