Obsidian Stout
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
7.47
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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
Tried
on 06 Aug 2016
at 20:35
7/10
Tried
on 18 Mar 2016
at 21:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Brewpub in Portland. Black with a small tan head. Rather creamy with roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Also some hints of dark fruit and caramel. A pleasant one.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2016
at 09:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Shared 12 oz. bottle. Pours black with a tan head; moderate amounts of lacing left on the glass. Aroma and flavors of roasted malt, coffee, some chocolate notes. Light to medium-bodied. A nice bittersweet finish. I like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2016
at 21:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Don’t even recognize these bottles anymore, and then wonder how the hell i never rated it in the first place. I gotta start going back through all the beers i had in my freshman year of beer drinking. This was definitely one of them. Nice toasty flavor here. Roasted malt heavy. One of the most interesting stouts these guys have. Ill have another.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2015
at 17:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours black with full tan head. Aromas of black coffee and roasted malts with some plastic notes. Flavors of same. An easy going stout that is easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2015
at 21:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Albertson in Vegas. Pours a deep brown colour with light ruby highlights. The head is creamy-foamy, beige, long lasting and gives out chunky lace. Sweet dark fruit aromas with the roasted malts and coffee notes. The taste is similar to the nose with some added hops, but mild, that creates a nice light dryness. Kind of the coffee replaced with some grass notes. A pretty good stout overall.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2015
at 04:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Favourite Beer, Cheltenham. Advent beer day 1. Black colour with a thick creamy tan head. Aroma us roasted and toasty malt. Taste chocolate and roasted bitterness, with a sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2015
at 14:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 2/29/2016. Pours pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, raisin, plum, licorice, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, pine, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great complexity and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, raisin, plum, licorice, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, pine, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Good amount of herbal/pine/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, pine, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Fair amount of dryness from roasted bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic American stout style. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2015
at 20:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft: (nitro) Black with a creamy tan head. Coffee, roasty chocolate aroma. Slightly smoky....coffee, chocolate malt....mild ashy bitter flavour. Very good...rich....
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2015
at 17:57