The Abyss - Brandy
(has 1 batch)
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.01
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Warm, smooth, sweet dried fruit and vanilla complement a commanding Brandy character. This remarkably limited version was 100% barrel-aged for 12 months in Brandy casks.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2017 bomber shared by TJ on 10/13/18.
Smells like brandy. Dark ebony. Unclear. Tan head to ring. Vanilla. This is much better than the tequila and almost undrinkable rum version. Chocolate and coffee. Raisin and grape. Light acidity. Tight carbonation. Lightly boozy but soft and oaky.
Smells like brandy. Dark ebony. Unclear. Tan head to ring. Vanilla. This is much better than the tequila and almost undrinkable rum version. Chocolate and coffee. Raisin and grape. Light acidity. Tight carbonation. Lightly boozy but soft and oaky.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 22:42
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle shared by Chalmeaux., nice vertical! Had rum, Brandy, tequila and base side by side. Aroma is treacle, mild Brandy, chocolate, and licorice. The flavor is strong in Brandy with a great roasted malt backbone. Body and texture is great as you would expect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 22:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Poured from 2017 bottle from Adrien black with a dark cocoa head. Aroma is chocolate licorice light oak brandy. Taste is smooth brandy balances out the piney hops. Really well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 22:31
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 18:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Odense lambic evening in October. Black with a small tan head. Roasted aroma of licorice, coffee and molasses, with a boozy touch of brandy. Sweet and hard roasted flavour with lots of licorice.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2018
at 21:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Ratebeer Odense, 2018. SFO, Peter, Halling, Scheffel and MrOrla. Pours Black with a small creamy head. Roast, charcoal, brandy, Dark fruit, raisins. Smooth. Port. Full bodied. Sipper man..
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2018
at 21:35
8/10
Mega palone, az popiolowo, beczka fajna, oczywista a nie przegieta, goryczka popiolowa i takiz posmak. Pumpernikel. Troche suszu. Alko schow
Tried
at
Mikkeller Bar Warsaw
on 25 Feb 2018
at 14:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Black beer with a light brown head. Light brandy and rich malt aroma. Brandy and chocolate flavor with light toffee. Medium-plus bodied. Big brandy and chocolate linger with caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2018
at 18:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Shared 22 oz. bottle. 2016 bottle. Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, brandy, licorice. Taste follows nose with molasses, chocolate, ash, oak. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2018
at 04:40
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
2016 vintage bottle. Pours black from the bottle. A dirty tan head turns creamy and settles amid modest lacing. Aroma is molasses, licorice, and brandy. As the beer warms and mellows the scent of chocolate becomes more pronounced. Taste is mildly chocolate sweet with a mellowing near the end, a berry sweetness with mild sour notes becomes dominant. The brandy is very noticeable at the finish and adds an interesting twist. Body is medium to heavy, carbonation is quite mild. Well done and as with the ‘standard’ Abyss the greatest thing is not just the range of flavors offered, but the balance it keeps between them. Mild dark chocolate bitterness, molasses and vanilla sweetness and brandy sweet/sourness meld very nicely into one. Quite warming. It does turn a touch boozy at the very end and doesn’t hide the alcohol quite as well as the 2015 vintage Abyss that I had, which is my only complaint, but this is still a true pleasure to drink. #1k
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 11:44