Brewed By: Deschutes Brewing Company in Bend, Oregon
Purchased: 12oz bottle bought at Binny's in Chicago, IL; 2015
Style/ABV: American Stout, 6.4%
Reported IBUs: 55
The best part about hosting a party is being left with a fridge full of shelf turds. About Deschutes:
Reported IBUs: 55
The best part about hosting a party is being left with a fridge full of shelf turds. About Deschutes:
The Deschutes Brewing Company was founded by Gary Fish on June 27th, 1988, when they opened the doors to their Bond Street Public House pub. The brewery has since expanded, growing to be one of the top craft beer producers in America. The brewery also operates a pub in Portland, and has a dedicated brewing facility overlooking the Deschutes river. For more information, check out the brewery's website; their Facebook page; their Twitter; or Wikipedia.
The Obsidian Stout is an American stout brewed with Pale, Crystal, Carapils, Munich, Black Barley, Roasted Barley, Wheat malts; and features Nugget, Millennium, Willamette, and Northern Brewer hops.
This beer has awesome bottle art, and it is highly photogenic. The beer itself pours into your typical Stout affair: a dark, opaque, nearly all-black body. There are some brown edges with this beer, but the head settles into an impressively dark brown foam that just hangs around. There's good lacing, and all that stuff. It looks pretty damn tasty.
The aroma is pretty fantastic, even at colder temps. I am gonna let this one warm up, but from the outset I am getting rich and deep roast, tons of coffee, some chocolate truffles, coffee creamer sweetness, and hints of fruits. As this warms up, the roast, coffee, and baker's chocolate notes start to pop.
This is fairly tasty, and better than the Black Butte. There's a solid dose of deep roast, baker's chocolate, coffee, some chalky dirt, dry chocolate cake, and hints of dark fruits beneath the roast. It kind of reminds me of a toned down Old Raspy, and that's not a bad thing.
This is full-bodied, carries itself well for 6.4%, has good palate depth and duration, and is not very complex. There's good roast, chocolate, and coffee up front; that gives way to some chalky ash, earthy dirt, more coffee, tons of earthy notes, spent coffee in the filter, dirt; the back end trails with roast, and lots of baker's chocolate. It's a really tight package, and follows the Deschutes MO of being refined and clean. I really like it and could recommend it as a non-Imperial American Stout, which is a rarity style these days.
I'm feeling a Decent Above-Average here. This really rocks out those earthy dirt and ash notes, with pretty complex roast, and a nice baker's chocolate note. I really want to pair this beer with a dry chocolate cake, I think it would elevate that experience. Good stuff.
Random Thought: Deschutes knows how to make beer.
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| Deschutes Obsidian Stout |
This beer has awesome bottle art, and it is highly photogenic. The beer itself pours into your typical Stout affair: a dark, opaque, nearly all-black body. There are some brown edges with this beer, but the head settles into an impressively dark brown foam that just hangs around. There's good lacing, and all that stuff. It looks pretty damn tasty.
The aroma is pretty fantastic, even at colder temps. I am gonna let this one warm up, but from the outset I am getting rich and deep roast, tons of coffee, some chocolate truffles, coffee creamer sweetness, and hints of fruits. As this warms up, the roast, coffee, and baker's chocolate notes start to pop.
This is fairly tasty, and better than the Black Butte. There's a solid dose of deep roast, baker's chocolate, coffee, some chalky dirt, dry chocolate cake, and hints of dark fruits beneath the roast. It kind of reminds me of a toned down Old Raspy, and that's not a bad thing.
This is full-bodied, carries itself well for 6.4%, has good palate depth and duration, and is not very complex. There's good roast, chocolate, and coffee up front; that gives way to some chalky ash, earthy dirt, more coffee, tons of earthy notes, spent coffee in the filter, dirt; the back end trails with roast, and lots of baker's chocolate. It's a really tight package, and follows the Deschutes MO of being refined and clean. I really like it and could recommend it as a non-Imperial American Stout, which is a rarity style these days.
Rating: Above-Average (3.5/5.0 Untappd)
I'm feeling a Decent Above-Average here. This really rocks out those earthy dirt and ash notes, with pretty complex roast, and a nice baker's chocolate note. I really want to pair this beer with a dry chocolate cake, I think it would elevate that experience. Good stuff.
Random Thought: Deschutes knows how to make beer.
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