Deschutes Obsidian Stout

2020-11-01

Obsidian Stout. Deschutes. Bend, Oregon.

I love stout!

This has been waiting in my refrigerator for too long.

6.4% ABV

Appearance

Dark chocolate. Minimal brown head.

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Smell

Chocolate. Walnuts. Slight sweetness. When swirled, some fruit, but I can’t place it.

Not as strong as I’d hope.

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Taste

That is a good stout. No adjuncts like many popular stouts right now, but not as dull as many traditional stouts.

Aimee says it’s “quite a balanced beer”.

Toasty. Slightly bitter.

It has an aftertaste. Aimee describes it as “caramel”. I describe it as burnt chocolate.

Aimee says “smokey”.

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Mouthfeel

Not so viscous as many stouts. Good.

Coats the mouth for a while in a way that is not too pleasant, but typical for stouts.

4

Overall

Great every day stout.

I typically prefer stronger stouts, thinking they have more flavor, but this is a lower ABV stout with some great classic stout flavor.

I like it more than Sierra Navada Narwhal and Bell’s Kalamazoo, which I have enjoyed recently, and are in a similar category, though Kalamazoo does have additional licorice.

I could make this my go-to.

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