Deschutes The Abyss

Extra nice chocolate smoothness with a hint of vanilla and bourbon coming through. One of the better stouts out there and worth seeking out. Pours dark with a nice 1/2 finger chocolate head.Drinks very smooth and hides the alcohol content very well!

2007 Bottle. Pours an almost black, touches of brown, really nice looking medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, touches of bourbon, chocolate and anise. Flavor is a complex mix of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon and anise. The finish is bitter and this beer stays on your tongue for a long time after. Easily one of the most multi-faceted beers I have ever had so far. So many things hit you at different times that you are noticing new things with almost every sip.

Motor Oil. Licorice dark roast vanilla chocolate. Bourbon some smoke. Creamy smooth. Oily. Licorice.

Nice, black, roasty goodness. Don;t see why all the hype on this beer. A standard, albeit very good, imperial stouts. Probably a bit too much licorice and astingency for my taste. More big and bad than rich and smooth.

2006 version, but every year since is just as tasty. A: Peel back the wax and pop the cap. It pours deep dark and thick. This one is darker than the richest cup of espresso. A thunderous milky cocoa head bolts from the bottle and dies down to a nice thin layer across the top. Lacing, yeah there’s lacing. This beer begs to be drunk. S: So nice and complex. Big bold chocolate comes right at you as soon as you crack the bottle. Once poured into the glass other aromas really come bounding forward. Fresh roasted dark coffee and licorice come out as well. Hints of vanilla and hazelnuts hide beneath a dash of brown sugar. Man I have never smelled brownie batter so nice. T: I love a good RIS and this one is at least two levels above good. I was hooked by the aromas, but the taste really hammers in what a quality brew this is. When I tell you to expect chocolate, I mean to expect chocolate. I have never tasted something so fondue like. I could dip strawberries in this beer and eat them all night long. The bitter espresso hides beneath with tones of French Vanilla. Hazelnuts and brown sugar also make their appearance known as does a dash of charcoal. M: Nice and thick. This one coats your mouth, throat, and stomach better than Pepto Bismol. D: Uber, If I could buy this one by the case I would drink it bomber after bomber all winter long.

500 mL awesome waxed bottle thanks to Lagunitasfan. Pours pitch used motor oil black with a dark brown head towering to almost two-fingers in size. Spotty lacing. Huge aroma- I could smell it as I popped the cap off- of molasses, dark chocolate, espresso, black licorice, oak, and- like every one else- some anise. Taste up front reminds me a lot of the DR Baltic Porter. Super powerful roasted and chocolate malt with milk chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Almost no warming alcohol. Finish is really where this beer shines. Rather than tasting like the end of a whiskey shot like other imperials, this beer finishes sweet and quick reminiscent of cappuccino gelato. Just a beautiful thing to savor in every way.

Bottle. Black with beige head. Aroma and taste of oak, alcohol, liquirice, dark sugars and roasted coffee. So many different flavors but still very balanced. OMG this is very very good.

Fresh its usually very hot and boozy. Tons of bourbon, oak and vanilla with lots of bitterness. Taste is smooth and sweeter with some age and very present hops when fresh. Tons of roast and bitter chocolate too.