Deschutes The Abyss

Drinking on tap with Andrew (BMan1113) at Najas in Cali. Pitch black, minimal head with nice lacing. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted toasted malts and hints of hops. Flavor the same with very good bitterness. Very solid very drinkable very lucky to have.

anise, coffee, bittersweet chocolate a touch of molasses. needs considerable warming to open up.

Black as night pour with a nice creamy tan head. Sticky lace. Aromas of oak, licorice, dark roasted and burnt malts, vanilla, a touch of vodka/alcohol. Lots of roast in the flavor. Vanilla, oak, some alcohol. This moves into a soft dark fruitiness that rides out into a charred and burnt finish. A little warming. Lots of dryness in finish.

Black hole appearance, lets no light escape. Medium brown head. Aroma of 70 per cent cacao. Chewy body. Tastes of bitter dark chocolate and smoke. This is a BIG beer.

22 oz bottle. Made in 2008. Purchased at Roxies and shared with Gabe. Pours a thinnish mocha head, good late duration, some lacing over a dark black, utterly opaque body.....nose is very complex with coffee, chocolate, anise, molasses and a whole slew of fragrences I cannot describe adequately......taste is again similar to the nose, of great complexity starting off with sweet coffee, then molasses, then finishing hops...mouth feel is creamy, chewy, somewhat sticky....,superb balance of powerful forces. This is very hard to do this well!!!!

22 oz bottle - 2008 vintage - Pours a totally opaque black color with smallish light brown head. Aroma is mildly roasty, notes of vanilla and oak, light ash and toasted coffee. Flavor is robustly roasty, lots of coffee and vanilla, bit of ash and oak, molasses, anise, fair amount of herbal hops. Finish is firmly bitter, a very faint metallic finish. Pretty good, but not quite up to the hype Ive heard.

22oz bottle 07 Vintage(courtesy of doubleo)-Pours a pitch black body with a nice big tan head. Aroma of vanilla, oak, chocolate, licorice, and roasted malt. Taste begins with chocolate, oak , and coffee. They linger to the end with the same and adding roasted malt, vanilla, and finishing with a bitterness. This full bodied brew lives up to its expectations and hides the ABV very well. Great Brew.

Bomber, from Liquor Collection. Pours pitch black with a gray brown head. Rich roasts in the nose, with espresso, wood and some baker’s chocolate. Palate is smooth, primarily, with soft supporting carbonation. Flavor starts with wood, roasts and black licorice, then transitions into black coffee, smoke, and chocolate. Finishes with an extremely well balanced bitterness, complemented by creamy vanilla, oak and coffee. This is every bit as good as advertised, and such a pleasure to drink.