Obliteration VII
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

Obliteration VIIObliteration VII
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From:
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
 
Alaska, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 14.92%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
88
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 11, 2015
Added:
Oct 16, 2010
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  14
100 IBU
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Ratings by wethorseblanket:
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Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours black with a 1" mocha head composed of some really big bubbles. Minimal lace.

N: Dark chocolates, roasted coffee, some minor charred oak.

T: Char and ash and roast followed by wet tobacco, coca/chocolate, dark fruits, hoppy and malty.

M: Rich, creamy and thick. Bitter and dry finish.

O: Really a hopped up imp stout. Not the freshest bottle, so certainly surprised to still have it so hoppy. Interesting concoction.
Jan 21, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.91 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Jun 03, 2014
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Reviewed by BierJager89 from California

4.42/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A: Black with a creamy brown head.

S: Earthy dark roast coffee and dark bittersweet chocolate in the nose.

T: Espresso, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate. Surprisingly not bitter.

M: Full bodied and quite smooth.

O: I had this about a year after it came out, and I would imagine it was supposed to be hoppy, but it wasn't. That said, it was delicious.
Jan 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Dec 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by BillRoth from Maryland

Oct 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by jsanford from Georgia

Sep 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by JMBSH from Colorado

Jun 30, 2013
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Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts

4.16/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Dark black with a finger of frothy khaki-chocolate colored head. Fades normal.

S - Roasted dark chocolate and caramel malts, cocoa, black licorice, molasses, coffee, earthy hops, vanilla, bit of dark fruit, and a bit of booze.

T - Roasted dark chocolate and caramel malts, bitter cocoa, black licorice, molasses, roasted coffee, earth hops and some bitterness, some dark fruit, vanilla, and a bit of booze.

M - Full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth and a bit thick with a sweet, roasted, bitter, and warming finish.

D - Nice imperial stout. Good overall balance and complexity.
Apr 29, 2013
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Reviewed by popery from California

3.62/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From notes, 2/25/11. Chocolate and grapefruit pith. This is an interesting beer - you don’t come across super hoppy imperial stouts all that often - but it’s not really an enjoyable beer. The underlying stout seems really nice, but it’s almost completely overshadowed by the citric bitterness of the hops. This is more a problem for the taste; the aroma actually blends nicely and is quite nice. Mouthfeel is a bit astringent. The beer is black with a small tan head.
Feb 26, 2013
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

4.17/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22oz bomber purchased at Bottles, in Millwood, Washington, quite some time ago. According to the label, it was bottled the first week of December, but no year is mentioned. 2011? 2010(egad!)?

Poured a very dark brown of impressive viscosity, with a large, tan head that left lots of lace on the sides of a nonic pint glass. Said head took it’s time dropping.

Big, big aroma of brown sugar, raisins, coffee and tobacco. Surprising how much of a nose there is for a beer that is more than (at least) a year old.

The taste is an even match of sweet and bitter, with the bitter receeding slightly as things go on, but never going away. There’s also a nice milk chocolaty thing happening in mid-taste that lends variety and balance without becoming too sweet. According to the label, this beer has 100 IBUs, and hops don’t seem to have faded too much, with a nice, dry zap to the palate at the swallow.

The body is somewhere between medium and full, with a creamy, sticky mouthfeel. Carbonation is right where it needs to be.

Although I was taken aback to see how long I’d let this bottle sit, it seems to have aged rather gracefully. I just wish I’d had one when it was fresh for the sake of comparison.
Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by acurtis from New Jersey

Nov 01, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 29, 2012
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin

3.41/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle sent to me by Coby. Must be going on 2 years old now (bottled near the end of 2010, I think).

A: Pours an inky jet black with a creamy light tan head. Lots of nice lacing.

S: A lot of piney hop, thick roasted malts, chocolate, citrus.

T: Sharp bite of smokey, charred bitterness. Aging yet still strong hop notes, coffee and mild caramel sweetness.

M: Thick and creamy.

O: The charred notes are a bit too harsh. I don't think any amount of age is going to calm this beer down.
Oct 03, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by vande from Illinois

Sep 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Aug 29, 2012
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Reviewed by oline73 from Maryland

3.65/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was opened at the August Baltimore BA tasting. Poured from the bottle into a snifter.

Appearance: Pours almost black with some red at the edges. There is a layer of off white head that leaves a ring around the pour.

Smell: Sweet and roasty. Mild chocolate and caramel notes behind the roast. I'm also getting some hops and dark fruit.

Taste: Really roasty and quite hoppy. Caramel in the background with some dark fruit. The hops and roast get together and make the finish super bitter.

Mouthfeel: The body is a bit syrupy with a medium amount of carbonation and a finish that is just a bit dry.

Overall: This was a good enough beer, really intense. I might have it again if I was given the opportunity.
Aug 26, 2012
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.62/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Review from 12/2010 notes. Poured into a Nostradamus flute glass. Pours a dark red amber, appearing black in the glass. Aroma of sweet and roasted malt and hops. Hoppy start followed by light toasted malts, coffee and light fruits. Finishes astringent and bitter. Nice flavors, but the finish is not well integrated with the other flavors and the hops are not aromatic enough to counter the dry bitter finish. Decent, but not great.
May 06, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by BillHilly from Washington

Apr 28, 2012
Obliteration VII from Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 88 ratings