Obscurite
Ithaca Beer Company

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From:
Ithaca Beer Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10.1%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 9.18%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
115
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 12, 2015
Added:
Feb 17, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  9
A complex black stout brewed with Belgian candy sugar. Delicate chocolate aromatics cascade into coffee, dark fruit and vanilla flavors.
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Ratings by AndrewBV:
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Rated by AndrewBV from Connecticut

4/5  rDev +2%

Mar 16, 2014
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Rated: 3.75 by chefhatt from Pennsylvania

Oct 12, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

4.05/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From BeerAdvocate Magazine #88 (May 2014):

Inviting yet slightly brash at the same time, massive with a deep maltiness to boot. No matter how pleasing the sweetness starts off with every sip things get serious. Firm roasted character with a big warming alcohol tell the real story. Ends up being a lot more fun to sip than anticipated.

STYLE: Belgian Stout | ABV: 10.1% | AVAILABILITY: Rotating
Jun 26, 2015
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Reviewed by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a chalice.

A: Pitch black pour with a coffee colored head. Retention is good. Wispy and spotty lacing.

S: Booze soaked plums, currants, blackberries. Candi sugar. Dusty and earthy yeast. Quick whiff of bubblegum. Licorice. Woody and soot-like roasted malt scents. Ashy and smokey.

T: Plums, red grapes, currants, blackberries. All of these are wrapped in a thick blanket of sooty and woody roasted malt flavors. Acrid, smokey, ashy. Blackstrap molasses sweetness at its core. Candi sugar. Mild medicinal phenols. Hints of alcohol. Long ashy and smokey finish.

M: Medium-thick body. Slick with a slightly coating feel. Carbonation scrubs firmly but gently.

O: A very solid brew. Difficult to believe it's 10%. It does not drink like it.
Apr 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Burt from Rhode Island

Mar 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.32 by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by jmilluh from New Jersey

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by Goldndomer from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2015
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Reviewed by Duhast500 from Rhode Island

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a stemmed glass.

The color is a dark black with slight maroon highlights and a finger of foamy brown/tan head and some nice lacing.

The smell is dark malts with some toffee aroma. There is a slight chocolate aroma here in the nose that really has deep coco and a slight coffee bean aroma.

The taste is big dark malt flavor that is the first flavor to make its presence known. There is a slight brownie flavor that is pretty nice that leads into a porter-like toasty flavor. Dark chocolate with a slight caramel flavor try's to come out before a slight bitterness marks the end of each sip. Roasted malts come out in a slight aftertaste that adds to the flavor profile.

The feel of this beer is medium bodied with a drinkable body that leads into smooth finish. Things are smooth throughout this beer and have silky texture that lets it just slide through the pallet.
Jan 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by informaticsDoc from Pennsylvania

Jan 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.42 by s35keith from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.39 by 120minuteman from New York

Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by mpaskell1 from New York

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by hiker1701a from New York

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.08 by Gkruszewski from New York

Nov 29, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Fox82791 from New York

Nov 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.16 by hockeyfighter19 from Pennsylvania

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by logicalparadox from New York

Oct 26, 2014
Obscurite from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 115 ratings