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Obscurite
Ithaca Beer Company
- 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:
- 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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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
4.05/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
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, 2015Inviting 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
Reviewed by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2015A: 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.
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
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, 2015The 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.
Obscurite from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
115 ratings
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