By John Wall
Located in beautiful Bend, Oregon, the Deschutes Brewery overlooks the wild and scenic Deschutes River. It's home base to an adventurous, award-winning lineup of pioneering beers.
The Abyss is a deep, dark Imperial Stout, it has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate. As for the great "drink it now or let it age" debate, we stand clearly on the fence. Distinct and delicious on release, the flavors meld and fuse into an entirely different pleasure a year on.
Buy it and try it if ya can find it. Bottled in 2011 and aged for a year, this is a nice dark stout with a fine head that crawls leaving behind a pretty good lacing. Coffee, chocolate, bourbon, molasses and a hint of oak in both the taste as well as nose. Smooth and easy to drink for a heavy dark stout and not much if any hint of alcohol in taste. 9/10 rating from Stanislov Stout.
Imperial Stout | 11% ABV
Rating: 90
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| John Wall - Naturalist and Beer Connoisseur
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