Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Found this little beauty in the orphaned beer section of The Still yesterday. I've tried a few Deschutes beer this year, including their Black Butte Porter. Obsidian pours a deep, deep chocolate, almost, but not quite, black, with a frothy three-finger head. Chocolate/coffee aroma right off the bat, and a bit of black pepper on the backbeat. Roasted malt and some milky sweetness round it all out. This is an A-1 stout...an 8.5 out of 10 on the IGB scale.