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Another Trip Down the Abyss

Deschutes’ 2014 imperial stout release strikes gold again

As the days grow shorter and Third Street grows icier and more pockmarked by the hour, the sophisticated Pacific Northwest drinker’s thoughts naturally turn toward The Abyss. Deschutes Brewery’s intensely flavorful Russian imperial stout has the power to get beer nerds lining up at liquor stores from L.A. to Philadelphia, but we in Bend don’t […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Into the Abyss

A note on Imperial Stouts

Rich, black and bold, the 2013 Abyss is back. Last Friday, Deschutes Brewery released its much-heralded Imperial Stout, a groundbreaking 11 percent ABV, 86 IBU brew that has won a number of awards and boasts a perfect 100 “world class” ranking on beeradvocate.com. But, the beer that Deschutes has brewed for years didn’t come easy. […]

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