Schwaben Bräu Das Schwarze

Brewed by Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu
Style: Schwarzbier
Stuttgart, Germany

The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Aroma not as malty as exspected. The flavor is also not malty, very vapid, nearly washy. Not a good beer.

Bottle at home. Black with a light brown head. Aroma moderate malty (roasted, caramel),light hoppy. flavor moderate swete and bitter. Light body.

Dark brown with a fluffy tan head. Moderately hoppy aroma and mild roastiness and coffee notes. Has a horrible sour, metallic finish.

scura schiuma media discreta persistenza al naso quasi piatto leggero malto tostato in bocca prima un po beverina poi nel finale si avvertno note di malto tostato ed un tocco piacevole di caffè

BB 28.06.07      Cola colored, rather flat. An off-white head doesn’t last long except for a skinny film. We were told to serve this close to room temperature, but that still did little to bring out the aromatics... light, dry roastiness, mild worty notes, a touch of sourness and metal and some mild coffee. Thinly flavored also with roasted malts leading the way to mild licorice and a light sourness. Wholly unimpressive. A world-reknowned beer reviewer lists this as one of his "top 500 beers in the world", and I begin to question his credibility.

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Pours a dark reddish brown color. Aromas of roasted malts, bits of chocolate and coffee. Flavor has a nice bitter roast taste and a touch of hops on the finish.

Bottle: Nice brown pour with a smaller beige head. Smells a little malty, bready, and sweet. Tastes of roasted malt, bread, and some bitters. Crisp finish and lingering bitters. Thanks BuckeyeBoy.

Bottled:
Fluffy head, dark black color. Malty, light sweet aroma. A little bit weak, earthy, some sour and alcohol notes. Few roasted malt aroma. Very metallic, dry aftertaste. Light unpleasant. A unbalanced Schwarzbier.