Bear Republic Black Mamba

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Healdsburg, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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A dark clear brown ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, a strange aroma of burned wood extract, licorice and chinotto. In mouth, a nice nutty and chalky wit, with nice caramel malt, and some fennel seeds. Interesting. On tap at brewpub, August 16 2009.

Black with a fizzy tan head. Sweet toasty chocolate and mild fruit aroma and taste. Decent.

Tap at Bier Stein. Pours out cola brown with a thin white head. Aroma of wheat, orange, coriander and caramel. Flavor is yeast, wheat, coriander, caramel, dark malt. Mouthfeel is very light. Interesting effort, but in the end it was merely an average beer at best.

Blech. Dark lagers are wicked gross. It was warm due to the heat but just weird. Not quite malty not quite pale.

7/09/2008: Despite its dark color, Bear Republic Black Mamba (Dark Wit) smells like a witbier. The orange and corriander and definitely noticeable in the aroma as well as the flavor. In addition to the spicy and estery qualities, there is some roasted malt and mild earthiness in the flavor as well. It has a bitter finish, medium-light body, and a beige-colored head that is fully and provides decent lacing. This is definitely and different, but successful variation on the usual Wit!

Draught (6.0% ABV; 90 IBU) at The Brew Kettle in Strongsville, Ohio. Rating #39 for this beer.

Draft at Craft. Pours deep brown. Nose is dark malt, yeasty spice, cacao. Tastes yeasty and spicy, with heavy dark malt at the forefront, and finishing cacao, blackberry, and some light backup hops.

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty spicy aroma with some yeasty hints. Roasted malty licorice and chocolate flavor with some yeasty hints. Has a roasted malty spicy finish.

draught at the pope= pours black with a thin head head that doesnt last very long at all. nose is incredibly spicy. well balanced with lots of cherry flavours, not typically bear republic, but an incredibly nice suprise, extremely good stuff.

Poured a black color with a very small off white head. Aroma was really bland, couldnt quite pick out anything besides some nots of spices and yeast. Flavor was a bit roasted, with some of the general notes of wheat beers you would expect. Just a strange bland beer.

Pretty quaffable but otherwise un-notable with a bit of a watered down wheat taste along with licorice and chocolate tones. On tap at Elmer Sudds, Wilkes Barre.