2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Rootbeer brown color. Weak aroma. Lichen, spring water flavor. Small white head and lacing. Red man snuff aftertaste. Revel in it.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the source. Pours a solid black with a creamy white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of milk chocolate mostly with maybe a hint of caramel or toffee. Simple pleasant aroma but lacking any kind of complexity. Taste is smooth and similarly one dimensional. Rich milk chocolate and toffee taste. Smooth creamy mouthfeel, moderate carbonation with a fairly light body. Smooth easy drinker, but nothing complex going on here.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a medium beige head. Aroma of lactose, roasted malt, and some coffee. Flavor of roasted malt, lactose, earthiness, and coffee.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Beer Works, Canal Street location, 4 October 2009. Dark lager. Very dark red/brown colour. Nice chocolate character. Firm, fairly dry mouthfeel. Tasty and satisfying, but easy drinking too.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught: The beer is almost inky black in color. It has a bit of a tan head. The aroma is full of roastiness. There is a similar taste to it. Also there is hints of coffee to the taste. It is very smooth. This beer really tastes as if they made a porter and used lager yeast instead. Good, but I don't know that it was a true Schwarzbier.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Weak malty aroma. Brown black beer with almost no head. Medium carb and watery body. Bit of chocolate coffee taste and some hops. Salty.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
My first time trying a dark lager, I was nicely surprised. Very smooth, well balanced.
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