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Brick Waterloo Dark

Percentile
27
overall
Brewed by Brick Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier

Waterloo, Canada

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1272.8/5.02.79/5.05%13.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
A dark beer can be a very scary thought to some people. Surprise, surprise. There's no other beer quite like Waterloo Dark, refreshingly light and delicate in taste but rich in colour. Don't be afraid of the dark. surprise yourself.
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 JohnBarleycorn (390), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/510/20
Sep 22, 2004  
When Brick called this beer dark, they sure weren’t talking lightly – it’s totally black, with no opaqueness. A decidedly un-5% alc./vol. waft of ethanol escapes the glass, quickly followed by surprisingly muted notes of sugar, hot caramel and a drop of molasses. Given the intense colour, the flavour is disappointingly thin: traces of burnt toffee and chocolate milk behind an eaves-trough-full of rainwater. Refreshing rather than overpowering, Waterloo Dark is a show-off beer that looks like a black Corvette but has a tractor motor under the hood.


 dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 10, 2004  
Sometimes you just want a dark beer, and this is the my go to dark beer when I don’t want it to be overwhelming... like a lot of dark beers are. First and only ever schwarz. Reccomended!


 beanmedic (324), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/102/513/20
Sep 1, 2004    Updated: Dec 20, 2004
not too bad. a good stab at a real beer from canada’s biggest wannabe macro brewer. fairly decent, actually contains enough flavour to fool regular macro swill drinkers. flavour is pleasant, but its a little watery for my liking.


 shorlin (373), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 9, 2004  
At first this beer looks great. Very dark and good head, but if you wait 30 seconds it just fizzes away like any mediocre beer. Still have to give it points for colour. The aroma is actually nice. Decent maltiness. Some roast and toast, but not a whole lot. Taste doesn’t live up to the aroma, and certainly not the colour. Almost non-existent in the dark toastiness I hoped for. Can I be said to be disappointed, if I expected to be disappointed?


travismills (37), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Aug 8, 2004    Updated: Aug 22, 2004
This is a very intresting beer, alot of taste, not a superb taste, but alright. Very dark and unique.


 shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/101/56/20
Jul 29, 2004  
On tap. This might’ve been watered down or flat (it was at Peel Pub after all) but this was a terrible experience. Dark, yes, but otherwise totally lacking in character. Grape bubblegum on the nose, nothing else to distinguish it.


 presario (2956), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jul 1, 2004  
Light but decent aroma of roasted malt and maybe a hint of coffee. Attractive dark colour with ruby highlights but poor head retention. Light body. Slightly sour malt taste. LIght flavour but drinkable. Best as first beer of the day, does not hold up well following moderately hopped or stronger bodied beer. Fits the commercial description to a T.


 tupalev (2612), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/55/103/58/20
May 10, 2004  
Bottle, Skydome, Toronto (from their Beers of the World vendor – it was this, Alexander Keith’s, or Carlsberg!). Dark beer in colour only, this is a light tasting beer with only the slightest hint of malt in the taste. Not much else going on. Easy to drink though and the appearance and packaging is nice.



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