Broad Ripple Black Heart Lager

Brewed by Broad Ripple Brewing Co.
Style: Schwarzbier
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Growler, via StFun. Pours a clear dark brown body with a one finger fizzy beige head that faded quickly. The nose is clean with some chocolate, coffee and roasted notes. The flavor is much the same, a nice balance between the roast and chocolate with a minimal bitterness on the back end to keep it from being too sweet. Some lightly roasted coffee as well. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with soft fizzy carbonation. Pretty good, I was able to drink a whole growler over an entire evening and I didn’t get tired of it at all.

draft at brewpub. pours dark brown with a tan head. notes of roasted matls, bitter chocolate , and coffee. pretty good!

Date: February 07, 2009
Mode: Growler
Source: Footset Foreplay Friday
Appearance: clear dark brown, fine beige head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, light earthyness, dark caramel sweetness pulls out the chocolate
Flavor: sweet chocolate and dark caramel flavor, light balancing earthyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Pours an inky black with a red hue when held to the light. No head, but some minimal lacing. Aroma is a nice mixture of chocolate and hops, but just too faint. Flavor is slightly bitter, with bakers chocolate, yeast, and roasted grain making up the bulk of the flavor. Some metallic hop notes as well. Flavorful.

Pour is pitch black and pours with no head. Nose is a bit more than mild chocolate. The flavor is a bit more chocolate. Seems to have some herbal hops as well. Med bod but that seem thick for the style. Really pretty good but seems more porterish.

Draft sample at IBG Winterfest 2009. Poured hazy brown with an average creamy light brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Solid roasted malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy balanced flavor with a smooth mdium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met with a good German black beer.

tap at the brewpub - Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head. It has a roast coffee and malt aroma. The flavor is much the same with a touch of fruit. It’s medium to full-bodied and finishes with a little bitterness. Very nice.

on nitro-pours a rich light brown head and dark brown with red color. Aroma is funky/off-maybe chemical, cocoa powder, dusty. Taste is funky/off, coffee grounds, cocoa powder, faint earthy hops.