Buckbean Black Noddy Lager

Brewed by Buckbean Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Reno, Nevada USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

16 oz. can from Hayduke. We had it together via facebook chat. This poured like a stout, albeit a bit thinner. The nose was hard to find and had dark fruit and roasted notes with some chocolate and peat. The first sip is of an odd beer. Fruit and, somehow, vinegar. By midglass I am convinced this is infected. There are wild yeast flavors that just don’t belong in a Schwarzbier. The finish included some chocolate but that vinegar and wild yeast never left. Infected. Unfortunately. I wanted to taste what the beer should taste like.

Over all, this was solid schwarzbier. Bold roast, but with a nice even blend of caramel, hop, honey and smoke. A nice dry finish. Well done!

~Sharp biscuity malt aroma with spicy earthy hop, and light aroma. ~Pours black with red highlights and thick lasting off white head. ~Roasty malt flavor with spicy earthy hops. ~Med light body, med CO2, roasty bitter finish. ~Great aroma, Flavor fell a bit short. A bit too roasty and makes it off balance. Some sweetness would be nice. Still well done and enjouable brew.

In a can. Pours a brown colour with a thin, light tan head. Aroma of roasty malt, chocolate and caramel. An odd sour flavour of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar with coffee and chocolate also. Lingering lemon and grapefruit sourness. Moderate carbonation and light CO2 prickle.

Date: July 20, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark brown, fine tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, hint of roasted
Flavor: roasted and chocolate flavor, touch of metalic with a growing tartness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: *+ /4

I would like to rerate this beer.

Coldwater, powdery, sweet raisin aroma. So-so can, although I like the raven logo. Clear, but you can only see through the brown-black beer at an angle. Frothy tan head which collapses fairly quickly. A little tangy, a little licorice, a little coffee. A good session brew, but sort of simplistic. The beer goes flat too quickly, light body. Finishes off quickly with a bit of chalk and roast twang. Fermentation Market, Tallahassee, Christmas 2011.

Pours opaque dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roast and dust. Taste is fairly dry with some anise, roast and metallic notes, and a sour finish.

Can. Black and poured with a small head. Slightly sulphuric although the malty presence nearly covers this up. There also a trace of sourness. Not one to rave about.