4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Crisp lager nose with slight roast and nutty character. Dark brown with red highlights and tan head. Earthy, roasty malt flavor with slight hint of coconut, and a clean, blended bitterness. Medium body with very little aftertaste. A really nice schwarzbier, which is hard to find, and a peerless barbecue beer!
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
I am a big Black Butte Porter fan, but this beer just blows me away. It has so much depth but is not heavy at all. I was expecting something like a porter or stout, but since it is a lager is is light to the taste and easy drinking without losing all the great flavor. It’s my new favorite dark beer!
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Smoky, malty aroma deepens as it warms. Very smooth, medium body, rich flavor with coffee, cocoa, smoky, coconut and vanilla notes also increasing as it warms. Balanced bitterness and clean finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
This smells nice - chocolate notes, a little roasty. A like this. Crisp with a good roasty character. Pretty sweet, but with an only okay finish. Still pretty nice overall.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
As far as Schwarzes go, this is one of the better ones. Aroma is smoky and roasty. Pours a cola-like black. Finishes dry and aromatic. A good dark lager.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
16 oz can my friend Tim gave me at the Bistros BA Fest to bring home. Nose is caramel, some oalaberries, and chocolate, like a dark chocolate covered berry. Clear dark brown with a medium beige head. Flavor has chocolate and caramel with a light bit of the fruity berries, bitterness, and coffee. Good Schwarzbier.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
i cracked this next to a steak. been drinking budweiser all week. this was a good pick. Thanks, Cole.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Canned. The body was perfectly black with a tan colored head. The aroma was malty with some caramel and chocolate notes. The taste was fairly decent coffee with some cherry pits. There was also some smooth walnut. A nice solid scwarzbier.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can. Deep brown - almost black - with a medium tan head. Aroma of charred and roasty malt with notes of coffee and cocoa and a bit of smoke. Medium bodied. Flavour follows the aroma very closely - rich and roasty with hints of coffee, cocoa and smoke - and a dry, well-bittered finish with some nutty notes. Excellent!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I was actually surprised how much I enjoyed this one. Reddish brown with a ring of foam. Kind of a weird but appealing cinnamon and cookie aroma mixed with red wine. Flavor is tart, bordering on sour but quite. Coffee and cinnamon mixed in, with a little wine, too. I have no idea how close this is to style, probably quite a bit off the mark, but I liked it.
|
