Darwin Dark Lager

Byron Bay Beverages Pty Ltd
Brewed at Anker-Brauerei Nagold
Style: Dunkel
Byron Bay, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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bread, nuts, brown, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, thin feel, fizzy, dry finish.

Dark brown coloured, almost clear. Has an off-white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is moderate malty-sweet, notes of fresh water. Flavor is starting swee, some nice hoppy, bitter notes. Creamy texture and soft carbonation.

Bottled. Very dark mahogany color, beige head. very decent fruity aroma. Taste, caramel, notes of coffee. Nice bitter finish. Drinkable.

Good thick yellowish head, leaving lace over deep-brown beer with red highlights. Sourish nose, lactic with molasses, and wood. Faint bitter-sour and sweet, giving it a nice balance. Retronasal liquorice. Main problem with this beer is its watery texture; faint gristslickness, but thin. Not special, but quite drinkable. Brewed in reality (under licence) in Germany by Anker Brauerei Nagold

Bottle, 5.2%. Vinous and spicy aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Bad metal flavour, like all beers from the crappy Haus der 131 Biere.

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to redish with a small tan head. Dry malty and slight spiced aroma. Acidic and malty flavoured, light roasted flavoured with a distinct metallic note and bitterness showing through. Ends dry and metallic. Vague fruity note. Way to metallic for my liking.

Bottled(330ml). -Reddish/brown colourd, medium to big sized brown head. Weak aroma of roasted malt and caramel with very watery palate. Some mild notes of chocolate in the finish. Nice label.

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Cloudy muddy brown colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Grassy notes. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate.

The label is nice, but that’s about the only nice thing I can say about this beer. Oh yes, it does have a nice black/brown color and an OK head. Both aroma and flavour is very thin. The aroma has a weak chocolate note and the flavour is incredibly watery with weak notes of roasted malt - extremely boring...

Ahh, Haus der 131 Biere, what would the world of beer be without your bizarre contributions? Bottle. (As if these things came in any other form...) Very dark brown colour, beige head. Semisweet roasted malt aroma. Ditto for flavor, with a hint of coffee and something... entirely different that I won’t even try to put my finger on. I do like the huge Australian flag on the label trying, desperately, to make me believe this thing actually comes from down under. Nice try. The beer itself isn’t entirely bad, though.