Fort Collins Kidd Black Lager (Schwarzbier)

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Schwarzbier
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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OK label; transparent, deep ruby black. Rich cocoa-roast aroma with coffee and cream tones. Wow, that’s good. Acidic, but tempered. Coffee up front, sugary notes, nuts, cocoa. Medium body, medium roast finish, frothy mouthfeel. Recommended. Part of the Brewer’s Lunchbox mixpack. ABC Liquors, Bull Run.

I got two bottles of this wonderful black lager when I purchased the Fort Collin’s lunchbox. Undoubtedly in a mix of beers that were complex, tasty, and very different: Kidd stole the show. When all was said and done I was happy to cross a few new beers off my list, but sad because I wasn’t sure where to track down anymore of this wonderful beer. I’m a stout lover, so the Chocolate Stout that also came in the sampler was the one I expected to enjoy the most. Kidd, as it would happen was the first one I tried and I was stunned. Pours midnight black with a nice brown head that stood surprisingly tall and long. Aroma is malty and chocolaty, with notes of coffee and smoke. The taste is complex with an excellent mouth-feel. Starts off sweet and tasty, creamy and only slightly viscous, then finishes like a beer should with a nice bitter kick in the pants. Wonderful beer, really nails the best of both worlds in a lager/stout hybrid.

Bought in 12oz bottle. It pours pretty dark but not completely opaque. Very little head. The aroma is a little weird and kind of smells like burnt chocolate malt. It pours dark black and you can’t see through it until it gets low and you aren’t looking through much of it. It tastes like a stout made lager style which is kind of weird. After tasting it a bit it also tastes a little like coke or pepsi. Overall this is an interesting beer that would probably be pretty good if you really liked stouts or lagers and wanted something crazy.

Small head that hangs around. This beer is DARK, extremely dark! It lets almost no light through. Sweet malty lager nose, like tropical fruits and chocolate. Tastes like a really good stout made lager style. Chocolate and coffee notes, a nice bitter kick at the end. It drinks like a lager, almost like a cola. It’s extremely light bodied and very thirst quenching but if you don’t like stouts steer clear.

12 oz bottle. Parks dark brown and clear with a light tan head and nice lacing. Roasted malt aroma, chocolate, light smoke. Almost medium body with a slick and semi-creamy feel. Flavor is mostly malts, roasted, chocolate and smoked. Kind of stout-like. I’m not sure I’ve ever had another schwarzbier before, but I like this one!

Bottle poured a deep brown almost black hue w/ some translucence thin tan head quickly dissipated with light lacing. Mild aroma of roasted malt. Initial flavor is light sweet with a smokey sweet finish w/ the sensation the bitterness in the finish comes from a heavy roast vs hops. Taste of smoke, almost burnt, light dark chocolate, and caramel. Light to medium bodied, watery texture, and soft carbonation.

bottle into glass, black poour with off white head, aroma is odd, licorish and coffee, tast is pretty good, has a curve in it, pretty alright IMO, would drink ahaion

Pours a very deep brown with tan head. Aroma has chocolate, a roasted smokiness, and some mild licorice impressions. Taste is heavy with an earthy, smoky flavor with chocolate undertones. The problem here is that this flavor is very short. Instead, you are left with a tasteless, watery mouthful. Mild chocolate aftertaste doesn’t last long at all. Lots of carbonation in this one that is very bubbly and fizzy. Medium bodied. I usually like offerings of this style. I feel that this could have been really good, but instead I am left with something mediocre. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle, 6 and tax at Bakersfield. Dark Brown color, light tan / light brown thin head, some lace. Thin, lighter smooth carbonation. More dry texture, medium to light body. Good chocolate malt, light bit of earthy herbal malts. Sweeter taste, light bitter.

Pours a near pitch black color with minimal head. Big chocolaty aroma along with cream, roasted malt, and a touch of smoke. Taste is very chocolaty and creamy. Mildly sweet. Long smooth finish. Thin mouthfeel. Very enjoyable black lager.