Fort Collins The Kidd Lager (Schwarzbier)

12oz from Woodys in Franklin, TN. Pours a dark transparent brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is a really nice smell of roasted caramel malts and sweet dark fruits. Flavor is really nice...burnt wood and black coffee...nice burnt aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, smooth. I really like this scharzbier...I could drink these all day...if you like the burnt beer kind of thing, this is right down your alley.

12oz bottle from total wine and more in atlanta. black pour with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. aroma is dark fruits, chocolate and a milky vibe. herbal roasty taste with caramel, smoke and the aforementioned chocolate. palate is thin to medium with not much carbonation. quick slightly metallic and chalky bitter finish.

very dark with a long lasting creamy head. aroma is really nice - malt, coffee, smoke chocolate, slight whiskey. light, almost juicy body. more caramel, vanilla, light smoke. The body is unexpectedly light. egg cream like. my favorite so far from fort collins.

A dark reddish brown lager with a thick moka head, receeding. A pleasant aroma of chocolate, plums, a bit of soy sauce, and light peated notes. In mouth, a decent schwarzbier, with light chocolate notes, some lactic points, nice roated peaty notes. A very pleasant beer, given the age. Bought at Half Time, Summer 2008.

heavy on the chocolate and caramel flavors, this black lager leaves an oily finish on the tongue that keeps the smoky sugary flavor lasting well after its gone. good stuff if you like your black lager on the more stout-ish side.

12oz. Bottle: Complex aroma of malts, roasting, burnt grain, charcoal, smoke, slight chocolate, slight coffee, a hint of tobacco. Poured dark brown in color with a small, off-white head that diminished but lasted around the edges. Clear. Not sparkling. A few medium-sized particles throughout. Complex flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of roasted malt, light chocolate, tobacco, slight coffee, light caramel, light smoke, slight vanilla, and a hint of wood. Medium body. Lightly chalky texture. Average carbonation. Chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, tobacco finish is lightly chalky.

On tap. Pours a gentle black. A little unexpected. Nice smoky flavors yet clean enough to enjoy several. Good job on a beer that I had low expectations for.

nice roasty flavor overall and good balance. A bit light for a black lager, but nice smokey flavor.