Hummel-Bräu Cowboy Schwarzbier

clear dark brown, thick smooth creamy very light brown head. aroma is breadish, rye, dusty, caramel, faint nutty. faint butter, reminds me of chekish beer. flavor is slightly sour, buttery, bitter, faint floral hoppy, in fact, this doesn’t taste very good. some roasted grains in there, but it is overshadowed by mild fruity and bitter notes.

Bottle. Roasted malt aroma with some raisins. Clear dark brown colour with beige head. Slighly bitter flavour. Watery.

Botella. Clear dark brown colour with a fair off-white head. Sweet roasty caramel aroma with some dark fruits and brown sugar. Rather thin mouthfeel. Sweet roasty caramel deep malty flavour with some bread and a soft bitterness.

(Bottle at Plan B, Copenhagen, on 2009-09-15 -- thanks KimJohansen) Dark reddish brown and clear. Medium sized white head. Fresh malts in aroma. Medium bodied palate with medium carbonation. Malts, fresh malts, light roastedness and bitterness in taste. Malty aftertaste.

Clear browninshh with a large beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and breadish notes. Slighty hoppy finish.

Bottle at Plan B. Clear brown - offwhite head. Roasted, grass, soapy, chocolate, berries, licorice, cardboard, light diacetyl, light coffee, toasted. Plain.

Dark brown. Thin, bubbly head. Light toasty accent. Toasty character but thin with light coffee roast finish. Tiny hint of diacetyl in the finish.

Bottle from brewery. Black but not opaque. Large white head is fizzy but lasts pretty long. The butter aroma is totally overpowering and a little sour too. Palate is sticky and oily. The dark, dry malts are totally overwhelmed by the butter. Grody.