Köstritzer Schwarzbier

Brewed by Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei (Bitburger)
Style: Schwarzbier
Bad Köstritz, Thüringen, Germany

Dark brown, red hints, tan foam. Metallic roasty aroma. Taste is disappointing, mostly burnt sugar, caramel, lightly roasty.

caramel, roasty, nuts, black, brown foam, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, good but i like more bitter less sweet

Appearance: Bottle pour, a dark brown color with a medium beige head. Aroma: Heavy malt aroma, both sweet and burnt. Some hints of caramel and maple syrup. Flavor: Very malty with sweet notes of caramel, some smoky character, mild bitterness. Mouthfeel: Relatively light in body - a bit surprising given its appearance. Well carbonated and crisp. Lasting impression of lightly roasted malts. Overall Impression: Overall pretty solid. A great session beer due in part to the low ABV. Certainly a cold-weather beer for me. Comments: I would drink this again. The Schwarzbier is a nice combination of lager crispness with some characteristics of a robust porter.

Location: On tap at Capital Ale House - Innsbrook, 11/24/09, poured into a white Hofbrau stein

Aroma: Roasted malts are the dominant portion of the nose, some burnt malts, a bit of caramel
Appearance: Color looked very black with a brown head (hard to get too detailed because of the stein)
Flavor: Flavor is similar to the nose, lots of malts dominate the taste of this brew
Palate: Somewhat on the thin side (but not super thin), with a light-medium body
Overall Impression: Overall this is a decent beer, an interesting Schwarzbier. It wasn’t one of my favorites, and it certainly could have been better, but it worked pretty well. Another nice tap selection at Capital Ale, a place I really enjoy visiting anytime I make my way down to the old stomping grounds of Richmond, VA. A good beer from a great bar.

0.33 l bottle with a nice outfit/label. Very deep brown (Not black) color with a nice pale brown head. Sparkling is medium, smell is bitterchocolate-liked, the taste is sweet. Aroma is mild-bitter, the final’s roasty and dry. Not the best beer of all, but pleasant.

500 mL can. Bubbly black with decent foamy mocha head. Sweet malt aroma. Deep sugary malts, bubbles from the remaining lacing oddly benefits the beer. Mild spice and nuttiness. Kinda quick finish. Good stuff.

A really intriguing schwarz. Intense coffee and chocolate aroma, quite good mouthfeel. Quite well balanced.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of black malts, light vegetables, and a hint of peat. Poured very dark brown/black in color with a small, creamy, tan head that lasted throughout. Clear. Slightly sparkling. Very good lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of black malts, light peat, and slight smoke. Medium body. Thinish, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Black malt and slight peat finish is slightly dry.