 jeverszeuge (125), Germany
Sep 18, 2007
from keg. malty and sweet smell.starts thin, then gets sweeter with more aroma. sticky on the lips.
puboflyons (373), New Hampshire, USA
Aug 29, 2008 From the taller, nicely packaged bottle with a code of: 02 04 2008 L0204C0630. Pours dark brown and ruby red. Malts and caramel in the aroma. Medium mouth feel. A very strange but also appealing malted flavor. I can’t pin it down. This one also lists "artifical sweetener" in the ingredients, which was a bit unsettling. But it was smooth enough anyhow and abover average.
Egon (308), Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle, the 3.5% ABV version. Black with beige head. Sweet malt and low bitterness. Thin.
kfl (50), Denmark
Aug 28, 2008 Bottle 50cl. Pours dark brown with medium light-brown, head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of dried fruit. Flavor is sweet but has a very strange note to it which I cannot define - maybe it’s the artificial sweetener (which I did not know about)
DuffMan (1935), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Aug 24, 2008 Deep dark brown, clear, with a big brown fizzy head. Aroma and flavour of burnt malt, a little bready, a little soy sauce, and a light boxboard note detracting from the dry finish.
FlacoAlto (2086), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Updated: Aug 21, 2008Born on Date June 2007; Sampled August 2008
Pours into my 25cl tulip glass with a frothy, initially almost three-finger thick, tan colored head. The beer is dark, almost black color that has some caramel tinges to it. When held up to the light the body shows a brilliantly clear, deep red color. The aroma smells of toffee, ample toasted malt, light roast notes, a whole grain cracker note and a touch of sweet grain around the edges that almost has a cherry like fruitiness to it at times.
The carbonation adds a bit of fizziness to the texture and the body is light enough, but does have a medium heft to it. Caramelized notes provide just a touch of sweetness, but not nearly as much as I was expecting after reading that this had artificial sweetener added to it. Toasted whole grain flavors, a touch of cocoa powder, a hint of burnt smokiness, some blackened malt notes and a touch of roast coffee like flavors. The finish has some caramel, almost toffee notes that linger a bit on the tongue as well as a hint of hop bitterness that is quite smooth.
The overall impression of this beer is quite smooth and easy drinking; the dark grain used does not add any of the harsh, sharp or bitter notes that can often be found in darker beers. In this case a little more dark grain presence might provide a bit more complexity & balance, but this is certainly a classic example of a Schwarzbier.
Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ
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