3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 deusax (139) - - JAN 31, 2012
Not as good as the Cerny Kozel, but a good one though! in bottle in Praha & Ostrava
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 flying_pig (267) - SCOTLAND - JAN 30, 2012
Bottle (500ml):
A muted, nutty aroma at the start along with a little bit of dark malts and some toasted bread too. There is also a faint coffee aroma too.
A dark, nutty brown looking beer with a medium, finger sized head that is a brownish-white in colour and has a bubbly look to it. The retention is about average.
Light roasted malts and a little bit of toasted bread hit you straight away
with this one but don’t overpower you. There is some dark, chocolate malt like flavours in the middle and a hint of coffee too.
Smooth and light with a mild fizz to it and solid carbonation and there is a touch of bitterness right at the end too. It is a pretty basic beer on the palate but a good one.
This one is a very nice beer, particularly for a relatively low strength dark lager. It was very simliar to a lot of the nicer dark lagers I tried whilst in Slovakia last year and it a beer that I will most likely good back to every now and again.
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Maverick34 (1318) - New York, USA - JAN 14, 2012
Bottled. Pours darkish but clear brownish black sizable but transient head. Malty aroma, slight smokiness, thinnish feel.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Glouglouburp (4558) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 10, 2012
In short: A smooth low gravity dark lager with a bit of everything you can expect from the style. Acceptable below 4% beer.
How: Bottle at Chaplins, Piatra Neamt, Romania
The look: Clear dark burgundy body topped by a small beige head
In long: Timid nose is mildly fruity with a bit of liquorice. Taste is very smooth but also it is far from a thin watery beer despite being below 4%. Red and black liquorice candy without the sweetness sensation, raisins and dark grapes, a bit of caramel, a soft roast, distant chocolate. A bit too much carbonation for such a low gravity beer. Nothing exceptional about this soft dark lager but considering this is a 3.8% brew I must say it is more satisfying than I would have thought. This is a pretty decent little, and at 3.8% you can drink a few of those and still behave yourself. I’m actually pretty good at drinking in moderation, but I don’t do it often because I don’t want anyone to know I have this special talent.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 POLK (1277) - Hřrning, DENMARK - JAN 9, 2012
Dark brown color with a fine head. Sweet aroma with some caramel. Highly carbonated sweet schwarzbier.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 kalervo (232) - FINLAND - JAN 9, 2012
Quite light taste, easy to drink but not very interesting. Nothing unpleasant at all.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 ClubGonzo (1731) - Bergen, NORWAY - JAN 6, 2012
Bottle. Near-clear deep brown, ruby-hued body, big off-white foamy head. Nose is caramel, grains, wort and hints of coffee. Taste is roasty malts, nuts and hints of smoke and caramel. Very nice for its style; particularly considering its low ABV.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Cunningham (1751) - Halden, NORWAY - DEC 29, 2011
bottle at Dags beerfest 271211 - dark ruby body with an off white head - light sweet fruity nose - flavour ar a well balanced with between caramel and dark fruits
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