Litovel Premium Schwarzbier

Brewed by Pivovar Litovel
Style: Schwarzbier
Litovel, Czech Republic

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Picked up this 500ml bottle while in Berlin: opened at home on 16 Mar 2013. Poured into a Veltin’s stemmed tulip glass twice. Really deep ruby red body when held up to a light source: otherwise a dirty black/brown. The head tried hanging around: it starts off big and bold but the tanned bubbles turn into a wisp and collar half way down the glass each time. Roasted malts all the way in the nose: almost burnt malts in fact. The taste is also all malt: roasted/toasted with a smoked Ham joint in the kettle with the brew. Molasses from those malts give it a sweet feel, as if the Ham has a toffee and caramel coating. As the beer warmed a little chocolate and nut flavours appeared along side the toffee and caramel coated smoked Ham: most enjoyable, if a bit sweet and lacking in true body depth and strenght. One of the better Scwarzbier I’ve had so far.

Dość dobre piwo, chociaż mogło być lepsze. Smakowało dobrze i się obficie pieniło. Ciemne z refleksami czerwonymi wspaniale sie prezentowało w pokalu. Smak słodowy, nut palonych prawie brak zupełnie. Ale ogólnie jest to pijalne piwo.

Bottle. Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Fruity notes. Light bitter flavor. lacks roasted notes. Has some caramel. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate.

Bottle, 50 cl, abv is 4,8. Orange reddish brown with frothy, quickly diminishing beige head. Aroma is intriguing - malty, bready like rugbrød with a roasted impression. Medium body, average carbonation. Taste follows the nose but is a bit of a let down, too sweet and sugary to make a lasting impression. Nice roasted medium bitter finish, though.

Can from supermarket (4.7% ABV version). Dark brown color, beige head. Malty taste with caramel, a bit of chocolate, nuts and malts. A bit roasty finish with malts. Nice brew.

The head is medium, the body black. It smells sweet a bit cherry, malty.. The taste is darkmalty, malty, roasty, foamy, soft, a bit bitter-roasty. Ok 11/10/9/9/10/9

500 ml bottle. Pours clear dark brown with a medium brownish head. Smells like dish soap. Tastes fruity with hints of malt, but overall a bit weak for a Schwarzbier. Good aromatic mildly bitter finish.

Huge brown head. Clear brown colour. Nasty aroma of dish water. Average Schwarzbier taste. Lightly roasty palate.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown, almost black beer with light brown head. Yeasty aroma, some malts, nothing too exciting. Flavor is also quite dull, medium sweet with a malty character. Again nothing special going on here, just an average beer.

Bottle. High fluffy and long lasting brown head. Very dark red brown body with a lot of bubbles. Peppery roasted malt aroma with caramel and cocoa. Sweet and a bit thinboided roasted malt caramel cocoa flavor with little hops bitterness and a long sweet finish.