3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very delicious schwarzbier. Aroma was good. Roasted malt and a hint of coffee. Pour was a nice deep dark black black with no head or bubbles. Taste was full and not overpowering. Coffee and dark roasted malt in the front with a slightly bitter wet aftertaste. Very strong carbonation carries the flavors through. Only problem with this beer is the aftertaste doesn’t carry the coffee or malt flavor with it. Very good nonetheless and in my opinion the best beer to come from this brewer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from bhensonb. Pours dark brown with a two finger beige head and a nutty aroma. There is a chocolate, treacle and anise flavor with a dry slightly sour finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Out of a bottle. Aromas and flavors of full roasted malt. Nice crispness and medium mouthfeel for a lager. Nice clear black.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: The aroma consists of cocoa, caramel, and roasted nuts. It pours a dark brown but when held to the light there is some orange tinted transparency. It has a one finger beige head that quickly fades to a thick film that leaves behind some spotted lacing. The flavor starts with chocolate and light caramel. The finish has notes of roasted nuts and light cereal/grain. It’s light-medium bodied with somewhat lively carbonation that is a bit prickly at times. Overall, I’m generally disappointed with Magic Hat offerings, but this isn’t bad. If my options where limited, I could possibly see buying this again.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Part of the beach tasting winter ales. Food pairing: Shepard’s Pie.
3.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black, tall pillowy head...kind of a vague rootbeer scent at first, taste is coffee,chocolate,cocoa. very mild, drinks very smoothly with consistent flavour start to finish. a very comfortable beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
black as night, just like it boasts. With the creepy eyes of Bela Lugosi’s Dracula on the label. Roasted malt and licorice dominate the aroma. A creamy smoothness starts the flavor, but it’s quickly cut with a reasonable amount of hops and a dry finish. The roasted malt and anise flavors continue with the addition of wood and grapes. It’s not a big and bashing beer, but it’s got plenty of flavor.
Pretty nice schwarzbier (dark lager) here. Complex and balanced flavors, smooth to drink, and at only 4.6% ABV, it’s nice to have a few on a long winter’s night. The best thing I’ve had from Magic Hat.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz, mix pack again. Pours out a black hue, decent head. Aromas are pretty basic, not sure how this is a schwarz, i’m really not getting any smoke. Smooth entry, but the mid palate is boring again, some cocoa, and it’s smooth, but very light. Finish is light and malty. Really basic, I can see how it is appealing to some, but too light for a winter seasonal.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. The pour was a dark brown with a mahogany hue and an average sized (1-2 finger) creamy light beige head that was mostly diminishing and had decent streaky lacing.
The aroma was of s roasted bread malt and a dark doughy yeast with notes of milk chocolate, coffee and mild scent of milk.
The taste was very lightly sweet and malty with a touch of milk chocolate at first and then became mildly bitter with a decent dose of coffee and cream at the end. The flavor lasted a little longer than average with a mild bitter coffee ending.
Mouthfeel was right between light and medium in body with a slightly oily texture and a soft carbonation.
Overall a decent light bodied dark brew with a nice milky feel to.
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