4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20Not a Schwartzbier. Really is more of a Dunkel. Amazing! Pours a perfect chestnut brown in a .5L Kozel dimpled mug. Towering head, lots of lacing. Aromas of pure malted barley, sweet, fruity. Flavor is perfect. Layers of grain, caramel, and earthy hops. Light body, yet so complex. Perfect. German.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark brown color. Caramel and plums in the aroma. Caramel and a hint of roast in the sweetish flavor. Fairly well balanced, clean mouthfeel.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Beautiful deep chestnut colour, clear, thin white head; lightly toasted malt aroma; rounded malty taste with a gentle caramel sweetness; grassy hops in the background; smooth and rather delicious, reminiscent of an unfashionable traditional West Country malty brown bitter on top form.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle in Germany on ski trip. Dark caramel with thin head. Sweet,honey and malty nose. Taste is hoppy, with dark roasty malts, nuts and toasty. Watery in the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Color brown with small white head. Aroma sweet, caramel, malt, bread. Flavor sweet, caramel, bread, malt.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a deep mahogany with off-white head. Toasted grains, chocolate, and caramel. Smells great, just what you want from a dark German. The taste is a little off, starts off sweet and grainy, but has a bitter (almost metallic finish). I think this one might have been sitting in the fridge a little bit too long. Will have to try it again fresh.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Appearance: dark brown, with some reddish notes and a khaki head. Aroma: dark malts, with some slightly grassy hops. Taste: toffee, caramel, slightly burnt toast, with a bit of candied nuts, with mellow, earthy hops in the back seat. Finish: smooth, dry, with lingering notes of slightly dusty, grassy hops. Notes: Felt much more like a dunkel than a schwarz, so it was nice to see it classified properly here. Not a bad dunkel at all. Slightly sweet, malty, and nutty, with a light enough palate to keep it drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brown color with ivoty head. Malt, caramel and toast aroma. At taste is light sweet and medium bodied, with roasted malt flavour.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml bottle. Copper-glinting chestnut with a plump beige foam. Aroma rich and attractive with plummy, sticky liquorice, muscovado sugar and malt loaf tones. Soft, caramel-draped maltiness with dark stone fruit, Nutella-spread toasted black bread and chewy but still juicy prune-like impressions. Pipette of Bovril. Fine malty brew.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I like the name. Maxlrainer. Maxlrainer. Thought this was a bit smokey. Tasty.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lightly sweet, toffee and dark fruit nose. Lightly sweet taste, lightly bitter with light toffee, some herbs, a hint of golden fruit and raisins. Nicely done.
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