from notes: (on-tap @ Toronado) pint is jet-black, with no light comming through. unfortunately the pint is a bit too over-full, so head and lace are minimal to non-existant. nose is full and chocolatey, with rich roasty notes, and perhaps a bit of dark fruit. flavor is very rich and full, with clean chocolate flavor and a big roasty finish that dries the beer out nicely in the end. finishes suprisingly light and lively, especially given its initial impression of big, dark heaviness. hopefully I’ll see this seasonal a bit more around town. edit: had a pint today at Jupiter, where it was properly seved with a reaaly nice, dense tan head that left tons of lace. aroma seemed a bit livelier too, with maybe a lightly herbal hop note wafting above the proceedings.

Black with red hues and a frothy but smaller light tan head. Toasted chocolate malts in the arloma with coffee and caramel notes as well. Tons of coffee and chocoalte flavors. Very stout-like with a pronounced bitterness. Cream y oatmeal mouthfeel. Dry musty finish.

Draft at O’Brien’s. Most likely the best schwarzbier I have ever had. The Aroma was actuall prett weak coming off this Black Black beer with very little head, but the flavor more than made up for it. Lots of chocolate and coffee flavors. Very roasty and burnt malts with a nice hop bite that made me think of Bitter Black Coffee. Very good.

On tap @ Hamiltons: color and aroma scream coffee. Flavor is dark malts and coffee. Despite the dark color and flavors, the mouthfeel is rather light. I enjoyed this brew.

Tap @ Toronado. The Moonlight web site calls it a Black Strong Lager, which is similar to the Death and Taxes. Black in color with a thick foamy brown head. Deeply rich, chocolate, and burnt malts. I thought it was a porter.