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RATINGS: 205   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 162   ABV: 5.4%
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Inspired by the mystery of the ancient Mayan “Long Count” round calendar, Stevens Point Brewery’s brewmasters have created 2012 Black Ale, a dark, robust brew to satisfy beer lovers’ tastes any day of the year. In addition to the Mayan calendar mystery, 2012 Black Ale is inspired by traditional German “schwarzbier,” or black beer. German-style schwarzbiers typically are lagers, but we saw this beer is an opportunity to be more creative. We brewed our interpretation of black beer as an ale, which means more hops as well as fruity notes that come from using an ale yeast. The use of roasted malts adds a slightly burnt character to the beer.


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3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
dwyerpg (4092) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - JUL 26, 2012
A malt and roast aroma, dark brown, almost black. Tastes not quite as intense as many schwarzbiers. Still, it’s pretty decent. Not aggressive but drinkable.


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2.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Grzesiek79 (2421) - Radom, POLAND - JUN 16, 2013
Slabe piwo jesli mam oceniac w kategorii brown ale. Mala piana rozwodnienie spore i karmelowe przeslodzenie. Troche bylo uciazliwe. Aromaty zadne nie byly wyczuwalne w moich nozdrzach.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
AndyW68 (437) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - JUN 14, 2013
Black with tan head. Aroma is chalky chocolate coffee. Taste mild bitter. Not a bad black ops. Not outstanding.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
mnmike (700) - Minnesota, USA - JUN 13, 2013
Bottle from the Sampler 12 pack. Not sure how this is classified as a brown ale...

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
altonbrownd (4228) - Brussels, BELGIUM - JUN 8, 2013
Point (UK) Black Ale from Sourced. Black body with medium tan head. Nose is sweet, malty, dark fruits. Quite schwarz-like. Taste is hoppy up front with sweet, caramel and dark fruits coming in through the middle. Syrupy, smooth texture. Enjoyable.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 11/20
The_Bish (973) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUN 7, 2013
Not a brown ale. This is a schwarzbier if ever I saw one. Malty lager. Weird. Ok.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MarkSachon (352) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 28, 2013
12 oz bottle from the six type sampler case. Just alright, certainly not in the top of its class. You get what you pay for and this case came pretty cheaply.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
travita (3114) - Frisco, Texas, USA - MAY 20, 2013
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. The look is black in color and the beer does not have much head. The smell is mush, malts, roast, and blah. The taste is slightly fruity, malts, and decent.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
zacgillbanks (1022) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - MAY 19, 2013
Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. A black beer with ruby red highlights. It has chocolate and cola flavours with sweet red fruit and a nutty roasted finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
harrisoni (11023) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - MAY 14, 2013
Bottle at Sourced Market, St Pancras. Black beer with a lasting dark beige head. some choc some dark malts, but pretty basic. Not much hop. Just a dark beer which is ok, but not a lot of character. Fine, just not very exciting.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
unclemike (1925) - Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA - MAY 13, 2013
Pours a very dark brown with attractive beige head. The aroma is caramel with some nut, ash, cocoa, and rotting fruit. The flavor is a mellow ashiness with some odd herbal notes and a little bit of pine. Drinkable,


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