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RATINGS: 63   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.5   IBU: 23   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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Ever seen a unicorn? How about a baby German one that’s not white, but black? Well now is your chance to let one merrily prance across your pallet. This black German-style session lager is refreshing, crisp and mystically intriguing with its maltiness.


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3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tkrjukoff (3360) - SWEDEN - MAY 16, 2012
CBC 2012. Pours black brown with a good tanned head leaving lace. Aroma is slightly smokey roasted malty bready. Flavor is acidy bready spicy fruity bitter. Finishes bitter roasted malty.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
joergen (17339) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 16, 2012
Draught at CBC 2012. Dark brown coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of dark chocolate, hay, licorice and hops. Sweet and roasted flavour of hay, dark chocolate and licorice. Roasted finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dedollewaitor (12285) - Odense, DENMARK - MAY 16, 2012
Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Pours black with a creamy beige head and lacings. Roast and grain. Milky chocolate and a bit of ash. Well made.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HenrikSoegaard (9123) - Randers, DENMARK - MAY 16, 2012
Draught at CBC. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Roasted notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Roasted notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gyllenbock (2962) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAY 15, 2012
On tap at CBC 2012. Almost black with a minimal head. Pleasant aroma and taste of smoke, nuts, roasted malt, rye bread, caramel and some licorice. Dry mouth feel.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GT2 (5657) - Riverslime, California, USA - MAY 15, 2012
Tap at CBC. Clear brown pour. Small retention. Nose is muted, light roast. Taste is oatmeal, roast, chocolate, coffee, piney hops. Palate is overcarbonated, soapy, thinner, watery. Eh.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
_angst_ (1743) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - MAY 14, 2012
Sample @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Pours dark wooden borwn with a brownish white head that is rather quick to dissipate and doesn’t leave any trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and malty with dark bread, caraway, tobacco, coffee, golden syrup and hints of pine. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with dark bread, pine, orange peal, caraway, dried apricots, tobacco and hints of wet soil. Mouthfeel is sound, tiny dry and medium bodied. Finish is bitter with coffee, grass, pine, bread and soil.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
SirLimpsalot (1611) - SWEDEN - MAY 14, 2012
Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012: Trevlig rökighet, lätt smak - fina bräna toner, aningen söt men helt ok.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lusikka (4039) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 11, 2012
Draught @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012.
Pours a black colour with a small head. Aroma of roasted malts, rye bread and raisins. Flavour of roasted malts, smoke, rye bread, burnt rubber, raisins and orange. Medium bodied, rough mouthfeel and a rough malty finish with some smoke. Would work nicely with meat.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
olio (4078) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 11, 2012
Draught @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration.
Pours dark red color with minimal head. Aroma of dark malts, mild smoke, caramel and ripe fruits. Flavour of smoke, mild liquorice, ripe fruits and some caramel notes. Quite dry malty palate.
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