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RATINGS: 14   MEAN: 3.29/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   IBU: 28   EST. CALORIES: 264   ABV: 8.8%
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This Schwarzbier has been "imperialized" (alcohol content increased) and then left to age in tequila barrels (used Jack Daniels barrels which are then used by Republic Tequila to age there tequila to Repasado or Anejo styles). Aging this unique beer in tequila barrels adds subtle flavors of vanilla and oak while the tequila adds a mild citrus/agave sweetness. At 8.2% alcohol by volume Senor Viejo is our strongest, most seasoned beer. About the name: Senor Viejo meaning "very old man" or "the old one". Schwarzbier, or "black beer", is a German dark lager beer. It has an opaque, black color and a full, chocolaty or coffee flavor. Although they share some similar flavors they are milder tasting and less bitter than British stouts or porters, owing to the use of lager rather than ale yeast and no roasted barley.


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3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SudsMcDuff (4672) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - NOV 23, 2012
good lord, who puts a schwarzbier into tequila barrels..? .. fuckin asskickers thats who!! .. . pours a deep black .. moderate foam, good lacing .. . deep flavour here, from barrel, to roast etc .. . really enjoyable and very unique .. . . As my father always used to tell me, ’You see, son, there’s always someone in the world worse off than you.’ And I always used to think, ’So?

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jimmie65 (305) - Texas, USA - JUN 18, 2012
Brown pour with beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, a little oak. Taste is balanced, with a little coffee and oak; tequila is present but not overpowering. Enjoyable, refreshing.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Errl (563) - Plano, Texas, USA - APR 4, 2012
On tap at Whip-in) Dark black pour with white head- Nose is wood, coffee, chocolate, roasted malts...Taste is Coffee, wood, light vanilla, alcohol, Roasted nuts, Palate is thiner than expected..

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
DrinkEmUpJones (935) - Georgia, USA - NOV 6, 2011
At gabf. Pours dark brown. Notes of coffee & bourbon on the nose. Palate has chocolate flavor with a good tequila burn.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mar (4244) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 26, 2012
Black with a cream head. Nose is wood, tequilla, light chocolate, and roasted malts. Heavy roasted malts, light tequila, wood, chocolate, and a smooth finishn.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
AmEricanbrew (4868) - Belcher, Louisiana, USA - AUG 9, 2012
Dark brown color with tan sheen. Big dark roast, tequila, wood aromas. Sweet fruity tequila flavors with wood, dry black malts--good

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
KAggie97 (3530) - Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Tap @ Homefield.
Pours deep mahogany with a musty prune and caramelized molasses nose. Flavor is nice, raisiny cocoa with a dry tequilla finish. Average mouthfeel. Not bad.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kidmartinek (2446) - austin, Texas, USA - OCT 22, 2011
A very dark brown beer, but not black. It has a quickly diminishing, light tan head. The aroma is of sweet black malt, milk and sugar. The taste is of wet barley, dry cocoa and bittering hops. It finishes with a punch and a slight burn. Good? That’s for you to decide. Satisfying?... you’re damn straight.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mora2000 (4040) - McKinney, Texas, USA - OCT 30, 2011
On tap at the Draught House at the 43rd Anniversary party. The beer pours a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma is a mix of lightly roasted malts with just a little bit of cocoa, as well as a little bit of oak and some spice. For a beer that has more than 8 percent alcohol you can’t really detect any in the aroma. The flavor is where the tequila aging becomes more evident. I get quite a bit of earthiness and oak in the flavor, as well as some of the lightly toasted/roasted malt from the aroma. There is a little bit of spice in the flavor, possibly from the barrel aging. The chocolate from the aroma was not really present in the flavor. The alcohol is well hidden. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 16/20
dnstone (1984) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - FEB 26, 2012
Deep brown in color with off-white head. Roasty with a touch of tequilla but not so noticable if you dont know about the tequila...and a touch of lager yeastiness. Light but roasty malt aroma. On tap at the Whip In


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