4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle served in a tulip and shared with ljay and dfox (below). while they clearly do not see the inner beauty of this wonderful licorish brew. very tasty, sad to see that beer come to an end. wish i had more.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle served in a tulip pour was moter oil black with three inches of tan chocolate head and a solid show of lacing. Nose was very weak the only thing i could detect was light malt. Taste was full bodied and creamy but not in a good way had sour finish that i found very unpleasant.. The only thing this brew has going for it was the appearance.
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 oz bottle served in a tulip and shared with dfox670. Pour is cola with three fingers of beige head that leaves nice lacing and has better than average retention. Nose is light malt, basement, and notes of black licorice. Taste starts with a quick shot of a light lager taste, then is followed by a mellow hop bitter. A caramel & black licorice bomb goes off and blasts right through the finish. The only good things I can say about this brew are the appearance, and the body is quite creamy. I am not big on black licorice, and that is the main course for this offering.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black lager but surprising light tasting. Definite sweetness in this beer with slight tartness. Goes down easy but will make you skip lunch.
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 ounce bottle from beer of the month club, poured into a pint glass. Dark, opaque, brownish-black in color with a brownish head that stays for a very long time. Some dark fruit aromas with just a little bit of roasted coffee. Dark fruit flavors like plums and dates, with some malt sweetness, especially molasses. Also flavors of rum and licorice. Very complex beer.
Smooth, silky, creamy mouthfeel, not what you would expect from a dark beer. Relatively lighter bodied and a lingering molasses finish. According to BOMC, this black lager has little in common with the German style Schwarzbier, it’s much more sweet and fruity than that style. Despite the sweetness in the beer, I could drink these all night. Complex, smooth and light enough to really enjoy as a session beer.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very flavorful! Big mouthfeel of roasted malt and caramel that goes to a clean dry finish with surprising smoothness. I purchased one bottle to try it; I will definitely stock up!
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Very sweet molasses aroma. The head is tan and fades away quickly. I was disappointed with the taste, it was sort of stale and reminded me of flat cola.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 3, 2010 Enjoyed this beer the second time a lot better than i had the first time. Good.
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