Xingu

Brewed by FEMSA Cerveja Brasil
Style: Schwarzbier
Jacareí (SP), Brazil

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

UPDATED: JUN 15, 2010 Had from 12 oz. bottle from Hi Time Wine on June 15, 2010. Pours a dark brown/black with slight tan head. Aroma of toffee and malts. Taste is very watered-down and weak. A sweet flavor with nice malt flavors and seemingly no hops. Creamy, slight carbonation. Used to be one of my favorite black beers back in the day. These days, I know that there are much more flavorful black beers out there and this lager just doesn’t cut the mustard any more.

Had from bottle at Stuffed Sandwich on July 25th, 2003 - Day 25 of Blake’s Beer Month™
Only my second Scharzbier, I wasn’t really sure what to expect, the first one I had was a bit thin with no real substance - the Xingu raised my appreciation for this beer type. The aroma is faint, but more noticeable than the Kostriker with a slight waft of sweetness coming off the beer. It pours with a dark black appearance and a good sized brown head. The flavor of this Schwarzbier was much "fuller" than the Kostriker - a bit more carbonation than I expected, it could lose a bit here and be a bit better. This beer dances on the palate with carbonation and a smooth, easy drinkability. An interesting beer, and one I’d drink again - a nice change of pace in the beer-drinking world. Now - I just need to find some of the higher rated Schwarzbiers.

Original rating: 6/4/7/4/15 3.6

Aroma fortemente lupulado, essa cerveja não possui nenhuma acetuação de um bom sabor. Razoável coloração preta e creme, sabor razoavelmente lupulado não prevalecendo o malte, com alta carbonatação e contragosto não muito agradável. Simples demais.

Xingu has a fairly thin, beige head and a very dark brown appearance, with lighter brown around the edges, some lacing, and a good number of streaming bubbles. The aroma is of dark-roasted malts and grain husks. Taste is of dark-roasted malt, grain husk, hints of chocolate and coffee, and it has a nice cream or cafe-au-lait aspect to it. Mouthfeel is medium, and Xingu finishes refreshing and somewhat dry. Overall, this is an excellent beer, and I highly recommend it. RJT

12 oz. bottle bours an oppaque dark brown/black with very little head. Nothing much to smell. For such a dark beer, the body is fairly light. Easy to drink. Aroma is bland. Average carbonation. What distinguishes this is the nutty finish of almonds. I’m glad to have tried it but [doubt I’ll come back for more.

Slight aroma of cacao, coffee and plum. Appearance is black with mocha head; lacing was decent as well. Flavor matches the nose with an overall chocolate feeling; the coffee takes a backseat to the plum. Palate is lightly bubbly and cooling. Not the worst Schwarz I’ve had, but nothing really of note.

Pours a dark brownish black, looks great I can’t wait to try it. The aroma is strange, a surprising stale odor of a macro euro lager, not very pleasant. The flavor isn’t much better than the odor. This brew tastes like somebody watered down one ounce of a decent dark lager with eleven ounces of a macro lager. There’s something very artificial about this beer and I don’t like it. I will be steering clear of this one in the future.

Surprisingly light for such a dark looking beer. Went down very smoothly and tasted pretty decent but not strong/complex taste

355ml bottle from Piers as a Christmas gift. Fascinating background to this beer - that it is based on ancient Amazon recipes. Shame that it’s not true. However, the beer is pleasant enough to stand up for itself without all the fuss about its true origins. A sweetish, malty dark lager with an attractive carbonation. Drinkable and pleasant. I could drink a few of these.

One of wife’s Christmas gifts for me. Pours dark brown/black thin head. Tastes of brown sugar, licorice, light spruce, mild bitterness. Medium bodied and silky texture. In like it.