UPDATED: APR 28, 2024 Cola brown pour, thin khaki head. Nose is light coco and fruit. Middle is roasted grain, bakers chcolate, dark kilned malt, floral notes, dried fruit. Finish is bittersweet and malty.

UPDATED: APR 14, 2024 12 oz can from Total Wine and More in Short Pump, VA The beer poured a dark brown with a tan head and modest lacing. You detect traces of chocolate and roasted malts for the aroma. The flavors are solid: chocolate, roasted malts, and hints of licorice. The beer has a medium body and soft carbonation. Very nice!

UPDATED: MAR 24, 2024 It has a dark roastiness to the grain, but tastes like they used a very low amount of the grain in the mash compared to water, so it really has a very watered-down taste. It poured a very thin, see-through black with minimal head. I got a few notes of grain here and there, but it just really tasted very thin and watery. It did have a nice effervescence to it. I could also really taste the alcohol in there, even though it's a fairly standard ABV. There just wan't enough of a malt or hop flavor to cover it up. Overall, I'd compare it to a cola on ice that's been sitting out for a few hours. I won't waste any alcohol generally, so I can't say it was a true drain pour. But, after I tasted enough to get a good rating, I just chugged it and moved on to some better beers.

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2024 Aroma of roast, chocolate, coffee. Taste is chocolate malt, toast, caramel, roast, coffee. Some purple fruits in aftertaste. Well carbonated. Silky mouthfeel.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2024 Arrived from the tap with a nicely browned dark tan colored head the beer is a solid, black-brown color. Aromas of dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, wholesome toasted brown bread, and roasted nutty aromatics. Light bodied, with a solid carbonation, yet still more velvetty in texture than fizzy. Smooth roasted flavors, a bit smoky, dark cocoa, ample toasted whole grain brown bread, dark toasted nutty notes, and bitter, slightly acidic burnt grain flavors are all found here. This is a very smooth Schwarzbier, bit still packed with lots of flavor. A very satisfying example of the style.

UPDATED: FEB 28, 2024 Can. Pours dark brown with a light beige head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, cocoa.

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2024 Cheap single from GBX. Still on the dark lager kick. Pint glass @home. opaque but filtered ruby brown pour underneath. Frothy, pale batter head. Caramel roast over a stiff herbal nose. Cookie batter, caramel, English Breakfast tea, weak prickly hop bite, lingering steel & a bit of dirt. Frothy & thin, medium acid, a bit too sweet. Okay.

UPDATED: DEC 30, 2023 Pour is a black with a tight tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and cocoa powder. Flavor is more of a dark fruit with a minor roast and a wee bit of sour in the finish. Aroma was headed in the right direction but the flavor was a little lackluster.

UPDATED: NOV 15, 2023 Pours clear dark mahogany with a one finger, light tan head. Aroma is caramel, dried fruit and roast. Taste is caramel and light raisin, moving to roast. Finish matches the taste.

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2021 I was a little worried since this was a little over carbonated but it tastes just fine. Nice roastiness.