Black Lager (Černe Pivo)
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
7.23
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Czech Black Lager || 4.5% || Czech Mug || 12° P
Taste: Cacao, Toasted Dark Bread, Dry Finish
Notes: Cerne is Czech for “black”. This cold weather cult classic has toasty and slightly roasted malt character. Notes of dark chocolate and coffee make this beer perfect for a chilly evening. Double decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.
Taste: Cacao, Toasted Dark Bread, Dry Finish
Notes: Cerne is Czech for “black”. This cold weather cult classic has toasty and slightly roasted malt character. Notes of dark chocolate and coffee make this beer perfect for a chilly evening. Double decocted, open fermented, naturally carbonated, lagered forever.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from the Packie.
Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights and a creamy off white head that persists. toasty crackery bready maltiness with hints of dark chocolate. Bubbly light earthy spice, pretty nice.
Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights and a creamy off white head that persists. toasty crackery bready maltiness with hints of dark chocolate. Bubbly light earthy spice, pretty nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 23:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can. Aroma shows me chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Flavor shows a good amount of coffee with chocolate and roasted malt nuances. Hints of char. Pretty good flavor given the ABV level. Nicely dry texture in a medium plus body. Good!
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 21 Feb 2026
at 21:34
7/10
Dark black body large rocky tan head. Roast bready toasty aroma. Roast bready toasty ashy flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/5/7/4/15 3.8
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jan 2025
at 17:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Craft & Carry. Pours a clear deep brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains and light roast with a bit of earthiness underlying. Flavor has earthy dark rains and light roast and a bit of bread backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2024
at 21:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the Brighton pub. Pitch black with a tall white head. Nose of licorice, chocolate, coffee, and a bit of fruit. Dry dark chocolate flavor, milk, licorice and light coffee. Body is crisp and light Spicy, slightly bitter finish. Quite convincing.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2024
at 15:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thought I’d had this one, but incorrect. Glad I tried now. Dark pour. Nose is cocoa and clean lager goodness. Tastes of roast coffee, cocoa powder, grass, steel barrel, touch of licorice. Smooth and fun.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 05:20
8/10
Tried
on 20 Nov 2022
at 14:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingman, 10/07/21. Deep black pour with a well presented lasting beige head. Nose is dark malts, brown bread, raisins, dried fruits, earthy, hay bale. Taste comprises dark malts, brown bread, light cocoa powder, dried fruits, cocoa dipped raisins, ashen tones. Medium bodied, fine massaging carbonation, hint of dryness in the close. Solid flavoursome dunkel.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2021
at 14:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home picked up from CW online. Aroma is earthy nutty malts, toast, light tang, apple A reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Flavour is composed of rich earthy toasty malts, chestnut, autumnal brown leaves, light spice. brown bread, brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, fine carbonation, light spicy. Really authentic. Really nice.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2021
at 00:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can (12/15/20--4.5% ABV) from Total Wine & More, Danvers. It's a lightly hazy dark brown-mahogany with decent sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width beige foamy head with huge soapy clumps of lace. Aroma is wet leaves, humus, roasted malt, toffee. Taste is woody, lightly roasted malt, mild caramel. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, decent strength of aroma and flavor with a fair amount of complexity if you take your time. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2021
at 02:10