Balham Black
Belleville Brewing Co. in Wandsworth, Greater London, England 🏴
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Winter|
Score
5.96
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Dark and mysterious. This malty/hoppy American lager is bound for “the gateway of the mouth”. Mount Hood and Cascade hops splash across your tongue like a rainy day on the high road. Take a walk on the dark side.
MALTS: Pale, Munich, CaraMalt, Carafa Special 2, Carafa Special 3
HOPS: Galena, Mount Hood, Cascade
YEAST: Lager.
MALTS: Pale, Munich, CaraMalt, Carafa Special 2, Carafa Special 3
HOPS: Galena, Mount Hood, Cascade
YEAST: Lager.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
On keg at Draft House, Hammersmith. Pours clear dark amber, tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, earth, hints of coffee, caramel & chocolate. Taste: light sweet, toasted malts, light spices, hints of caramel, toffee, chocolate. Light to medium body, watery, thin mouthfeel, carb was fine, dry toasty finish
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2018
at 07:26
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2017
at 13:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the draft house. Pours deep amber, nose is toffee, cheesy, malty, taste is sweet toffee, chewy, light fruit
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2017
at 10:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
31st July 2017
Hackney Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep amber beer, small yellowish tan head. Palate is smooth and has just modest carbonation. Thin tangy dark malts, oxidised. Tangy ripe fruits. Tangy finish. Still some flavour here but the beer is clearly very tired.
Hackney Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep amber beer, small yellowish tan head. Palate is smooth and has just modest carbonation. Thin tangy dark malts, oxidised. Tangy ripe fruits. Tangy finish. Still some flavour here but the beer is clearly very tired.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 04:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared in London - picked up somewhere in London a few years ago. Pours clear ruby with a bubbly, off-white head. The nose holds dried, leathery berries, toasted malts. Light sweet flavour with subtly tangy, leathery berries, some wood, damp earth. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with some leafy bitterness, more old leather. So so overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2017
at 13:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Wine Cellar Sanderstead. It pours pretty much black with a decent beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, toast, mild sweetness, plain chocolate, earth and light umami. The taste is smooth, toast, roasted malt, light spice, brown bread, cacao nib, earth and touch of berry skin with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough for the style, but no game-changer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2016
at 08:06
6/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2016
at 13:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2015. Cola colour clear lasting beige head. some toffee and roast malt on the aroma. Reminds me mostly of a dark mild with a bit of caramel. It’s OK. Bit toffee is for me. Light condition. Some sting on the finish. OK but not my style of beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2015
at 06:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl Bottle from Beer Boutique. Dark brown colour, thin light-beige head. Aroma is fruity, dark fruits, malty, some jam, light roast, hint of hops. Flavour is medium sweet, light yeasty, dark fruits, light roasted malts, light hoppy bitter finish. Light bodied. Comes closer to a mild than a schwarz imo. OK-ish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2015
at 08:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Le Gothique, LBA bash, 24/07/14. Hazed chestnut brown with a decent beige head that retains. Nose is malt forward, toffee, spice, earthy hop backnotes, cocoa rub. Taste comprises mellow fruit, toffee, spice, brown bread. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok malty number.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2014
at 01:35