21/10/2006. BRAUHAUS STERNEN, Hohenzornstrasse 2, FRAUENFELD, Thurgau, Switzerland

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Light bodied with some toffee and coffee notes. Definitely mainstream, but palatable enough.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

bottle, bought at the brewery. Black colour, beautiful creamy head. Flavours of malt, roasted malt, caramel, coffee and bitter chocolate. Quite fruity, especially in the finish and aftertaste.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

(bottle, with thanks to quack-duck!) Very dark brown, almost black colour with a fluffy beige foamy head. Slightly sweet and sourish fusty nose of roasted malt with notes of caramel and dark chocolate. Sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly roasted malt-character with notes of chocolate and caramel; moderately dry and bitter finish with chocolate and a very subtle sourish fruitiness. Definitely not moreish. The label states that it is obergärig (top-fermented). Additional info from the homepage of the brewery says it is fermented with Kölsch-yeasts. My first “dark Kölsch” doesn´t work for me.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Brown color; huge head. Another one with a bad fermentation, some paper aroma, quite high sourness.