Black Forest
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
6.14
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A Bavarian black beer with distinctive carmel malt sweetness and rich creamy trademark head. Flavorful, yet smooth; it is very drinkable!
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. This is one of the first few beers I really liked. I imagine it has changed considerably in ingredient quality and character in the decade since then...but maybe I’m mistaken. Deepish brown-amber body. Thin but steady beige head. Kind of weak on the chocolate malt, you almost get amber tones. I used to really enjoy this beer, but it just a medium bodied mediocrity these days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2013
at 22:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Black as the night with a small beige head. Some lacing
Aroma: Dominating roasted malt.
Palate: Medium body. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Roasted malt, chocolate and light fruity.
Overall impression: A pretty nice schwarzbier.
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget in Uddevalla, Sweden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2013
at 04:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Purchased at Walmart in the States in a tester 6-pack. Pours a dark brown colour with frothy off-white head that stays a while and has great foamy lace. Malty nose of caramel, chocolate and roasted one with hints of yeast. Also malty taste of roasted malts and cherries. All of this pretty mild. A decent schwarzbier but a tad too mild overall.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2012
at 15:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Nearly black with a medium head. Light body. Aroma was light roasted malts, fruity, herbal. Flavor had a light sweetness, light malts, a bit of fruit. Pretty boring.
Tried
on 16 May 2012
at 05:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Dark brown-colored. Malty aroma with caramel, light roasty hints and some nutty notes. Sweet caramelly flavor. Light to medium-bodied. Feels to me more like a Dunkel than a Schwarzbier. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2012
at 10:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Tap @ Chapter House, Ithaca. Deep reddish-brown appearance with a tan head. Toasty, slightly caramelized, grassy, toffee aroma. Tangy, soapy, dark caramel, charred hay flavor. Not very smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2012
at 21:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot. Black color, off-white head. Smell malt and sweetness. Taste malts, sweet and caramel. Average carbo and body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2011
at 07:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
35ml bottle. Thick creamy off-white head. Very dark amber pour. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2011
at 08:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark, black beer with an off-white head. Aroma is quite sweet and malty. Lots of caramel. Flavour is also quite sweet and malty, Also loads of caramel. Slight hint of burnt malts. Quite mild. Pleasant beer, not very special.
(From bottle @ Oirschots beer festival)
(From bottle @ Oirschots beer festival)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2011
at 16:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dezent herber und leicht röstmalziger Antrunk. Dazu im Mittelteil etwas süß, die Herbe lässt dabei nach. Süßlich malzig im weitern Verlauf, das Bier ist hier kaum herb oder bitter und wirkt eher wie ein untergäriges Dunkles als ein obergäriges Schwarzbier. OK. 5/9/9/11/11/9
Tried
on 07 May 2011
at 08:04