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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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice dark pour in glass. Nose and taste is lightly smoked malts. Low bodied watery mouth feel. Rated 12/20/2000
Tried
on 12 May 2010
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Pours very dark copper, ruby highlights, with a quickly fading head.Nose shows dark chocolate, lots of caramel and light roasted malt. Quite sweet, that caramel and an enticing bready note work wonders.Similar flavours though not as complex: roasted barley, sweet caramel approaching honey. Mild roasty bitterness accompanies a dry finish.Carbonation is ridiculously high.Aroma is the strong point of this beer, it’s really let down in other areas. The carbonation problem is a real worry.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2010
at 04:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Short-lived beige head, over deep ruby-brown beer. Rich, fruity-sweet nose, molasses, caramel, dried black prunes. Watered-down caramel with molasses; watery chocolate drink, artificial fruitiness. Pretty thin body, with syrup slickness watered-down. Waste of malts, waste of sugar, waste of glass. Ouch.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2010
at 09:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle.Dark brown colour with small beige head.Aroma is mild rosted band fruity of plum and black berries,mild and well balanced but also a bit wheak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2010
at 05:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Provdatum: 2009-02-15, flaska Göteborg UTS: Mörkt brun/röd kulör, vacker kola brun krona D: Sött bröd S: lätt sötma , medium beska, kittlanda kolsyra kaffe/lite chokoläääde ES: Växande eftersmak, tonar ut fint
Tried
on 05 Mar 2010
at 05:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from Bierzwerg. Deep brown colour, large and creamy beige head. Fruity-spicy nose. Malty background with caramel, spices, blackcurrant and a shy hoppy touch. The combination of blackcurrant and herbs is quite fascinating. An interesting interpretation of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2010
at 12:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(bottle, 33cl) Clear, mahogany colour with a beige and dense medium-sized foamy head. Sweet and berry-fruity aroma with notes of toasted malt, caramel and spicy hops. Sweet-bitter flavour with a tinge of sourness, light to medium bodied with a slightly fizzy carbonation. Moderately roasted malt character with notes of caramel, liquorice and distinctive berry-fruity notes; dry and roasty, also quite hoppy finish. 23.II.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2010
at 23:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Esbjerg beerfestival. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is malt, hop, caramel, roasted. flavour is malt, hop, caramel, roasted, fruit. Easy drinkable nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2010
at 00:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Esbjerg Beerfestival. A deep reddish to ruby beer topped by a small beige head. Bread and caramel on the nose, some hints of butterscotch and a pleasant fruity touch. A little hint of dried fruits in the background. Bread, caramel, crusts and some fruity hops in the flavor, dry, nicely carbonated and medium-bodied. Dry, bready and slightly fruity finish with some bitterness. A quite nice and easy drinkable beer. 091022
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2010
at 10:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This shwarzbier poured a deep black colour with a quickly lived tan coloured head. To the nose there are scents of caramel, sweet malts and brown sugar. First swig was heavy flavoured but yet slightly watery for a shwarz. Flavours of molassas, malt and caramel most prodominent. Finish is thick and almot oily with a flavour of sweet malts lingering.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2009
at 18:58