Schwarzbier
House of Funk in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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German for “black beer”, this seasonal lager bier was step mashed with premium Skagit Valley Pilsener malt and midnight wheat. Crisp and clean with notes of chocolate and coffee. Naturally carbonated.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at House of Funk, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Nose is quite earthy and bready, with a bit of burnt character to the malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with a very dry, almost burnt earthy malt character dominating. Pleasant enough but I'd prefer some roast and a little sweetness. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2021
at 20:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black and roasty. Looks and tastes and smells like a stout. Lots of burnt character. Straightforward malts. Decent malt bitterness. But definitely the roast is amped for the style – and nuance drops out, although the finish is more lagery than a stout would carry. I never know what to do with a schwarzbier. So many of them just aren’t very good, and the good ones could easily slide into some other style (Sprecher Black Bavarian back in the day, and this one now). Honestly, it’s a good stout and let’s just leave it at that.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2021
at 07:26