Schwarzbier
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
7.27
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Schwarzbier is one of the longest-standing beer styles in continental Europe, its roots being traced back to the medieval period. A classic dark lager, it balances rich, roasty flavours of coffee and chocolate with a dry finish and restrained hop bitterness.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from CW online. It pours pretty much black with a decent khaki head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, chocolate cake, nutty, brownie, touch of umami, malt loaf and a touch of liquorice. The taste is dry, toasty, rich roasted malt, umami, bitter - sweet, nutty, cacao nibs, dried fruit, malt cake, liquorice, leafy hops and light tar with a toasty cacao finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Really rather nice. Well crafted and balanced. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2021
at 17:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep brown black with a off white colored head. Aroma is rich malt, dark fruits, figgy, chocolate. Taste is rich roasted malty, light fruits, dark, more figgy, chocolate.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2021
at 19:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance is very dark, brown, with a big beige foamy head. Aroma- toasty malt, roast malt, toffee notes, milk chocolate. Taste is dark malts, roasty notes, coffee, caramel biscuit, nutty malt, chocolate, slight raisiny stickiness. Very good.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2021
at 20:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. CW online. Clear, very dark brown. Standard CW swede suits well. Nose has a leathery, chocolatey roast malt vibe. Toasted pine nuts. Steeped vine fruit. Taste has a nutty sweetness. Lightly dry, with some roast bitterness. Smooth and easy drinking. Foamy carbonation. Lingering light bitterness to finish. Lovely gear. Smells amazing.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Nov 2021
at 20:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Train ride to MBCC, 2021. Thanks Alex. Pours black with a small stable creamy beige head. Chocolate, roast and grains. Super smooth and dry. Well rounded.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2021
at 07:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose is creamy coffee, chocolate, dark fruits. Taste is chocolate, toffee, lots of creamy coffee. Sweet malt heavy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2021
at 16:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from CW online. A clear cola brown coloured pour with a loose beige head, sticky. Aroma is rich earthy brown bread, rye, light char, woody bark, Flavour is composed of rustic brown breads, rye, malt loaf, raisin, woody bark, liquoruce. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, frothy , spritzy coronation. Very nice depth.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2021
at 21:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home, from CW online thanks to Fergus order, 04/10/21. Lighter shade of black with a good sized khaki head. Nose is roast malts, ashen tones, dried fruit rinds, charr, liquorice, raisins, cocoa powder. Taste comprises mellow roast, baking powder, brown sugar dusting, burnt toffee, raisins, light spice, brown bread, trace of liquorice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with modest dusty hop bitterness. Solid easy drinking exponent of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2021
at 17:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - cheers to the team for sorting it out. Pours clear, deep brown with a modest, foamy beige head. Light-medium sweet, nice tobacco, ashy roast, burnt brown bread, mild leafy bitterness, a nip of bitter cocoa. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty well balanced, more light ashy roast, hints of dark berries, earth. Easy-drinking beer overall.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2021
at 16:15