Rennsteig
Schilling Beer Company in Littleton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Rotating|
Score
7.46
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Schwarzbier
A truly drinkable German dark lager. Loads of malt complexity - fresh baked rye bread, baker's chocolate, and a hint of coffee, but still light and crisp. Named for the 700 year old hiking trail in Germany.
A truly drinkable German dark lager. Loads of malt complexity - fresh baked rye bread, baker's chocolate, and a hint of coffee, but still light and crisp. Named for the 700 year old hiking trail in Germany.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
16oz can pour at the April DC Ratebeer tasting. Poured a dark golden brown color with a small, white head. Aroma was light toasted malts, mild chocolate. Flavor was chocolate malts, roasted. Light grassy notes. Rich, but also crisp and light.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2023
at 04:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep translucent garnet red-brown body, medium tan head. Aroma a medley of sweet, toasted breads, cocoa, dark fruits (especially berries), and roasted coffee. Body crisp, with cocoa, tangy grain, coffee beans, and tannic dark fruit skins, dry on the whole. Lovely depth. Fantastic schwarzbier.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2023
at 14:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a chestnut brown with a full two fingers of beige head. Aroams of baker's chocolate, coffee and light herbal notes. More of the same on the palate with loads of baker's chocolate. Drying finish that is crisp and clean.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 21 Apr 2023
at 23:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
DC Crew host the Brits invasion Tasting, Can: Poured an orange amber with a tan head. Aroma is malty, wheat, biscuit. Taste is malty, grainy, fruity, hint of coffee.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2023
at 00:42
7/10
Tried
on 13 Apr 2023
at 23:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Roast and light coffee. Pretty good balance. Dark brown pour with decent head. Light bitter finish with some musk. Can thanks to Andy.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2023
at 22:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can pours a murky cola brown with some lacey white head. Nose has malt and candy and cola and marzipan. Flavor is cream soda, candied pecans, marzipan, malt, tootsie roll. Finished dry, a little bitter. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2023
at 22:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Canned 4/5/22, drunk 8/4/22. Clear cola-mahogany-garnet. Large, dark beige head shows strong retention. Honey, almond, biscuit, cola and hazelnut shows good balance with a touch of brown sugar suggesting quite a bit of maltiness. Little/no hops after three months, if there ever were many, but some moderate roasted/toasted malt acidity and light minerality. Clean, no alcohol. Surprisingly very dry, not quite too much so, as there's still a good maltiness to it, yet it ends on a bit too much toasted character, perhaps, with pretzel and seltzer notes alongside cacao, biscuit and hazelnut. Lingering mineral, light roast/toast and hints of brown sugar.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2022
at 23:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours dark brown. Chocolate, toast, rich dark malt, toffee, raspberry. Lovely soft body. Outstanding.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2022
at 00:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can pour from Beer and Wine Nation, Merrimack. It's a clear dark ruby with light sparkle, thin cap of khaki head with fair retention and light lacing. Aroma is moderate toasted rye bread and roasted earthy malt with slightest hint of baker's chocolate and coffee. Taste is sweet malts, caramel, rye, hint of dark fruit and late bitter quality. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and crisp, dry finish as taste with very little bitterness. Overall, complexity is there if you look for it. Moderate strength. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2022
at 04:27