Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from Waitrose as 'Neu Black Lager'. Deep brown in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of toasty malts and herbal hops. Flavour was sweetish, with some caramel and more toasty malts, before a moderately bitter finish. An ok dark lager.

Malty, dark lager. Decent.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a very pretty, clear dark brown with a lacing off-white head. Very delicious and delicate aroma hops in the nose. Medium body, soft on the palate, sweet malts and again this slightly spicy note. Very well made. 271217

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Alles was ich bisher von And Union hatte, war erste Sahne - dies ist das erste dunkle, wie immer in der unverwechselbaren Flasche mit straighten Design. Optisch mit vielen Schwebstoffen, nicht ganz so dunkel wie ein Stout. In der Nase Karamell, leichte Frucht. Im Trunk sehr malzig, süß, süffig, leicht Karamell. Hohe Drinkability, Dark Lager passt ganz gut - definitiv kein klassisches Schwarzbier. Feines Ding.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16-09-17 // 500ml bottle from the bottle on the Autobahn. Dark Brown coloured. Roasted malts, toasted malts, medium sweet mild bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of THURSDAY Dark Lager / NEU BLACK on 16 Sep 2017 at 18:12 - Score: 6. Original review text: Auf dem Weg zu Chris S. happy birthday mate!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Murky brown with an off white head. Light aroma hop touch in the nose, so far so promising, though not revealing too much of its malty base. Taste... light perfumey taste, soft and later on soapy, notes of cardboard, light bitter finish, ending too dry. Nope.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled 500ml (AbM, BB 09/2017)
Chestnut colour, medium-sized beige head. Bready harsh aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Active carbonation. Bready some toasted caramel, finish has odd metal notes. Simple dunkel.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a thin tan head, aroma has light nutty roast, taste has sweet malts, some chocolate, light fruits.
Earlier Rating: 7/8/2013 Total Score: 2.8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; chestnut brown pour with off white head, roast malt aroma, dried fruits, roast and doughy bread in the taste.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, bread, and caramel, leading to a dry finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/3/2013 Total Score: 3.3
Bottled. An amber beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and dusty hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and malt, leading to a dry finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample from 50 cl bottle. Dark amber colour with a thin, white head. Sweet aroma with dark malts, caramel malts and fruits. Taste is sweet. Medium bodied. Finishes sweet with dark malts and nuts.