Pete's Perfect Palo Santo Black Lager
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
7.29
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
473ml can. Quasi black colour with slightly late awakening, average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Chocolately, mildly roasty, dark malty and minimally woody aroma, notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, a touch of coffee. Taste is roasty, chocolately, dark malty, slightly woody, notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, some hoppy and roasty bitterness, a touch of liquorice root; a minimally warming, alcoholic touch in the finish, well hidden alcohol overall. Creamy texture, smooth and soft, silky, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation. Well crafted, homogeneous, condensed, not overly complex - cannot keep up with the Amburana version.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, piney, wood, taste is meaty, roasted, light bitterness, wood spice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear dark brown with a small dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate and wood. Med body or better. Flavor is dark caramel, chocolate and that perfumy wood. Not dry, but not sticky. Not bitter, but the wood seems to stand in for hops. It's a really good flavor - I was thinking it was much like a high ABV brew, until I noticed it really is a high ABV brew. Heat really isn't very noticeable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
16oz can from Tavour. Near black pour; thin, creamy beige head. Roasty aroma with notes of chocolate and raisins. Taste is sweet, roasty malts, dark chocolate, prunes, raisins, fig. Creamy consistency and a zippy bitterness at the finish.