8

Botella @El Cabanon, Avilés. 11/12/2024. Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige aromas y sabores tostados, café, chocolate.

8.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Well, this the top rated Schwarzbier, so here goes. 750ml cork and cage brown bottle. Dark brown, almost black with a tad ruby-copper highlights. The head is frothy, mocha-coloured with average retention and a ring of foam left. Molasses and toffee aromas - hints of dark fruits, wood and alcoholic scotches. The mouthfeel is silky, with a little stickiness and decent dryness in the finish to not be too syrupy. Roasted malt base taste with enough sweetness from the Bourbon, but all blended well with the Rye and other barrels. Nothing stands out too much, as all well-balanced and quite smooth for such a high ABV. The alcohol is actually very well-hidden in the mouth, not warming as much as the nose gave out. Molasses, raisins. dates, liquorice, different Whisky notes, light wood tartiness. Quite a nice Schwarzbier with a lot going on, but all so nicely blended - worth trying every year for sure.

6.6

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

De fortes notes de mélasse s’accompagnent de fruits noirs et d’alcool chaleureux pour nous donner un olfactif malté et torréfié. Le liquide est noir et opaque, développant une petite mousse qui tient à peine quelques secondes. En bouche on y découvre encore beaucoup de mélasse ainsi que du chocolat, du caramel grillé et un alcool épicé. Le corps est rond, plein et velouté. Cette bière a mal été classée. Je la vois plus dans la catégorie Porter Baltique. De là ma note plus basse que la moyenne de mes confrères. Elle demeure néanmoins absolument délicieuse et se classe dans les meilleures bières dégustées à date. O:7.403 V:1.283 G:7.650 C:2.991 G:14.833 T:34.16

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black lager with a medium size dark brown foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt and black chocolate notes with some wonderful warming barrel notes. Taste is a great mix of chocolate notes with some roasted malt notes and some vanilla with woody notes of whiskey, scotch and bourbon with some faint residual sugar rounding out any rough edges there may have been. Truly wonderful sipper.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Corked bottle at Phill, 18-08-2020 lot 9104
Black colour, tan head. Wonderful aroma od dark bread, rye bread, cereals. Full bodied, but lean, with moderate sweetness; there is some malt depth, dark chocolate, some dark breadcrust, burnt sugar.
Elegant and very well constructed.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750mL bottle, pours jet black with a small beige head. Aroma is loaded with bourbon barrels, with a touch of peat, bready malt, and a hint of roast. Flavour reveals heavy bourbon upfront, accentuated well by some peated whiskey from the Islay (more than the nose suggested), vanilla beans, and moderate sweetness. The bourbon and Islay complement each other very well. The finish is moderately sweet, somewhat boozy, and all round beer refined. Elegant.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml (thx, Alex M.!) on Phill's deck. Appearance: almost black with a weak beige head. Aroma: lots of bourbon, whiskey, no islay presence (thx, god!). Taste: along the same lines with some dark fruits, roasted malts, moderately thick and sweet. Overall: good one.

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Brown bottle, 750 ml, production date: 18-08-2020, lot 9104, bought at Broue Ha Ha on September 23, 2020, savoured on October 11, 2020; eye: licorice, opaque, no effervescence, sheet of beige head that turns into a ring, slight lacing; nose: coffee, light whisky, slight smoked, chocolate, slight aniseed, light alcohol, slight peat; mouth: coffee, light whisky, slight smoked, chocolate, slight aniseed, light alcohol, alcohol warmth, slight peat, finale in whisky with smoky presence, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic and lightly oily texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, date de production: 18-08-2020, lot 9104, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha le 23 septembre 2020, savourée le 11 octobre 2020; œil : réglisse, opaque, pas d’effervescence, couverture de mousse beige qui se transforme en un anneau, très légère dentelle; nez : café, léger whisky, très léger fumé, chocolat, très léger anis, léger alcool, très léger tourbe; bouche : café, léger whisky, très léger fumé, chocolat, très léger anis, léger alcool, chaleur d’alcool, très léger tourbe, finale en whisky avec présence fumé, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique et légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien bon

7

A deep dark Schwarz with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light peated notes, very nice. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, peated character, very nice.