Dark Helmet
Westbrook Brewing Co. in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
7.02
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German-style black lager with a ludicrously smooth roastiness.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at homre ... deep black ... thin tan head ... soft dark sweet roast nose ... dark roast ... crystal malts ... sweet roast ,., soft toffee roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 11:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 22oz. It’s a dark reddish brown beer topped by a dense, finger-thick beige head leaving lacings. The aroma has toffee, some chocolate and roasted malts and a faint note of corn. Dark bread as well. The flavor has the same chocolate and toffee, with roasted malts, dark rye bred and some faint notes of corn. Semi-sweet on the palate, with a nice carbonation level. Roasted finish with chocolate and some salty hints. Not very true to style this one, but nice and tasteful anyway. Complex in a subtle way. 140315
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2014
at 15:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 650ml @ home
Pours clear dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, rye and toasted bread. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a roasted and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, rye and toasted bread. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a roasted and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2014
at 15:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with small off-white head. Aroma of coffee, bread, pumpernickel, ash and light fruity yeast esters. Taste is very light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of coffee, ash and bread. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice but very roasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 10:15
6/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2014
at 18:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Euston Tap, 15/01/14. Light black with a good sized faded tan head that dissipates to a covering and edgework. Nose is dark malts, sweet tones, earthy cocoa backdrop, toffee fudge, soft brown bread dough. Taste comprises cocoa powder, dark toffee fudge, a sweet lead schwarz, muscavado sugars, hint of dark fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, sweet closure. Nice schwarz, pretty sweet but well balanced, a pint of this would likely be a little too much for my palate but a half is fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2014
at 02:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at the Jeffrey Pours very pretty dark brown with lovely head of coffee milkshake with great legs. Nose is light cola and chocolate. Tastes of dark chocolate, earth, espresso, chalk, ring pops, and cream. Velvety and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Dec 2013
at 17:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the Beers from the Bikes Villes tasting on 11/08/2013. The beer is a solid black color with a medium beige head that diminishes gradually. Small patches of lacing. Malt, citrus and hops in the nose. Light to medium body with a roasty character of malt and chocolate, along with some citrusy hops and licorice in the background. The finish is sweet with a roast malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2013
at 18:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at CBI, London on 16th June 2013. Black with tan head and almost no lace. Rich berries, fruitcake and roasty aroma. Rich roast malts in-mouth with tanginess. Grassy and tangy flavours in finish with touches of smoke. Zingy mouthfeel and solid body. A good mouthful!
Tried
on 02 Sep 2013
at 09:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black colour with a beige head with good duration and medium lasting. Arome has notes of peat, toasted malts and light coffee. Flavor is dominated by black coffee, chocolate, toasty, peat and slightly ashes. The final is slightly bittery with a good duration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2013
at 08:18