Black Bavarian
Sprecher Brewing Company in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
7.05
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Our signature beer, Black Bavarian, is renowned for its drinkability. This light to medium-bodied Schwarzbier (black beer) features superb malt and hop complexity. Beneath the creamy tan head, within the lager’s smooth mouthfeel lie flavors and aromas suggesting dark roasted coffee, caramel and bittersweet chocolate. Masterful hopping makes Black Bavarian both lighter and drier than expected. It has a pleasingly long finish. The kind that lingers just enough between sips, the kind that makes this rich flavored brew so easy to drink.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle. From the Mint, Bethlehem, PA. Nearly black in colorwith ruby hues. Lots of malt and coffee up front. the lager yeast is noticeable with a delightful chocolate and roasted character. I also get just a touch of bitterness to help with balance. The roasted malt has depth. Medium in body with just enough carbonation to give it a prickly/ lively mouthfeel. If its this good in a bottle, I can only imagine it on draft. This is above average in the style if you ask me. I would love to drink this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 02:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Smoky malt, prune, sweet chocolate aroma. Black brown with a small tan head. Smoky chocolate malt, sweet molasses, and little light coffee flavor. Medium body, light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2012
at 18:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours very dark ruddy brown with a slight creamy tan head. Aromas of chocolate and dark caramel. Near full bodied. Flavor is dark charred toffee with some chocolate and a hint of coffee. Drinks nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2011
at 16:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Barcade, Brooklyn, New York, NY. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Malty, caramel aroma. Tastes malty, caramel, coffee, chocolate. Smooth and surprisingly easy to drink. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2011
at 08:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours black with small dark brown highlights. Pretty good lacing, medium body, and thick smooth texture. Taste is roasted malt, coffee, and light hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2011
at 16:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, medium creamy deep beige head, opaque brown colour, aroma of coffee and hay with some floral notes and a hint of porchini mushrooms, flavout of roasted coffee with some dried fruits and charred wood in the back, long bitter aftertaste. Nice but nothing too exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2011
at 13:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: Sampled at the NY Brewfest on Governor's Island, 6/19/10
Aroma: The nose is fairly malty: burnt, roasted, and caramel mostly
Appearance: Th pour is dark, brown/black color, a little red, largish frothy head
Flavor: Caramel and roasted malts, somewhat sweet, decent bitterness too, balanced
Palate: It has a decent mouthfeel, relatively long duration, and medium body
Overall Impression: This was a pretty solid dark beer. Not anything crazy or super exciting, just solid and drinkable, but that is no knock. This stuff is decent enough for what it is trying to be.
Aroma: The nose is fairly malty: burnt, roasted, and caramel mostly
Appearance: Th pour is dark, brown/black color, a little red, largish frothy head
Flavor: Caramel and roasted malts, somewhat sweet, decent bitterness too, balanced
Palate: It has a decent mouthfeel, relatively long duration, and medium body
Overall Impression: This was a pretty solid dark beer. Not anything crazy or super exciting, just solid and drinkable, but that is no knock. This stuff is decent enough for what it is trying to be.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2011
at 12:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A reddish brown lager with a very thin off white head. In aroma, nutty chocolate with light sourish notes. In mouth, a smooth chalky chocolate, powdery, a bit underwhelming. Medium bodied. On tap at Datz, May 24 2010.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2010
at 15:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
on tap-pours a tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/licorice. Taste is dark malt-roasty/licorice/ashy, some dark fruit, earthy hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2010
at 09:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 16 oz bottle. I’ve had a couple of bad Sprecher brews in the past so I was apprehensive about purchasing, but the RateBeer reviews were good so I decided to try it out, and boy I’m glad I did. Aroma is of alcohol, chocolate and malt, it’s not overpowering but not anything to whiff at either. Pour is pure black. Taste is honestly like a low alcohol Dark Lord from Three Floyd’s...that’s what I’m tasting anyways. It’s rich in chocolate and coffee and is incredibly smooth. Will have to try again!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2010
at 15:18