Cape Cod Black Van Lager
Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
6.83
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark black color with some light brown hues in and around the color. Rimmed with an off white foamy head dissipating at a decent pace. Mild lace.
The aroma had a ruggedly burnt coffee grounds to mild roast. German lager yeastiness seems to be extremely faint, mild earthy to rugged chocolatey-ness.
The flavor yields to that rugged burnt to roasty and semi-earthy sly woodiness. Some leather and then enters on into a mild bready/woody/earthy/roasty aftertaste strolling into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability to it. German yeast strength seems weaker and so the feel keeps that rugged burnt coffee ground grinding into my tongue.
Overall, perhaps could have used a bit more of the German lager yeast to quicken the pace of the smooth breadiness to come out in the feel. Maybe again, for now, leaves me scratching my beard a little bit.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
22 oz bottle. Pours black with a slight reddish brown tint when held in the light, dense off white head, slight bit of lacing. Muted coffee and brown bread aroma. Full bitter coffee and milk chocolate flavor. Full finish.