7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at The King’s Head in Portland, Maine. The pour is a clear orangish golden with a ½ inch white head. The aroma is cracker malt, a touch of honey sweet and minimal bitterness. The taste is a nice clean mix of the cracker honey malt and soft earth bitterness towards the back. The palate is light to medium bodied, active carbonation and the dry clean finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
The King's Head
on 15 Mar 2025
at 16:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Just Ok. Cleanish, but a bit heavy on the malt, weaker on hop. I think it wasn’t lagered enough, it carries some fairly significant fermentation-fruitiness in there. Doesn’t work, but it remains drinkable enough.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 15:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Nutty malt aroma with notes of smoke, toasted malt, bread and caramel. Pours dark brown colored with a finger of tan head that has good retention and excellent lacing. Starts with nutty malt, bread and toasted malt flavors. Finishes smooth with caramel and smoke flavors. Delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2025
at 08:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Bottle Bar East: pours blackish with off white head. Aroma is dark chocolate, some coffee. Taste is malty, a little sweet. Not bitter. Toasty.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2025
at 03:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can best before 5/19/25, drunk 2/11/25.
Dark, bordering black. Clear. Large, light-tan head, good retention.
Ashy-roast, not too heavy, mixes with chocolate and a bit of light soy. Mild herbal hop on the very end and light mineral, as well. Clean.
In the mouth it's a bit given to the roast and ash with some dry, toasty notes towards the finish and a fairly light body. So that sounds kind of problematic, but it didn't bother me and this is a Schwarz, not a dunkel, so there should be some robust roast and stronger dark malt characteristics. Didn't seem like it was anything out of the ordinary for the style, to me. Body is light, but the texture isn't thin. Almost creamy, though slightly watery from the forced carbonation. Again, very clean and drinkable, with proper attenuation.
Dark, bordering black. Clear. Large, light-tan head, good retention.
Ashy-roast, not too heavy, mixes with chocolate and a bit of light soy. Mild herbal hop on the very end and light mineral, as well. Clean.
In the mouth it's a bit given to the roast and ash with some dry, toasty notes towards the finish and a fairly light body. So that sounds kind of problematic, but it didn't bother me and this is a Schwarz, not a dunkel, so there should be some robust roast and stronger dark malt characteristics. Didn't seem like it was anything out of the ordinary for the style, to me. Body is light, but the texture isn't thin. Almost creamy, though slightly watery from the forced carbonation. Again, very clean and drinkable, with proper attenuation.
Tried
from Can
from
Crafted
on 11 Feb 2025
at 19:28
6/10
Tried
on 04 Feb 2025
at 12:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Aroma is caramel, cocoa and roast. Taste is caramel and chocolate, mild coffee bitterness. Lighter body with some crisp texture. Finish matches the taste. Pretty nice. Wish there was more of this style available in the US. Enjoy it.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 03:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pours mahogany-tinged cola into a Sam glass. Mocha head with good retention pancakes as it recedes leaving trailing spots. Licorice and dark molasses aromas. Crisp with sweet pumpernickel and raisin brown bread upfront turning to chalky, burnt toast and espresso in the dry, lasting finish.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2025
at 22:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gold with a very slight haze and a three-finger head. Aroma is well balanced. Taste is also well balanced with a slight sweet finish.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dark brown with a three-finger head. Aroma is banana and cloves. Taste is also banana and cloves. Yes, there is also just a touch of maple syrup.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38