6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown. Small off white head. Aroma is sweet caramelish. Toasted malt. Slight fruity. Light caramelish. Sweet. Slight phenolic and toasted malt. Lingering sweet malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2018
at 22:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy orange. Small white head. Aroma is grapefruity. Solid hoppy.bitter. Smooth fruity. Crisp hoppy.bitter. Slight erbal. Dry hoppy. Smooth fruity.bitter and lingering fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2018
at 21:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. can. Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Aroma of florals, grapefruit and pine. Taste follows nose with some herbal elements. Some vegetal notes. Finish is mildly bitter and not very sweet. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2017
at 13:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16 fl oz can. Pours clear and golden deep hazzlenut brown. Aroma is roasted malt, slight breadish and herbal. Coffee, dark malty and roasted. Lingering bitter and coffee finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2017
at 18:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz can. Pours hazy yellow. Small white head. Aroma is mild herbal. Grassy and straw. Bitter, slight fuity. Lild citric and slight grassy. Bitter. Crisp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2017
at 20:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours pitch black. Small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty. Bitter, roasted and breadish. Roasted, bitter and dark malty. Dry and roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2017
at 01:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF from jdell15. 12 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 6/14/2017. Pours slightly hazy dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of nuttiness, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of roast/bready malt and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of nuttiness, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark/brown bread, nuttiness, smoke, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from hop/roast bitterness. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an awesome schwarzbier! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Clean and rich Munich/roast malt flavors, with balancing noble hops. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2017
at 15:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a BIF from jdell15. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/17/2016. Pours lightly hazy dark ruby red, light orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, red grape, orange peel, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted brown bread; with lighter notes of nutmeg, peppercorn, clove, ginger, cinnamon, banana, bubblegum, cocoa, toffee, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light spice notes; with great strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, red grape, orange peel, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted brown bread; with lighter notes of nutmeg, peppercorn, clove, ginger, cinnamon, banana, bubblegum, cocoa, toffee, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and yeast tang/spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark fruits, cherry, apricot, red apple, red grape, orange peel, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, nutmeg, light pepper/clove, toffee, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light spice notes; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy mouthfeel that is nice, Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a very good Belgian strong dark ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light spice notes; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. I expected way more spices from the description. Super stone fruity and sweet, not as peppery on the yeast as I would have preferred. Well balanced malt and yeast flavors, with nice all around complexity. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2017
at 18:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
6 oz pour on draft at Snallygaster 2017 shared. Slightly hazy yellow. Aromas of wine. Tastes of wine, tart notes, citrus, stone fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2017
at 00:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Barrel is well integrated here. Some florals, and some tangerine like a fresh organic farm. Some lime. Pours golden with ok head and lacing. Light tangy finish. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2017
at 16:04