Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
I would have guessed this to be a stout or a porter, but a dark lager? Never. The head is tan and frothy, and the aroma is roasty and chocolately. The flavor is quite malty and complex, with intense roasted/smoke flavors, caramel, coffee, licorice, and some others I can't quite identify. If all schwarzbeirs were like this, I'd be trying them a lot more often.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
This is the first brewery I've seen that actually sells its beer in pints, so I had to get a few of their beers. This is a decent stout, but not complex enough to be a true imperial. It's a little overly sweet, but in an artificial way; it kind of tastes like black coffee with too much sweet and low added to it. The finish carries qualities of aspartame as well, but with some slight licorice notes. A decent try, but it falls just a little short.
crit200 (5349) reviewed Mai Bock from Sprecher Brewing Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Sparkling amber,dense beige head. Faint malt nose. Medium sweet malt flavor with some alcohol heat
Oakes (33770) reviewed Abbey Triple from Sprecher Brewing Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
I'll do you one better, cranes - I didn't care for this at all. Light copper, sugary, ever so slightly cidery. Sweet, flowery, bubblegummy and very sugary. No balance.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Winter Brew from Sprecher Brewing Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown. Big burly aroma is very appetizing. Nice bready taste, with hints of chocolate in the relatively dry finish. Slightly fizzier than I would like but overall this is tasty.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Irish Style Stout from Sprecher Brewing Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Dark brown; toasty, a little thin, has a whole grain bread crustiness to it. A decent porter, but nowhere near making it as a stout.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Mai Bock from Sprecher Brewing Company 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Light bronze; aroma like chocolate chip cookie dough, with slight notes of smoke and rye (whiskey); evenly balanced, malty palate - firm, but finishing dry and smooth. Well-made. Perfect for rainy days in May.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Black Bavarian from Sprecher Brewing Company 25 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Intense, complex maltiness. Loads of flavour. One of the world's best schwarzbiers.