Bear Republic Black Mamba

just mediocre, nothing special. the bartender tried to tell me that this was an imperial stout, but obviously it isn’t. poured very black, malt, chocolate and a little bit of that belgian esk funk. it was on the dry side palate wise, i felt as if this beer was lacking something.

On tap at Bear Republic. Tasted like a generic schwarzbier to me, not really digging this one. Maybe just because it was served alongside so many thrilling beers, it deserves a better rating? Well, no time to worry about that, this mildly sweet crystal malty beer will have to go down the hatch to make room for more.

a confounding style to say the least. had this on tap at flossmoor station. i asked if there were any guest beers on tap and she mentioned this one. i asked the style and she said it was ’belgian style’. when it was brought to me and i started to drink it i was convinced that there was some mistake and that i was drinking one of their porters. what sets it apart from the usual porter is that it came across with a thinner mouthfeel which was interesting, and very little in the nose whatsoever. much more subtle in terms of the roast, this was very easy going, like a wit would be.

draft at map room. dark black with thin tan head. sweet malty aroma, a little funky. super chocolatey and coffeed, which surprised me. pretty good overall. small bit thin. not super belgian.

pours black thin tan head with some lacing. sweet malty aroma. roasty-malt flavor with spicy notes, not sweet as the aroma suggests. medium bodied, bubbly on the tongue. not a bad beer, but i didn’t find it extremely entertaining, either.