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Buzzards Bay Black Lager 3.15 41

Buzzards Bay Black Lager

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413.21/5.03.15/5.0Special4.7%65.1Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
his beer’s looks are deceiving! It may look like a stout, but your first sip will tell you otherwise. Brewed in the tradition of a German Schwarzbier, our Black Lager may look dark, but it tastes clean, bright and smooth. And if you concentrate, you can taste the faint flavor of black currants in the finish, thanks to Brambling Cross hops. This beer has quickly become a staff favorite! Canadian 2-Row Pale Malt Durst Munich & Vienna Malt Weyerman Black Malt Magnum – Bittering Hops Hallertauer & Brambling Cross – Flavor & Aroma Hops ABV: 4.7% IBUs: 18
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 RCL (1487), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Apr 2, 2009  
Lightly nutty aroma. Delicious, sightly sweet malty flavor with a light hop finish. Best schwarzbier I have had.


 BroSpud (612), , Massachusetts, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/510/20
Mar 29, 2009  
12oz bottle. Very drinkable and indeed a lager despite the nice dark color that pours into the glass.


 mcox90 (651), Wilton, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 16, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with red highlights and a small tan head. Nose is malty with a faint whiff of smoke. Palate is thin, but crisp and clean. Flavor is roasted malt, some bakers chocolate with a nice hop background for balance. Quite drinkable.


 Rastacouere (5563), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 10, 2009  
Deep cola brown with low effervescence and a slowly fading tan head. Rather straight burnt grain nose, consideraly roasty, almost powdery and feeling quite dry from it. Minimal blackberry fruitiness is obstructed by the roast. Light bodied and relatively drinkable thanks to its crisp consistency and engaging, if pushed, carbonation. Slight leafy hop finish provides an appreciated deepening bitterness.


 halfonit (476), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 28, 2009  
Has a nice hazy dark brown almost black color. Smells of smokes malts. Has a smokey malt flavor with hints of coffee and nuts. Nice and smooth.


 Rciesla (3777), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/513/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Some lagered notes, light fruity esters, a hint of caramel and coco. not bad.


 jcwattsrugger (5572), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 27, 2009  
12oz bottle-pours a dissipating tan head and black color. Aroma is ashy then dark fruit-prune/fig, some off putting notes. Taste is sweet dark malt-molasses/toffee, dark fruit-prune, some hops bite. Soft, nice. Thanks to donkeyrunner/Shane for this trade with jwc215 & me.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 21, 2008  
(Bottle). Malty aroma, with fruit notes. Deep reddish brown body, small head. Mild roasty flavor, some fruit. Body is a bit thin. Pleasant and drinkable, but not great.



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