DaveW (9), Rhode Island, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 9, 2006 Nice aromas of malt, roast, a hint of berries and toastiness. Beautiful dark amber color, almost opaque. I like the smoothness and drinking quality a lot. I’m not a big fan of really dark beers but I do like this one.
 RCL (1496), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 Lightly nutty aroma. Delicious, sightly sweet malty flavor with a light hop finish. Best schwarzbier I have had.
Odyn (222), New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 Love the color, though I didn’t pick up much on the nose. Easy drinking taste that is light and a little creamy. Good finish with a subtle hint of currants.
agillespie81 (206), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Aroma - heavy malt, faint coffee, toffee;
Appearance - very dark brown, almost opaque, thick head, good lacing;
Taste - basic malt front, back has a bold hop bitterness, likewise in the finish;
Palate - pretty crisp mouthfeel, nice body;
Overall - flavorful for the style, a tad too bitter though, solid brew.
Dickinsonbeer (3500), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 Pours a nice deep dark woody brown- almsot black with some ruby highlights- nice foamy lasting beige head and awesome lace. Aroma is toasty malts, some light munichs, but a nice sharp chocolate with roast as well- crisp and clean with some spicy noble hop as well. Flavor is crisp clean-- some light cookie dough malts, toast, sharp dark chocolate, clean crisp bitterness- fresh. Nice Schwarz.
SuIIy (1486), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 12oz bottle. pours a dark brownish color with a dark brown head. Nose is light malt notes with some malted chocolate hints. Palate is filmy and velvet. Flavors are chocolate with some malted milk notes and a bit of dark malt notes.
jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 16, 2007 12 oz. bottle, bottled on date on the back label, sampled in a lager glass.
A nice looking start, poured a dark chocolate black with a two finger high creamy pale tan head, good retention, fair amount of ringed laced sticking.
Light aromas of smoked roasted malts at first then malty scents of chocolate and coffee arise. traces of caramel too. Faint earthy herbalness and dark fruitiness in the background.
Creamy smooth moderate bodied feel, some slickness on the tongue, what one expects for the style. Really pleasant tasting, rich and mellow roasted malts, chocolate caramel and coffee with a dash of cream. The hops add a quite soft spiciness along with the advertised black currant fruitiness. Finishes darkly malt sweet and currant fruity.
This is a good take on the traditional Schwarzbier, from the lagers I’ve tried from Buzzard Bay, all are above average and this is no exception.
tommy8768 (120), Litlle Compton, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 23, 2006 Had on tap at Bittersweet Farm in Westport, MA(about 4 miles down the road from the brewery by the way). Very dark, almost black. Good flavor, very smooth and not hoppy at all. No head to speak of. Went well with dinner but would definitely be good for a couple of cocktails after work. My favorite Buzzard yet!
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