Dale Bros. California Black Beer

Brewed by Dale Bros. Brewery
Style: American Dark Lager
Upland, California USA

Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Floral aroma. Bronze dark coloured malty smooth and a little rich on the palate with a crisp and bitter malt finish.

Bottle 650ml.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee notes, light hoppy, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, fruity sour. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090821]

Septemberfest. Sample from a bottle thanks to nearbeer. Dark red-brown. Thin off white head. Aroma is caramel, watery. Taste is thin caramel sweetness.

Bottle, 22oz, thx to Papsoe. It’s a clear, copper-colored beer, quite flat and headless. Caramel, some bread and fruityness in the aroma. The flavor is much the same, with caramel dominating, and bready malts and fruity hops playing second violin. Full-bodied with surprisingly good carbonation in the mouth. Some bitterness in the finish, but mostly fruits and caramell. What is there to say? Not much wrong with it, it’s just not very interesting. 090821

Clear deep amber. Caramel dark malty aroma. Flavour of dark malt, caramel and some spice.

Bottle 65 cl. Clear orangey brown with an off-white head. Roasted malt in the nose. Medium body, roasted malt and a little licorice. Subdued bitterness. 210809

Bottle shared at Lithy’s Septemberfest tasting. Pours a clear chestnut brown with tan ring of head. Flavor is lots of sweetness and a little bit of vinegar and toffee. Not horrible, but far from great.

Bottle. Spicy aroma, some paper. Clear dark brown colour. Small tan head. Mildly roasted flavour, slightly sweet. Dryish finish, but not bad.