Escousse

Brewed by Brasseurs RJ
Style: Schwarzbier
Montreal, Canada

Thanks to Lubiere. Dark brown and clear. Tan head. roasty malty aroma. Malty flavor. Sharp malty bitterness. Decent.

Roasty malt aroma. Black body with generous, thick tan head that lasts nicely. Very appealing looking beer. Huge roastiness in the falvour almost reminiscent of a porter but this has a definite lager mouthfeel and is actually quite refreshing. Bottle.

Pours an opaque blackness with a thick, puffy, and well-lacing, light tan head. Aroma is mildly malty and burnt. Smooth flavorful body has lots of caramel and roasted malts and hints of dark chocolate. A good easy drinking schwarzbier, but just doesn't quite have the substance to be more highly rated.

2004 edition. Pours black with a fair amount of carbonation. Muted aromas of malt and coffee. Flavors begin with espresso and chocolate malt, and finish with notes of roasted almonds. I'm never quite sure how to comment about the palate of Schwarzbiers, because I tend to associate their flavors with a heavy mouth feel, and they (by their very nature) tend to be lighter and more carbonated. Confusing, but still a delight. Thanks Lubiere!

Bottle pours midnight black with ruby on the edges.   Large foamy tannish head, with what appears to be very sticky lacing.   Heavy roasted malts on the nose, along with minor notes of coffee/espresso.   Almost appears more of a dark porter than a blackbier.   Welp, certainly tastes more like a blackbier, burnt!   Burnt malts and a light hop profile on this one.   A bit thin on the body, but otherwise quite nice and easy to drink.   Finishes with a light bitterness and a slight nutty tinge, not to mention the burnt malts.   Rather enjoyable.    Thanks goes out to Rastacouere for the trade!

2004 version (seal). Deep black but clear with a nice moka coloured head. Smoked malt and bitter chocolate taste , where the roasted notes come out well, and light hop in the finish. Very good body. However, in a blind tasting, this would have been classed as a porter as I tought the malts and hops where more typical of that style.

Opaque black, tan head of medium size. Aroma first of roasted malt, then some strange metallic smell which soon left room for hoppy berries. The flavour is coffeeish bitter, though some very nice malty nice to balance it. Somewhat thin, though this gives it a nice lightness. Overall, quite a well balanced beer. Enjoyable. Bottle.

Dark and opaque, the beer is inviting at first sight. This beer is very close to a porter for it has a very coffeeish taste. The burned of smoked effect is there however and brings a very powerful presence in the finish.