Fort Collins The Kidd Lager (Schwarzbier)

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Schwarzbier
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Pours dark brown with off-white head. Chocolate, coffee, caramel and malted aroma. Flavor matches aroma.

Pours a dark brown color with a light tan head. Aroma is of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, and caramel. Slightly thick on the palate with the roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee up front that finishes dry with a slight bitter ending. Proabably my favorite of the Fort Collins brews to date. Very delicious.

Not what I expected when I grabbed. Lagered dark brown, bordering on black, with a smooth creamy head. The nose is coffee notes with a tad of caramel in the back ground. The palate is a smooth blend of caramel and roasted malts with coffee notes, well carbed for a crisp taste. Quite good and worth getting again!

NorCal tasting Jul 07 - This was quite the surprise beer of the night. I’ve had Fort Collins before and to be honest they never really did much for me. But this. This was a really nice beer! An aroma that belongs exuding from the cup of Starbucks. This had some nice roasted coffee, caramel and chocolate notes in the aroma but nothing too strong. Just in the right proportions. The beer was a deep brown body with a nice brownish one-finger head. Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts make up the biggest profiles of this outstanding beer. Well done! I’m gonna have to try and get more of this if it’s available.

Wasn’t expecting much, given the cheesy label. Clear cola brown pour; mocha head is dense and creamy. Intriguing aromas of BACON!, boiled peanuts, and a hint of blueberry. Somehow it all works together. Smooth nutty and roasty malt flavor touching on espresso and chocolate milk. Just a tad too much citric tartness. Although on the thin side, the palate is pure velvet. Smoky/fruity aftertaste. Highly drinkable.

Mmmmm. Some schwarzbiers are too sweet, this one is definitely not. Fizzy palate adds to the usual smoky, gently sweet yet roasty flavors. A good bit of spicy hops (like spicy peach, believe it or not) in the finish. Fresh, smoky aroma, and wonderfully dark appearance. The head is not totally compact, fades rather quickly. Delicious, and I can’t believe it is in Ohio.

Dark reddish brown color with a small off white head. Roasted coffee caramel scent. Slightly bitter taste of chocolate, roasted coffee, and caramel. Smokey sweet chocolate aftertaste.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown body with a fizzy, fading tan-colored head. Smell: Smoke-infused, dark roasted malt aroma with plenty of chocolate and dark caramel. Taste: This brew is loaded with an abundance of rich malt flavors, especially creamy chocolate and caramel, but there’s also a slight nuttiness to it. A subtle roasty ashen character soon devlops along with the smokiness. Finishes smooth with only a light, delicate spicy hop bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Creamy mouthfeel. Drinkability: A notably tasty, extremely drinkable lil’ schwarzbier. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar and should not be trusted.