Fort Collins The Kidd Lager (Schwarzbier)

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

On tap. Pours a gentle black. A little unexpected. Nice smoky flavors yet clean enough to enjoy several. Good job on a beer that I had low expectations for.

nice roasty flavor overall and good balance. A bit light for a black lager, but nice smokey flavor.

Very dark brown with a quick head. Coffee/chocolate and smoked malt aromas. Taste is roasty, smoky, sweet, with hints of caramel. Clean, crisp mouthfeel with a smooth chocolaty maltiness spread throughout. Good flavor balance.

pours a deep, very dark brown almost black with a nice beige head. hard to get a sufficient smell out of this one for some reason. maybe chocolate and some malt with maybe yeast? nice smooth taste though, definitely roasty and malty in this one. every word that can describe being warm can describe this beer. makes my insides tingle and has no aftertaste. pretty smooth for a dark beer in my opinion. like others said though, i didnt expect this type of beer from the label. could have been more specific with that.

Poured from a bottle that came in the FCB mixed 12 pack. Aroma- Chocolate, crystal malt and coffee. Appearance- Black with ruby highlights, very little head, and it has a chill haze. Taste- No esters (as a lager should be), very little sweetness, smokey, toasty, and some roasted malt comes through. Moderate hop bitterness and a low hop flavor. Palate- Very dry. Moderate carbonation. Overall impression- Nice, easy drinking lager, well done.

Clear dark brown/garnett pour with a decent size tan head, average retention, little lace. Roasted malt aroma, a little chocolate, slight lager yeast (light sulfur). Carbonation greets the tongue followed by roasted malt and a clean, slight bitter coffee & chocolate-like finish. Medium-light body, moderate-high carbonation and no alcohol warmth. My first Schwarzbier... far from my favorite style based on this presentation, but overall, not too bad!

Aroma: caramel and chocolate. Appearance: Dark brown color. Flavor: Medium sweetness. Palate: Thick texture. Overall: Tasty beer. Might not be my favorite style though.

12 oz. bottle. Ah, schwarzbier is the new "black," it seems. As advertised, pours deep brown that I can just make out shapes through, bubbly brown head that brings up dark roast malt and smoke smell. Chocolate nose, too, as I bring the glass to my lips. Somehow, this dark blob is pretty easy drinking. Smoke is upfront, but not heavy or bacony, just a small wood fire in the distance. Chocolate and coffee follow up. I think the style for this beer calls for less roastiness than I detect, but it is still well done. Hold onto some for the tail end of the Bears’ season.