12 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a moderate, fairly dense tan head that lasted through the first quarter of the glass and left very little lace. Pleasant aroma of smoke with just a little bit of roasted malt. The flavor is very similar. The smokiness is mild and not overpowering, and is very nice. Beyond the smoke, there is not much else going on with this beer. Still, an enjoyable brew.

Bottle, Pours nice and dark, aroma is of chocolate malts, it not bad easy to drink has some nice light chocolate flavors, it was enjoyable.

Another wonderful suprises! Clear near black pour with good brown head. It was like a nice chocolatey version of the z lager. Got even more enjoyable as it warmed.

Bottle from Warehouse Bev in Cleveland. Pours a nice opaque black, very slight red tinge if held up to the light. Tan head is slight but sticks around. Nose is mellow: some caramel, some roast but not a ton. Light body leads into mellow caramel and chocolate malt flavors. Finish is only slightly sweet, with a touch of roast bittering it out. Pretty good, I could see this being a great session beer if I could get it fresh.

Bottle from D&J Liquor in St. Louis, MO. Pours pretty black with not much head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, but not harsh or burnt. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is dark near toast malt, with something like coffee and oatmeal. Maybe a touch of milk chocolate. Seems a bit of a rauchbier. There’s a lot of flavor, a clean, though smoky, palate, and a finish that is smooth, but bitter enough to avoid yucky sweetness. It’s a really decent schwarzbier. Better than that.