Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Palo Alto, California USA

Location: We have a bunch of these in the metro DC area, I think I’ve prob been to 3 of them, including the one in "Downtown Rockville" that I visit pretty often, I’ve had this one on tap there

Overall Impression: It’s an interesting beer to me, depends on my mood how much I like this one. It is successful at being a Schwartz, but it’s pretty thin even for the style, some decent flavors sometimes, but sometimes it strikes me as a bore...We’ll split the difference here.

Tap@GBSeattle. Sweet coffee aroma. Very dark brown colour, beige head, good lace. Sweet, light bitter, roasted, coffee, milk chocolate. Sticky and soft mouth feel.

Had more than a few pints of this at a recent dinner at the DC location. Looks like a stout, opaque black, soft white head. Aroma of toast, nuts, some dark fruits. Flavor was malty, nutty, toast, breads. Crisp, clean finish. Good session beer.

Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of roasted malt, fruity. Tastes sweet and malty with a nutty finish.

Nice and dark. Big head, smooth all the way down. Hints of coffee...? Would get this one again.

Draft @ Annapolis: Poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was smoked malts and nuts. The flavor was smooth, well balanced, smoke, sweet malts, nuts, and a hint of jerky. Overall, my favorite at this place and starting to be a favorite style of mine as well.

On tap-Annapolis location-Poured black w/a tan, carbonated head. Sweet roasted aroma. Flavors of roasted malt, nuts, a little caramel; had a lot of carbonation to it. This is not one of my favorite styles, I just find them to be too muddled-I prefer more traditional dark beers like a porter or stout, but this was a good beer for this style.

Pours from the tap to an old motor oil black (expected of a Schwarzbier), with a thick foamy tan head that lingers well thru the entire drink and leaves decent lacing. The nose, while somewhat muted, is licorice and a hint of roasted nuts. Mouth is very tingly, albeit a tad weak, with the taste again leaning toward licorice. Finish is of medium duration and a little watery, but overall a pretty decent beer.