Heavyweight Black Ocean

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

Date: 01/26/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark ruby red, wispy beige head, touch of lace, sweet caramel and butterscotch aroma, creamy body, sweet roasted malt flavor, touch of the butterscotch sweetness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4

On tap at Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn. Dark chestnut brown; roasty, toasty notes in the aroma. Creamy body. Coffeeish and long, with a depth of malt flavours.

(draft) Small tan head with brown-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some chocolate, light smoke. Taste is moderately sweet, some cola, chocolate, light raisin, smoke. Low carbonation, medium body with some stickiness.

On tap. Poured a dark brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas and tastes of roast, I swear oysters (or did Eric plant that in my head), buttered oysters at that and topped with popcorn. There was something off with the aroma and taste. I’m curious to see if my bottles are the same.
Tasted from bottle on 11/10. Didn’t taste much better from the bottle. This is one that you will either really like or not. Some of the other guys at the tasting really enjoyed it while others didn’t. Keeping my numbers the same.

Draft… Way dark, clear, copper lager with a small, creamy, lightly tanned head. Good retention. Cocoa and cola fill the nose. Nicely balanced, malty, lightly bitter flavor. Whispers of molasses and deeply roasted nuts. Medium-bodied with a mild, creamy mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Finishes thin, grassy and dry.

Bottle sampled on 1/26/07: Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a nicely-lacing cream-colored head. Lightly toasty, grainy caramel malty aroma has a touch of butterscotchy notes. Body starts sweet and slightly oxidized with more butterscotch and a touch of tartness. This doesn’t seem like it has aged all that well.

pours a creamy tan head with black color. Aroma is roasty malts. Taste follows, nice. A bit dark for my taste, but nice occasional beer.

750ml bottle courtesy of himerman. Pours brown with a nice tan head that settles down to a sustained thin head. Smells of caramel, maple, some pepper, some molasses and lots of earthy character. Tastes of cherries, semi sweet malt, hints of biscuits, touches of spice. What surprises me most about this beer is how well it’s held up. Very good example of the style.