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Heavyweight Black Ocean 3.33 78

Heavyweight Black Ocean

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
783.34/5.03.33/5.0Autumn4.9%76.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
A schwartzbier brewed as a cousin to our porter. Using the same ratio of malts and comparable hops and using our house lager strain we created a highly drinkable black lager.
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 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 16, 2004  
Blind Tiger. Pitch black with a tan hean. Taste was a nice roasted coffee and malt. Full bodied with a nice dry finish. Tasted like a porter but I guesss that shows what I know.


 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Capped 750 from Ty5592 - Thanks! Appears black at first, but raising it to the light shows a deep, brilliant mahogany red. A dense, beige head lasts to the final drop. Beautiful nose, mild baking chocolate, a bit of coffee, nicely roasty. Roasty flavor, chocolate, coffee, charcoal, some light nuttiness and a wisp of smoke. Light body that never feels thin, perfectly carbonated. Dreamy stuff... excellent.


 Firemoose15 (542), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of Dorwart..a huge thanks!!! Aroma nice roasty profile of malts and some coccoa. Poured a nice dark black cherry. Flavor was nicely roasty, smoke and some coffeeish notes. Palate was nice and light and lively. Just great stuff.


 egajdzis (3636), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2004  
Cask... poured a brownish red color with a small tan, creamy head and nice lacing. Aroma began sweet and fruity, and then turned dry, with roasty malt. Taste was also prominent chocolate, some roasty malt, and finishing smokey. There was a little bitterness present here.


 ChazyRPh (571), Chazy, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 29, 2007  
Deep garnet red with medium off white head. Roasted malt aroma, chocolaty, thinnish palate, true to style. Roasty, chocolate goodness. Very nice to drink, maybe a hint of smoke. I really enjoyed this.


 wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 14, 2006  
Dark brown with a thick tan head. Smelled like chocolate, licorice and caramel. Taste had currant added to what I mentioned in the aroma. Full palate with a good deal of chocolate and toffee. Good job with this Schwarzbier. You can find this in limited quantities at Spuyten.


 MaiBockAddict (1499), Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
May 20, 2004  
Tap at Andy’s. Pours a deep brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasty maltys. Flavor is full of roast. Lots of flavor indeed, for a light beer. Decent body. Maybe a little too dry, but a real nice session beer none the less.


 WeeHeavySD (3041), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2008  
750ml bottle via trade. Shared with My GF Cyn, Bikesandbeer, and his GF Jessi @ San Diego Veledrome Bike Races. Poured dark blackish red/brown with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet with dark malts and a touch of smoke. Taste is really really nice and sweet with a bit of licorice. Great Bew.



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