Herold Cerny Lezák (Bohemian Black Lager) 13°

Brewed by Pivovar Herold
Style: Schwarzbier
Breznice, Czech Republic

A very dark red-brown beer with a nice bubbly brown head. The aroma is quite sweet with primary notes of caramel, but also some roasted malt and straw. The flavor is also quite sweet with strong notes of caramel and roasted malt - almost burnt malt, the end is dry from the roastyness and somewhat bitter from the hops. A very crisp beer. The mouthfeel is very smooth.

(Bottle 50 cl) Comes as "Herold Bohemian Black Lager". Pours a deep, dark mahogany with a warm tint of red and a creamy, beige, cappuchinoish head. Malty aroma with notes of coffee and dried fruit. Medium body with accents of lightly burned malt. But otherwise this is an extremely complex, vinous - as in port wine - brew with some underlying sweetness. Some coffee returns in the finish. My bottle was 8 months past its best before date, but it really has aged gracefully. 130406

[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Very dark brown, minimal nose. Bready nose. Very sweet with some creamy roasty malt, ink and clean mouthfeel. Fairly light bodied. Low bitterness.

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a dense and creamy tan head. Mild butterish, hardroasted malty aroma. Dark hardroasted malt flavoured with a light breadish note and a light liqourice note. Lasting bitter and acidic hardroasted finish.

Bottle. Black red/ brown color, huge beautiful beige head. The aroma is quite sweet with notes of caramel, but also some roasted malt and straw. The flavor is also quite sweet with strong notes of caramel and roasted malt - almost burnt malt, the end is dry from the roastyness and somewhat bitter from the hops.

Bottle, 5.2%. Mild liquorice aroma. Black colour. Big stable light brown head. Good roasted flavour, slightly sweet.

Bottled. Very dark brown, close to black colour, mediumsized brown head. Roasted malts and coffee in aroma with caramel coming in a bit weaker. Strong roasted malts and espresso coffee in flavour. Hops comes in aftertaste, along with roast. Extremely wellbalanced and excellent mouthfeel. I think I just got myself a new favourite Czech beer!

Bottled. Clear dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of bread and caramel. Flavour of malts, cardboard and caramel with metallic notes. Metallic finish.