Jever Dark

Brewed by Jever (Oetker Group)
Style: Schwarzbier
Jever, Germany

(bottle) Dark brown colour with a small creamy off-white head. Slightly sweet malty aroma with hints of roasted malts, caramel and coffee. Bittersweet flavour, medium body. Roastmalty taste with a tinge of bitter chocolate, moderate and quite balanced bitterhoppy finish. A little bit overcarbonated but okay Schwarzbeer.

Bottle. Light bodied, but very drinkable. Some chocolate and toasty malt, slightly roasted mouthfeel, fairly soft and approachable.

on tap at the NYC restaurant Le Madeline. dark brown color with umber highlights at the edges. dark tan foamy head. aroma is some roasted malt, a little sweet too. flavor is dry roasted malt, then goes grassy and a bit metallic. a little caramel malt in there too.

Bottle. Dark brown with small head with bad retention. Aroma has hints of alcohol. Flavor is sweet with some roastiness with hints of malt and some nuttiness. Watery finish. Pleasant and quaffable without being exceptional.

Bottle. Dark chestnut brown colour. Unstable head. Flavour of roasted malt. Perhaps some roast barley. Not very full mouthfeel. Tannic aftertaste.

Draught at Berliner Bierfestival. Brown coloured with an off white head. Malty aroma with notes of bread. Flavour of malts, corn, bread and liquorice.

average carbonation, oily feel, medium body, malty, nearly caramel taste, dark brown tasty colour

Bottled: Amber coloured. Clear. Fluffy off white head. Aroma is sweet and fruity with some caramel notes. Flavour of light roastyness and cocoa. Very vague. Is thin bodied. Watery and vague sugery note in the end.