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John Harvards Bavarian Schwarzbier 3.52 16

John Harvards Bavarian Schwarzbier


Percentile
86
overall

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
163.6/5.03.52/5.0-89.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
A crisp and heavily hopped black beer.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 DrGonzo (625), Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 23, 2003  
At Framingham, MA, and called Black Widow. Dark black with medium tan head, body was a little thinner than a stout. Medium hops, toasted coffee flavor, very dry. One of the better Harvard's brews I've had.


 obxdude10 (1563), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Feb 3, 2003  
Not that good at all, basically black in color with minimal head retention, very light-bodied & thin, little to no distingushed flavors or aroma, very thin & disappointing


 blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/516/20
Aug 6, 2002  
Yummy,yummy,yummy. A nice dark beer with outstanding flavor with a touch of carmel and coffee. I ended up with a pint cause i couldn’t get pitchers


 Wakie (612), Centreville, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 30, 2002  
A fantastic beer! Pitch black w/ no head, and had a smokey tasty coffee flavor w/ hints of caramel. Very satisfying. One of the better John Harvards beers.


 SETANTA (581), Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/517/20
Jul 24, 2002  


 boto (1345), Granby, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 17, 2001  
This is almost a stout. I agree that this is one of Harvard’s best. Also: they called this Black Widow Lager in my local Harvard’s.


 jstu9 (402), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/511/20
Apr 15, 2001  
Above avarege, has some similarities to Guiness, but not really.


 PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
May 19, 2000    Updated: Feb 19, 2003
Springfield, PA. Opaque black and cleary very heavily hopped. Dry, crisp and clean: a good beer to drink. Lacked the interesting nuances of other schwarzbiers that I've had, but otherwise one of the best out of John Harvard's.



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