Krušovice Černe

Brewed by Královský pivovar Krušovice (Heineken)
Style: Schwarzbier
Krusovice, Czech Republic

Born on Date June 2007; Sampled August 2008
Pours into my 25cl tulip glass with a frothy, initially almost three-finger thick, tan colored head. The beer is dark, almost black color that has some caramel tinges to it. When held up to the light the body shows a brilliantly clear, deep red color. The aroma smells of toffee, ample toasted malt, light roast notes, a whole grain cracker note and a touch of sweet grain around the edges that almost has a cherry like fruitiness to it at times.

The carbonation adds a bit of fizziness to the texture and the body is light enough, but does have a medium heft to it. Caramelized notes provide just a touch of sweetness, but not nearly as much as I was expecting after reading that this had artificial sweetener added to it. Toasted whole grain flavors, a touch of cocoa powder, a hint of burnt smokiness, some blackened malt notes and a touch of roast coffee like flavors. The finish has some caramel, almost toffee notes that linger a bit on the tongue as well as a hint of hop bitterness that is quite smooth.

The overall impression of this beer is quite smooth and easy drinking; the dark grain used does not add any of the harsh, sharp or bitter notes that can often be found in darker beers. In this case a little more dark grain presence might provide a bit more complexity & balance, but this is certainly a classic example of a Schwarzbier.

Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ

Nice small bite of patent malt, eminently quaffable dafffy duck. .Lightly sweet. Neither exotic nor in any way subpar.

Can. RIch black color. Aroma is fruity with some malts. Taste has coffee and some bread. Abit watery and bland overall.

Pours a nice black color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is rye bread and malt Fairly sweet smelling. Flavor is really nothing special. Pretty thin, fairly sweet. A little coffee. Nothing great.

Mmmmmm, brewed with sweetener...??? This is the thinnest dark beer I’ve ever come across. Decent aroma, and then downhill from there. Nothing special to note. Picked up the bottle for US$1.20 so it has that going for it, but even for the price point this is a disappointment. 3.8%??? I guess sweet n low doesn’t ferment? haha

Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, dry. Flavor is light moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (270508)

Poured a black color with a small off white head. Aroma was very sweet malts and maybe some chocolate. Flavor was just too overly sweet and not much else to it.

On tap in a fat assed krug in Frankfurt. Clear dark brown with a huge tan head. Nice light smoke over mild chocolate and sweet malt. Light bodied, decent lace. Good stuff.