Neuzeller Original Badebier (Bathbeer)

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle
Style: Schwarzbier
Neuzelle, Brandenburg, Germany

Bottle. Pours black/dark brown with a bubbly beige head. Aroma instantly reminds me of Moorhouse’s Black Cat, lots of toffee, flat malt, some cardboard, and paper. Flavor is caramel, flat malts, a bit of smooth chocolate, and a touch of smokiness. The mouthfeel is nice and velvety.

Poured to a dark brown with a thin tan head that dissipated quickly and left little lacing. Aroma was mlaty roasted nuts, with some chocolate. Unfortunately, the flavor was bland, body very watery, and the palate somewhat metallic. I swore I could taste a little soapiness in finish. Not bad for a novelty, but if I buy another one, it will be for bathing vs. drinking.

Pours with a light tan head, a bit of lace and very dark reddish brown. Super aromatic roasty, dark chocolate, toffee, malt, hint of raisin/date. Definite tartness in flavor, but very nice silky mout filling quaff. a few years ago I even had the sublime pleasure of drinking 2 and bathing in 2 with my gf. Heaven!

16.9oz bottle. i’ll call the hue midnight ruby. slowly receding head of oily proportion. the aroma took me aback from the bottle to the glass. malts here are all over the place. there’s also a roasted malt here that smells like it’s been mixed with brown sugar, as well as a mellow taffy i haven’t grasped in many other brews. tastes like a schwarzbier mixed with a touch of brown ale. flavors of sugar, caramel, a bit of fruit on the back end (apples mostly), and a tad bit of water (though not thin in taste) dominate. i’ve had a few in this category, but i don’t remember the tastes being up to par with this one. the finish is medium-long, but pleasing. the mouthfeel is very smooth and pleasant. it’s a good beer with a deep character. i could go for a few more.

Deep dark brown colour with a nice foamy head. Aroma of smoked malt and some chocolate. Flavour of well roasted malts, chocolate, nice smokiness and caramel. Roasty bitter finish. A tasty schwarzbier brewed according to an old monk recipe.

Bottle. Pours a thick, dark caramel-brown body with a large frothy yellowish head. Solid earthy aroma- smoke toffee, chocolate, and toast. Soft, creamy medium-body. Sweetish flavour including some caramel stickiness and fruit. Toasted malts are evident and finishing with some soft roast bitterness. Lots of flavour yet still quite easy to drink.

jet black with quickly disappearing head. the aroma is dominated by roasted barley, nutty and chocolatey. it is smooth and very drinkable, full bodied.

Bottle. Very dark coloured with a fluffy head. Aroma is quit complex with notes of roasted malt, caramel, candies and maybe even hints of coffee with some smoke to mix it up. Some hoppy notes can also be observed. Medium to full bodied with a balanced bitter-sweet finish.