Samuel Adams Black Lager

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Boston, Massachusetts USA

[At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] An almost opaque brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of straw and roasted malt, while the flavor primarily contains notes of roasted malt, giving it a dry end.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, reddish brown with a light brown head. Weak aroma of wood and a vague, smoked touch. Medium body, sweetish notes of dried and overripe fruit. No real bitterness. 061006

12 oz bottle. Pours black with a light brown and creamy head. Sweet and roasted malt, a hint of coffee and molasses. Flavours is sweet, roasted malt. Tastes a bit like coffee before the finish, but also molasses. Medium dry to sweet finish with some bitterness.

Bottled. Very dark brown, small creamy head. Sweet and fruity, lightly earthy with rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Medium bitterness. Well crafted, but perhaps too clean flavourwise.

Bottle. Clear medium brown / black color with a average frothy good lacing mostly lasting beige head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Smooth and round. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, 4.9%. Roasted sweet liquorice aroma. Almost black colour. Small unstable brown head. The flavour is hard roasted with liquorice and a hint of sweetness. Reminds me of Köstritzer. Not bad.

Bottled. Black or dark ruby colour, brown mediumsized head. Sweet caramellish aroma with hints of roasted malt. Flavour is roasted malt, some coffee and caramel. Sticky palate.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, especially raisins and liquorice. Flavour of liquorice, carammel and dried fruits.