Schmucker Schwarz Bier

Brewed by Privat-Brauerei Schmucker
Style: Schwarzbier
Mossautal, Hessen, Germany

Not alot to say, a boring dark lager lacking style, weak malts, metallic hops, no head. Not repulsive, actually drinkable just nothing I would ever think about again.

Darm amber with a nice head. Aroma is great from toffe, malty and buttery. Has a malty flavor, but with less toffee than in the aroma.

07.27.04. Bottle, sample from salesman. Pours a dark, nutty brown with a big white head that quickly dissipates to a creamy trace. Big malty aroma, some weedy quality to it. Palate is thin and crisp, not adding much to the flavor. Some odd vegetal, raw grass flavor on the finish. What started out hopeful turned unpleasant.

Draught at The Rover, Gothenburg, Sweden. Dark brown with a huge, off-white head. A pungent and grassy/vegetable aroma. Thin and dry with notes of toffee.

Found some bottles in Syracuse, NY. Aroma is of celery, malts, and christmas tree. Interesting aroma. Pours a transparent mahogany with a small light tan head. Start is smokey, malts in the middle. Finish is kinda watery and hints of metallic. Certainly not a great offering. The finish is really a turnoff.

On draught at The Rover, Göteborg, Sweden. Almost black in colour. Aroma of roasted barley. Dry mouthfeel with a touch of dust. Reminiscent of Bernard 13 in its dry, malty character.

Nice copper brown in colour with a faint head which collapses quickly. Non descript malt aroma. Slightly nutty caramalized malt with very discreet hops. Im not seeing any coffee here, unless we are talking about the Dunkin Donuts/ truck stop sink water available in less fashionable quarters of North America. Body is reasonable. Disapointting compared to the lager.

This is actually a Dunkel not a Schwarzbier! nice coffee, roasted malt flavor with a medium dry finish!Schmucker is a small- medium size brewery located about 50 miles from Frankfurt and still family owned!A good representative beer but not spectacular!