Shoreline Bavarian Bombshell

Brewed by Shoreline Brewery
Style: Schwarzbier
Michigan City, Indiana USA

Draft sample at Shoreline. Poured a dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that was mostly lasting and produced excellent lacing. Moderate roasted sweet malt and nuts aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium roasted sweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Sold drinkable brew.

On tap at shorline BP. Dark brown, almost opaque black with small beige head. Sweeter roast aroma with nuttiness, some yeast character, real strong, real solid. Semi-sweet roast and chocolate flavor with yeast, some dark fruit, a little tobacco, nice. Medium body with nice creaminess. Solid absolutely solid, one of my go to beers at shoreline.

On tap at Shoreline Brewery and served in a shaker. This brew poured a deep brown hue with some maroon highlights and a very thin head of tan foam. A small amount of light lace was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of roasted malts, chocolate, and also some yeast. The flavor included roasted malts, light chocolate, yeast, and also some mild hop notes. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied with light carbonation. A nice, flavorful, easy drinking brew.

Nice sessionable lager. It poured a deep mahogany body with a small bubbly beige head. Decent amount of lacing. The aroma was dark lightly roasted malts, milk chocolate, and a light floral hopping. A bit thin, perhaps, and maybe overly carbonated. Still, it delivered rich malty flavors coupled with chocolate and enough hoppy bitterness to keep it in check. Nice.

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On tap at the brewpub
Poured dark brown with lots of ruby highlights.
Very clean pils aroma with just a touch of dry roasted character.
Again, pleasant plisner character with dry roasted malts, light chocolate, and noble hop character. Quite bitter.
Medium/light body. High carbonation. Smooth, dry finish.
You really have a winner here, Sam. Good job.

While this beer is dark as all get-out, it is not a porter style or stout. It is a black lager. Tastes a bit chocolatey, great flavor, but not too hoppy. Kind of like a Michelob Dark, but not as creamy. Not wicked aftertaste, just a mellow chocolate flavoring on your tongue. My favorite Shoreline brew hands down!

Very pleasing. Dark beer but not too heavy. Hoppy but not overpowering with a slight chocolate finish.

This was my first of this style and it was not bad at all.I like dark beers so i tried this and it had a hoppy yet floral finish,it was easy to drink and had a very smooth.CHEERS!