 williamherbert (461), Syracuse, New York, USA
Nov 7, 2009 The aroma is nicely roasted German lager malt. A little sweet, on the bready end of the scale, but also has a sharp bite.
Appearance is a clear orange-yellow. Nice fluffy head. Color = average, head = good. Not sure where this so-called "black" is.
The flavor is sweetish malt, but with a roasted, toasted bite on the back end. Caramel and corn syrup malt. Hops are negligible.
Feels unexpectedly gritty and sandpapery. It’s a decent, heavily malted brew.
hogan873 (317), Joliet, Illinois, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Pitch black pour with a thin beige head. The aroma is wonderfully inviting. Coffee and cream, chocolate, and caramel. Smooth and quite drinkable with a punch of carbonation at the end. The flavor lives up to the aroma. Sweetness up front with the caramel and chocolate making their presence known. There’s a great finish of slightly bitter coffee. A wonderful ber.
matthewjk (42), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Oct 24, 2009 There is a reason this beer has won awards for best in style--it really is that good. It is too bad everything Sprecher produces is not this good.
BVery (446), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
Oct 19, 2009 TAP: black pour, tan head. Aroma of malt and coffee, nice thick mouthfeel with coffee, chocolate, roast - good depth of taste. Awesome beer.
madvike (301), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 15, 2009 Bottle - Black pour with a little tan head. Smell is smooth chocolatey malt with a bit of lactose. Taste is dark roast and smoke with some nice lactose notes. It’s smooth, medium-full bodied, and pretty tasty, but didn’t blow my mind like I remembered it doing 10 years ago. I think my tastes have changed a bit since then.
patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 11, 2009 Bottle.22 oz. Pours deep brown with a beige, thick, tan head. Aroma of chocolate, pepper, spice, coffee, oatmeal, and malts. Full, thick body with a powerful finish. Very good.
Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA
Oct 1, 2009 really thin and watery palate with a miniscule aroma. color is really dark but it still is translucent and has a white head. aside from that it has a fantastic flavor of dark roasted malts and ice water. very refreshing, and worth buying a few bottles of. On Tap at Zeke’s Roadhouse, Miami Beach.
beckylynn (11), Wisconsin, USA
Sep 20, 2009 This beer is full of flavor. It is not as heavy as it looks, but is somewhat heavy.
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