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Sprecher Black Bavarian

Sprecher Black Bavarian - Schwarzbier

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier

Glendale, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5813.74/5.03.73/5.05.86%100Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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Commercial Description:
This intensely dark Kulmbacher style lager has a superb malt complexity with the distinctive flavors and aromas of coffee, caramel and chocolate. A renowned smoothness and a creamy, tan head make it an all-time brewery favorite.
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 williamherbert (461), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
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
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
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
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
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
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
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
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
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
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
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
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/515/20
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
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
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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