Sprecher Black Bavarian

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

16 Oz bottle. Dark color, with a nice head and nice lacing. Taste is wheat, with lots of coffee and chocolate. Mouthfeel is fairly light. A very good beer.

Bottle. Poured black color with a large frothy brown head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate caramel and coffee aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium roasted sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of long duration. This is a standout beer both in total and style.

What a great looking beer! Dark, almost black, with a great brown head it screams "you are in for a treat!" First taste is almost all roastiness. There is a lot of malt but very little sweetness. The aroma is subdued but is roastiness. Once in a while a hint of sweetness comes through in the malt but then a tartness comes right behind it. As the beer warms the malts come to the front more and bring some toffee. Also, there is some bitterness but nothing but smoothness in the aftertaste. This beer is top shelf.

Love this one. I have had Sprecher that I have left or dumped but this is exceptional. Strong but not over powering. nice combination of coffee, carmel and chocolate with a strong but pleasent after taste that hung in there. very much a great call during a poor performance on a Sunday afternoon watching the Packers stumble through a game.

Bottle. I was skeptical at first, but no more: one of the best lagers I’ve ever had, uncompromisingly dark and dry. Pitch black pour wih no ruby shining through, dark brown head (and legs!). Aroma of sweet malt, thick and rich, grain, very subtle funk, stronger notes of dark bread (Schwarzbrot) and molasses, and a light hint at fruitiness. Taste is very dark, strong roast ... dark bread ... brute strength! Schwarzbrot, molasses, undercurrent of caramel. Full-bodied without a trace of syrup. Not too complex, but strongly bitter and flavorful. Very crisp and solid mouthfeel, extremely dry ... prison-dry. Smooth swishing, but still a lager. Lovely long aftertaste. Overall, a powerhouse, a butt-kicker, aggressive ... but rounded and highly enjoyable. Superb (and paired well with pumpkin pie)!

Thanks to someone who I traded with for this. LOL. Really though? This is the best one? I thought it was very good but I can’t believe it’s the highest rated. Black pour, fairly large head with good lacing and decent head retention. Aroma is soft milk chocolate, caramel, light on coffee and roast. Smooth and creamy milky body. Really good, I hope I can find a better one though.

Pours very dark, much like a stout, with a quickly dissipating brown head. Aroma is of burnt malts and coffee. The flavor is burnt malt with a coffee influence. There are supporting flavor notes coming from a bit of molasses sweetness and dark chocolate. This beer is light in carbonation and light in body. Might even be a bit on the watery side. Nice taste, good beer.

Dark brown color with tan head. Aroma smells musky with hnts of nut. Flavor is lightly nutty with slightly bitter aftertaste.