The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier

Sample at GABF 2009. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of nuts, smoke, roast, chocolate. Flavor is about the same. Medium boy, malty finish.

Bottle: Poured a dark black with a faint tan head. The aroma was roasted malts and a light smoke. The flavor was lightly smoked malts, roasted nuts, and dark chocolate. Definitely had a porter like feel. Overall, another VERY tasty beer.

nice dark color, taste is like a dark lager, elements of roast malts, smokey,

12 ounce bottle from JCB. The pour is opaque black with a very light brown head. The nose is clean. I guess that may just be a nice way of saying that there’s not much there. Maybe a light scent of roasted malt and noble hops. The flavor has a little bit more going on. Yes, there is a nice blend of roast and chocolate to go with the slight herbal layer. The problem I’m having is, how is this beer so different from a porter or stout? I know that it is supposed to be a lager, but the flavors here do not say that to me.

bottle thanks to ericandersnavy or cavie. Shared at the Houston RB Tasting in October. Pours dark with an off-white head. Nose of roast malt and smoke. Taste is of smoke and tobacco. Mouthfeel is medium-thin and dry.

Bottle thanks to blutt59. The smell is malts, roasty, slight smoke, ok. The look is brown in color with a beige colored head. The taste is smoke, malts, and roastiness.

bottle thanks to blutt59. poured dark brown with a beige head. aroma was coffee, dark roast, and caramel. flavor was grains, dark roasts, coffee. light body with medium carbonation.

Bottle courtesy of emacgee. Dark brownish red pour. Aroma of sweet chocolate and darker malts. Taste has lots of roasted malts. Some old coffee flavor. Interesting and quite to style.