Viking Brewing Mørketid

Brewed by Viking Brewing Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Dallas, Wisconsin USA

Deep brown color, very nearly black, topped by a quarter inch of smooth creamy tan foam. Short lived head retention and light lacing. A sweet chocolate malt in the aroma is very nice. The flavor has ample roasted grain, dry chocolate, and some coffee. A touch of hops shows up in the finish, with a mild coffee chocolate blend in the aftertaste. Not quite medium bodied and very lightly carbonated, but drinkable enough. In my opinion, a swarzbier should not be an overly bitter or roasty brew, and likewise it should not be timid or wimpy. Mørketid is plenty robust without being too powerful.

Perhaps my favorite Viking brew. Fizzy dark brown color. Roasted malt aroma with a smooth roasted malt body.

Bottle shared with Blankboy and Hogtown Harry, courtesy of Harry. Very dark brown, small white head. Malty aroma, sweet, nice. Good taste - some roast, lots of malt, seems right on style to me. Medium body. Not bad.

Thanks to buckybeer for the bottle. Pours dark brown, some light gets through the glass. Small head. Aroma of dark malts, grassy hops and caramel. Taste was roasted grains and bitter hops. Medium to light bodied.

LIght chestnut color with a modest light tan head. Darker toasted malts mix with mild dark fruit and some herbal hops. Somewhat earthy in scent. Light roasted flavors with mild wild flower honey and caramel. Finish has some dry roast flavors with some earth and wood. A touch metalic in the linger. Seems more like a dark amber.

Inconspicious beige head over hazy dark brown beer with red highlights. Sweet bready nose, and lots of milk- and dark chocolate. Then freshly made coffee, former aromas proving very volatile. Soft sweet, chocolatey flavour. Sweetish malts, colourmalts giving a very low-key bitterness. Warming up, a certain spicy flavour appears, alas under recognition treshold. Light to medium bodied, lots of grist slickness. Sweet. Not uninteresting, but still too sweet for my preferences, too worts- or tablebeer-like. Thanks, DA!

Dark inky black color with a minimal head. Light smooth body, hints of chocolate, roasted malts, and caramel malts. Mild fresh hops to back it up. Very smooth and creamy. Surprisingly fresh undertones. Easy drinking session beer. Viking comes through with another solid beer.

Pours a two finger light brown head that fades to a thin layer leaving a good lace. Black color. Light carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Sour lactose nose. Starts almost sweet like a mild coffee then a sour/bitterness of unsweetened chocolate. $1.59 for a 12oz bottle from Blue Max Liquor Burnsville, Mn.