Wasserburger Schwarzer 5er

Brewed by Brauerei Xaver Wasserburger
Style: Dunkel
Dingolfing, Niederbayern, Germany

(bottle) Clear, ruby brown colour with a short off-white foamy layer. Sweet toast-malty aroma with notes of caramel, light molasses and shades of herbal hops. Sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a flat carbonation. Slightly sticky toast-malty taste with caramel, light Blockmalz-character (molasses); sweet toasty finish with a shy hoppy bitterness and herbal notes. The brewery has obviously serious problems with their bottle filling. 13.XI.09

Bottle: Chestnut-amber coloured, clear, visible carbonation, smaller lacy off-white head; light to moderate aroma of sourdough, bread and roasted malt with a caramelly-bitter background; light to moderate sweetish-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied; slightly drier light to moderate toasty-nutty finish with traces of molasses and some bitterness in the aftertaste. Even though the label says "Schwarzbier", this is a well crafted bavarian Dunkel..........