Würzburger Hofbräu Schwarzbier

Brewed by Würzburger Hofbräu (Schörghuber)
Style: Schwarzbier
Würzburg, Unterfranken/Bayern, Germany

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a diminishing light brown head. Breadish aroma, dry. Flavour is dry breadish with a mild caramel note, yet persisting dry into the finish.

Draught, as Würzburg Hofbräu Dunkel. Almost black colour, no head. Bready, roasted flavour. A bit sweet.

Draught at Berliner Bierfestival. Brown coloured with an off white head. Sweet faroma of malts, caramel and corn. Sweet flavour of malts, corn and caramel with notes of liquorice.

Bottle. A deep red beer with a big beige head. The aroma and taste is light roasted, dusty, of raisins and caramel malt. Medium body with a dry finish.

Deep reddish colour with a dense beige head. Malty, dark fruity aroma with a light bread note. Malty, light roasted flavor with notes of fruit and bread.

(bottle) Pitch black coloured hue with a thick and slowly lacing beige foamy head. Light-sweet, delicately roasted malty aroma, slightly leafy with notes of chocolate, coffee and a shy whiff of herbal hops. Light-bitter flavour with shades of acidity, light to medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Roast-malty taste with chocolate, liquorice and traces of coffee; quite dry and moderately roasty, slightly bitter finish (12.05.08).

Bottle. Almost black with a beige head. Aromas are light chocolate with sweet coffee. Malty with sweet mollasses and metal hints. Flavours are light chocolate malts with a smoky roast character. Has spices, cola and liquorice. Also has hints of curry (strangely). Addictive salt towards the finish. Quite light in flavour but a lot going on.

Bottled. A black coloured lager with a nice white head which lasts a fair amount of time. The aroma is malty and a touch sweet. A little light roastiness also. The taste is quite roasty, and there is a little bit of chocolate. Quite stout-like in many ways. Drinkable and tasty. A decent schwarzbier.