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Dark Horse Lager
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
- From:
- Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 13.74%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 31, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2007
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 22
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
2.4/5 rDev -34.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.4/5 rDev -34.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Burnt amber edges to a dark brown center with a ridiculous tan head. This beer sat in the fridge for two weeks, and when gently opened it foamed over repeatedly. Pouring into a glass, it was all foam--needless to say, it is overly carbonated.
Smell is stale raisins, toast, toffee, wheat, and pumpernickel.
Taste is wheat toast, pumpernickel, dry raisin, and Brillo pad with rotten apple-like hops again (I've had this in another Elevator brew).
Moderate body and froth, finishing sticky and dry.
Jan 16, 2017Smell is stale raisins, toast, toffee, wheat, and pumpernickel.
Taste is wheat toast, pumpernickel, dry raisin, and Brillo pad with rotten apple-like hops again (I've had this in another Elevator brew).
Moderate body and froth, finishing sticky and dry.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Dark, ruby-hued body; thick, foamy, dense head. Dark roasted grain aroma. Malt sweetness; bitter chocolate; molasses. Medium-heavy body; mostly sweet finish.
A very nice dark lager with some respectable depth and complexity. The dark grain character is well-rounded and balanced while the mouthfeel is full, satisfying, almost chewy.
Oct 13, 2015A very nice dark lager with some respectable depth and complexity. The dark grain character is well-rounded and balanced while the mouthfeel is full, satisfying, almost chewy.
Reviewed by Mooslerfitness from Ohio
3.35/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
This is now called dark force It pours more head than liquid I had to drink the head down to pour the whole beer once it settles you get a reddish brown color with a big bread smell and taste with a medium malt finish
Aug 07, 2015Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No bottle date. Dimpled mug.
Appearance: pours a dark brown, translucent with surprisingly little carb. Thin, off whitehead, fades to a thin skim. Retains to the very end.
Aroma: quite malty. Sweet & sugary.
Taste: fairly sweet and malty arrival, malty and sweet mid palate. Lingering sweetness on the finish. Really, too sweet for a schwarzbier.
Mouthfeel: mild carbonation for a lager, but significant. Clean. Lighter side of mid weight.
Overall: I like Eliot Ness and Mt. Carmel brown more for malty beers, but this is darn good. Cleaner than an ale when you want something dark & malty.
Jun 20, 2015Appearance: pours a dark brown, translucent with surprisingly little carb. Thin, off whitehead, fades to a thin skim. Retains to the very end.
Aroma: quite malty. Sweet & sugary.
Taste: fairly sweet and malty arrival, malty and sweet mid palate. Lingering sweetness on the finish. Really, too sweet for a schwarzbier.
Mouthfeel: mild carbonation for a lager, but significant. Clean. Lighter side of mid weight.
Overall: I like Eliot Ness and Mt. Carmel brown more for malty beers, but this is darn good. Cleaner than an ale when you want something dark & malty.
Dark Horse Lager from Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
128 ratings
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