Cobbs Hill Black Lager
Three Heads Brewing

Cobbs Hill Black LagerCobbs Hill Black Lager
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From:
Three Heads Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
Schwarzbier
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 18.36%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
35
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 12, 2017
Added:
May 30, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
Cobbs Hill Park is the spot to follow your passion - be it working out, having winter fun or creating the perfect jam with guitars and bongos. This is our own “jam” inspired by this Rochester destination. Please enjoy the rich malt flavor and noble hops found in this smooth, yet utterly quaffable, dark lager and feel the groove we are laying down for you.
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pilsener glass, the appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a white finger's worth of foamy head. Slight messy yet sliding lace ran underneath.
The aroma captured a nice blend of sweet cocoa powder to some rugged roasty malts with some piney hops and a little bit of earthy German lager yeastiness (which is what I expected).
The flavor was moderately lager yeasty sweet with the roasty malts coming strolling in to play with the cocoa powder and a little bit of earthy sweetness (somewhat tea-like). Lager yeastiness, roastiness and cocoa powder conglomerate on the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fine sessionability about it. Carbonation felt on par. ABV felt as projected. Nice lager yeasty to cocoa powdery sort of finish.
Overall, pretty nicely done schwarzbier. I have to admit, I liked it a lot for me as there were some things I did notice that seemed a bit off for the style, but since I didn't notice any flaws, I just chalked it up to brewer creativity. It's one that I would definitely give another shot.
Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.61 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Sep 30, 2016
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.04/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at Three Heads Brewing in Rochester, NY.

This pours a nice dark black, with a small white head, and a good amount of lacing.

This smells like smokey and roasty malt, a little bit of vanilla, and a hint of piney hops.

This is definitely one of 3HB's better beers. It's a nice creamy taste it, with lots of roasty, earthy, and slightly smokey black malt flavors, just a hint of hops, and a little bit of vanilla to it. It's super drinkable, simple, but well-crafted. I really dig it.

This is medium bodied, with a very creamy mouthfeel, and a normal level of carbonation.

This is a really nice rendition of a style that not enough breweries do.
Aug 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by dhmxray from New York

Jan 17, 2016
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Reviewed by utopiajane from New York

3.72/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours not quite clear . Darkest browns with blackened hues that show a ruby tint under a haze. Scant head of tan foam that falls but leaves a film and shimmering clinging bubbles. Scent is boiled peanuts. Earthy coffee. Roasty sweet. A hairy little bit of noble hop on the nose. Taste is good. A touch of caramel type sweetness that underlies a very roasty malt that has a bit of bitterness to it. Nutty rather than fruity and finishes with a moderate hop flavor and bitterness. Excellent.
Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.6 by Boogski from New York

Nov 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Sep 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.82 by SonictheBeerhog from New York

Sep 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.2 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Mar 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by lovindahops from New York

Feb 26, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by beermark10 from New York

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by djrn2 from New Jersey

May 25, 2014
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Reviewed by spokeydonkey from New York

1.12/5  rDev -69.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
My wife's from Rochester and we now live in Albany, NY. She wanted to pick up a few of the Three Heads Beers and this was one of them. This came in a bomber, and I should have been tipped off by the faint fermentation ring around the bottle's neck--but I wasn't looking that carefully. The bottle was spoiled--sour, watery and overcarbonated. I don't like to slam a beer, but this one obviously had major spoilage issues, so I figured it's worth warning others. (This may also explain the sour notes some other reviewers described).
Jan 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by westcott from California

Jul 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by kjrod20 from New York

Jun 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by xnicknj from Pennsylvania

Jun 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Lanstrum from Ohio

Jun 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Mar 29, 2013
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.51/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into pilsener glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of pear, apple, floral, chocolate, toast, dark bread, light roast, and herbal. Decent and pleasant aromas; but are not nearly as roasted as I expected for a schwarzbier. Fruity esters are stronger than the malt notes. Taste of chocolate, toast, roasted malt, toffee, pear, apple, floral, dark bread, earth, and herbal earthiness. Lingering notes of chocolate, toast, roasted malt, toffee, light fruits, floral, dark bread, herbal, and earth on the finish for a short bit. Nice flavor robustness and balance; with zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a pretty good schwarzbier. Nicely robust flavors with good balance; and very smooth to drink. This was a pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Feb 06, 2013
Cobbs Hill Black Lager from Three Heads Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 35 ratings