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Comb The Desert
Begyle Brewing Company
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- From:
- Begyle Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 8.42%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Ratings by emerge077:
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4.23/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a bomber of this after sampling it at the brewery's tasting room during the 9th annual German pub crawl. Tasting room/store info: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30121/?view=ratings&ba=emerge077
It made a solid impression then, and I wanted to take some time to sit down with it and review.
Dig the Spaceballs reference...
Into a Begyle tulip it pours a dark chestnut brown with a finger of sticky tan foam on the surface. After the first sip, there's still good coverage and patterns of drippy lace all around the glass. Foam has a creamy surface texture
Aroma is softly roasty, some lightly charred malt and dry tobacco notes.
Flavor is more up front with the roastiness, along with an ample dry bitterness that lingers into the aftertaste. Medium bodied and smooth, fairly chewy. Overall a very nice local Schwarzbier, a little bigger and slightly more bitter than most. Good stuff.
Jun 01, 2014It made a solid impression then, and I wanted to take some time to sit down with it and review.
Dig the Spaceballs reference...
Into a Begyle tulip it pours a dark chestnut brown with a finger of sticky tan foam on the surface. After the first sip, there's still good coverage and patterns of drippy lace all around the glass. Foam has a creamy surface texture
Aroma is softly roasty, some lightly charred malt and dry tobacco notes.
Flavor is more up front with the roastiness, along with an ample dry bitterness that lingers into the aftertaste. Medium bodied and smooth, fairly chewy. Overall a very nice local Schwarzbier, a little bigger and slightly more bitter than most. Good stuff.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.96/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tasted in a pint glass from draught at Firkin on November 10, 2017. A Schwarzbier brewed with citrus. A collaboration with Cleetus Friedman and Fountainhead. Recommended.
Nov 11, 2017Reviewed by MurphDog14 from Illinois
3.97/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The look of the beer is dark black with very little head. The smell of the beer is light coffee. The taste of the beer was very smooth and a good coffee flavor. The feel of the beer was very smooth. Overall this was a good beer.
Jan 19, 2017Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.33/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Unknown vintage; drank 7/8/15 on draft @ Fountainhead.
Brown/black appearance.
Khaki head; strong lace.
Raspberry, fresh earth & chalk notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Raspberry & mild milk chocolate flavors up front; faint chalk notes on the finish. Easy to quaff but with strong, balanced flavors. A pleasant surprise!
Jan 17, 2017Brown/black appearance.
Khaki head; strong lace.
Raspberry, fresh earth & chalk notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Raspberry & mild milk chocolate flavors up front; faint chalk notes on the finish. Easy to quaff but with strong, balanced flavors. A pleasant surprise!
Comb The Desert from Begyle Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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