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Das Schwarze
Dinkelacker-Schwabenbraeu AG
- From:
- Dinkelacker-Schwabenbraeu AG
- Germany
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
Ranked #108 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,933 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 11.62%
- Reviews:
- 51
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 04, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2003
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 19
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Ratings by jlindros:
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Love the swing top bottles, and the cheap prices for great German beer! I've had a cold for a few days so haven't been able to even drink, let alone review, so this should be a nice welcome back to beer. I think a date but hard to read, 01813 14... something in 2014 maybe?
A one handed pour without tipping the glass yields a huge 2+ finger frothy creamy tan colored head that fades at a med pace with nice sticky lacing, big bubbles popping, and eventually settles to a nice 1/2 finger thick head that never goes away. The beer itself is pretty much pitch black, no light really getting through, and even has thick creamy legs on the sides of the glass.
Nose reminds me a lot of the dark Czech beers I had when over there... lots of husky grainy malts, tons of wheat, like wet hay, straw, middle of a hay stack in a barn kinda malt, cereal grains little doughy and bready, with touch of metallic and mineral lager notes, mild soft complex decoction like notes. Alsoa touch of a darker caramelized malt note.
Taste brings biscuit right off, toasty malts, grainy and husky again, lots more wheat, toasted straw, wet hay, farmhouse wheat and hay flavors. Then into cereal grains, liquid juicy cereal with more biscuit and a little caramelized malt flavor, lots of toasted grainy flavors all around. A fair creamy flavor too, mild dark toast with creaminess. It's very dry, like sucking the water out of my tongue dry, and brings a nice caramel finish, crisp finish as well, little lager softness and touch of minerality, finally a touch of grassy hop bitterness, and little lager mineral note.
Mouth is med to a bit lighter bod, but nice softness and smooth, little creamy feel, decent carb.
Overall not bad but not what I expected, not very good either for a German beer... plenty of nice toasty malts, but lots of grainy husky wheat and hay like flavors, not what I expected for a schwarzbier, also no real dark malt notes other than some caramel, and lager notes aren't the best even. The nice smooth soft feel was quite nice, and what I expect from a beer like this, but the rest was meh.
Jun 27, 2014A one handed pour without tipping the glass yields a huge 2+ finger frothy creamy tan colored head that fades at a med pace with nice sticky lacing, big bubbles popping, and eventually settles to a nice 1/2 finger thick head that never goes away. The beer itself is pretty much pitch black, no light really getting through, and even has thick creamy legs on the sides of the glass.
Nose reminds me a lot of the dark Czech beers I had when over there... lots of husky grainy malts, tons of wheat, like wet hay, straw, middle of a hay stack in a barn kinda malt, cereal grains little doughy and bready, with touch of metallic and mineral lager notes, mild soft complex decoction like notes. Alsoa touch of a darker caramelized malt note.
Taste brings biscuit right off, toasty malts, grainy and husky again, lots more wheat, toasted straw, wet hay, farmhouse wheat and hay flavors. Then into cereal grains, liquid juicy cereal with more biscuit and a little caramelized malt flavor, lots of toasted grainy flavors all around. A fair creamy flavor too, mild dark toast with creaminess. It's very dry, like sucking the water out of my tongue dry, and brings a nice caramel finish, crisp finish as well, little lager softness and touch of minerality, finally a touch of grassy hop bitterness, and little lager mineral note.
Mouth is med to a bit lighter bod, but nice softness and smooth, little creamy feel, decent carb.
Overall not bad but not what I expected, not very good either for a German beer... plenty of nice toasty malts, but lots of grainy husky wheat and hay like flavors, not what I expected for a schwarzbier, also no real dark malt notes other than some caramel, and lager notes aren't the best even. The nice smooth soft feel was quite nice, and what I expect from a beer like this, but the rest was meh.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep dark brown with a perfectly light brown head that was quick to rise, though it settled quickly it leaves a thick persistent creamy looking head that leaves some really nice lacing.
The nose is interesting to me, if I were blind tasting I'd guess this one to be more light in color; it has remarkably "lighter" beer quality to the nose. This may be more common with actual German black lagers, I wouldn't know since all we get around here is Kostritzer...anyway it has low touch of DMS, after that I mostly get a little bit of generic noble hop presence; and then just the lightest of "dark" character, in this case a super light coffee and toasted pumpernickel like bread, like all aromas these characteristics do show more as the beer warms up.
The taste again just the lightest hint of sulfur, but then, yes more of schwarbier notes I'm familiar with...lightly darkened toast, a more noticeable bit of roast that really lingers nicely on the back end and in the aftertaste, earthy hops on the finish.
Light but fuller body; ultra smooth and creamy carbonation, goes down clean as a whistle while leaving a really light but just noticeable touch of hop and roast driven bitterness, it really does beg for the next sip; if I wasn't trying to savor and ponder this beer it would probably be gone quite fast.
Nov 04, 2023The nose is interesting to me, if I were blind tasting I'd guess this one to be more light in color; it has remarkably "lighter" beer quality to the nose. This may be more common with actual German black lagers, I wouldn't know since all we get around here is Kostritzer...anyway it has low touch of DMS, after that I mostly get a little bit of generic noble hop presence; and then just the lightest of "dark" character, in this case a super light coffee and toasted pumpernickel like bread, like all aromas these characteristics do show more as the beer warms up.
The taste again just the lightest hint of sulfur, but then, yes more of schwarbier notes I'm familiar with...lightly darkened toast, a more noticeable bit of roast that really lingers nicely on the back end and in the aftertaste, earthy hops on the finish.
Light but fuller body; ultra smooth and creamy carbonation, goes down clean as a whistle while leaving a really light but just noticeable touch of hop and roast driven bitterness, it really does beg for the next sip; if I wasn't trying to savor and ponder this beer it would probably be gone quite fast.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.66/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
March 2010: 500 ml "Bügelflasche" (swingtop bottle), at Die Kleine Bierstube, Aarhus. ABV was 4.9%. Very dark ruby colour, nearly black. Big to moderate beige head. Moderate but nice aroma of brown bread and dark malts. The flavour is smooth and malty but not too sweet, with a very subtle roastiness. Low bitterness. Easy drinking.
Nov 20, 2022Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
a really excellent example of the style here, lighter than many, but full of flavor, very authentically german, super drinkable. medium brown i color, or more like diluted black, some light coming through and an airy inch of almost pure white head, nice retention on it and lots of bubbles. it smells like light roast, a little meaty smoke thing going on, dry baking cocoa powder, and wet soil, lots of minerals from the water profile coming through. the lager yeast is nice in the flavor, bready and earthy and robust enough to stand up to the malt, drying but the beer still has a little residual sweetness. hints of leather and tobacco and dark chocolate for me, but in a very drinkable package. a little bit of dusty european malt character in here, and even on tap this tastes less than fully fresh, but the flavor is solid overall, and this really does everything i want a good schwarzbier to do. lighter in body, fizzy, light roasty linger on the swallow. perfect fall day drinking beer right here, glad to have it around here in idaho a little bit!
Nov 27, 2019Reviewed by Anacross from Oregon
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Another average beer that is quit enjoyable. A good introduction for those still not sure about this style. Good maltyness carbonation. Crispyness is present together with some spicy aroma and a toffee taste.
Nov 25, 2018Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I haven't had many Schwarzbier but I expected it to be a little fuller, not watery, but I know it is a Lager. I still liked it. It was a very nice bottle.
Look: black, fizzy, with an inch off-white head
Aroma: wine, lemon, oak
Taste: Some roasted notes, sweet caramel.
Feel: light body, a bit fizzy, and a bit thin.
Apr 23, 2018Look: black, fizzy, with an inch off-white head
Aroma: wine, lemon, oak
Taste: Some roasted notes, sweet caramel.
Feel: light body, a bit fizzy, and a bit thin.
Das Schwarze from Dinkelacker-Schwabenbraeu AG
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
130 ratings
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