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Herold Bohemian Black Lager
Pivovar Herold Březnice A.s.
- From:
- Pivovar Herold Březnice A.s.
- Czechia
- Style:
- Czech Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 11.08%
- Reviews:
- 84
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2001
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Ratings by GreenCard:
Reviewed by GreenCard from Maryland
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: dark brown, good clarity despite opaqueness, thinnish layer of tan foam that collapses to a thin cap
Aroma: Danish rye bread (rugbrod), molasses, coffee, a touch smokey
Flavor: dry malt backbone with a surprisingly firm roast bitterness; hints of licorice and chicoree root, molasses, coffee; finishes dry with a lingering alkaloidal bitterness
Mouthfeel: medium body, pert carbonation, a bit astringent
Other comments: I was surprised at how roasty-bitter this beer is. It's good, but I was expecting it to be a bit sweeter for some reason.
Aug 30, 2007Aroma: Danish rye bread (rugbrod), molasses, coffee, a touch smokey
Flavor: dry malt backbone with a surprisingly firm roast bitterness; hints of licorice and chicoree root, molasses, coffee; finishes dry with a lingering alkaloidal bitterness
Mouthfeel: medium body, pert carbonation, a bit astringent
Other comments: I was surprised at how roasty-bitter this beer is. It's good, but I was expecting it to be a bit sweeter for some reason.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DJ-Hophead from England
3.77/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
500 ml chilled bottle from Lidl,Bristol - Pours very dark brown, small creamy head which soon disipates. Minimal lacing. Medium carbonation. Smell - chocolate. Taste - smoky, piney, bitter roasted chocolate. Nice drinkable beer.
Jun 20, 2015Reviewed by dcmchew from Romania
3.88/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours almost pitch black, a few dark brown tinges, one finger tan head and then a rich sticky lacing.
Smell of dark malts, low cocoa, some raisin and other dry fruit, burnt sugar, faint nuts.
Taste starts with rich roasted malts (faintly smoked) and some dark chocolate, livened by some juicy raisin and plum, sweetened with rich caramel. Gets a bit darker, with light coffee (some cream in there too), faint charcoal and dark bread crust. Decent Saaz hop presence in the finish, with a nice bitterness that separates itself from the roast.
Medium body, mildly carbonated, smooth, on the easier to drink side of dark lagers.
Lots of local tradition involved here, great ingredients, a very good beer.
Jun 27, 2014Smell of dark malts, low cocoa, some raisin and other dry fruit, burnt sugar, faint nuts.
Taste starts with rich roasted malts (faintly smoked) and some dark chocolate, livened by some juicy raisin and plum, sweetened with rich caramel. Gets a bit darker, with light coffee (some cream in there too), faint charcoal and dark bread crust. Decent Saaz hop presence in the finish, with a nice bitterness that separates itself from the roast.
Medium body, mildly carbonated, smooth, on the easier to drink side of dark lagers.
Lots of local tradition involved here, great ingredients, a very good beer.
Herold Bohemian Black Lager from Pivovar Herold Březnice A.s.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
102 ratings
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