Black Cat Lager
Paddock Wood Brewing Co.

Black Cat LagerBlack Cat Lager
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From:
Paddock Wood Brewing Co.
 
Saskatchewan, Canada
Style:
Schwarzbier
Ranked #79
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,375
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 9.92%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
52
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 30, 2023
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by trevorwideman:
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Reviewed by trevorwideman from Canada (MB)

4.05/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
355ml bottle given to me by demcorhip, poured into a pilsner glass.

Pours a nearly opaque cola brown with a full inch of creamy head off a fairly vigorous pour. Leaves some nice sticky lace all the way down. Carbonation appears to be quite low. Aroma is husky and grainy with a hint of pepper, grass, hay, earth, caramel, cocoa and juicy apples. Clean and delicious, style wise it's a super solid aroma.

Flavour is all grains off the top, then turns nutty with hints of cocoa, caramel and fruit offset by a light, almost lactic sourness. Very pleasant and uncomplicated flavour, this is a session beer to be sure. Dries nicely in the finish, fairly soft in the mouth and carbonation is medium-low. Body is a bit heavier than I expected. That would not stop me from drinking a few of these on an evening though.
Mar 10, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.33 by TrashPanda93 from Canada (SK)

May 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.8 by mistahmojoryan from Canada (SK)

Jun 12, 2020
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Reviewed by LocalBeerGuy from Canada (SK)

4.25/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
black lager style with crisp dry finish taste of dark chocolate and coffee at 5.4% ABV a very good beer to drink and enjoy by one or more when cold by bottle or poured in a beer glass.
Jan 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Jul 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by Mlkluther from Canada (AB)

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by MaltyPythonsHopCircus from Canada (BC)

Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by PJT from Canada (QC)

Mar 05, 2016
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Reviewed by ThomasT from Canada (AB)

3.88/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Dark brown appearance, very similar to cola. Pours with a small, rapidly fading head and just a touch of lacing.
Smell: Sweet chocolate and a nice roastiness. Slight off chemical smell, however.
Taste: The front is met with a rich chocolate flavour which builds and combines with coffee in the middle. The finish hits hard, with a combination of floral hops and deep roast.
Feel: Carbonation provides a nice crispness, without overpowering the flavour too much. Medium-bodied.
Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by Saskadan from Canada (SK)

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by pharmerdoc from Canada (MB)

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Jun 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rogerdandy from Canada (AB)

Apr 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by WKyle from Indiana

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KeeganRohovich from Canada (SK)

Dec 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by FadetoBock from Canada (AB)

Aug 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jcubz from Canada (SK)

Aug 19, 2013
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

3.47/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours dark brownish black with decent cola colored foam. Aroma of dark coffee and roasty malts, perhaps Postum or some other barley based coffee substitute. Tastes of the same, coffee, dark malt, burnt notes with perhaps a little bicarbonate of soda mild bitterness and sanguine tang. Hints of root beer sweetness. Rather thin body with creamy mouthfeel. Tiny amount of old world fruit (date or fig) as the sweetness accumulates but not a complex foray by any means. A nutty bitterness settles on the palate that makes me think rancid walnut. Not hoppy but what is there is earthy. Decent example of the style and a good session beer if you dig dark malt.
Aug 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Tom_Servo from Canada (SK)

Jun 13, 2013
Black Cat Lager from Paddock Wood Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 52 ratings