Neuzeller Kloster-Bräu Schwarzer Abt (Black Abbot)
Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle GmbH

Neuzeller Kloster-Bräu Schwarzer Abt (Black Abbot)Neuzeller Kloster-Bräu Schwarzer Abt (Black Abbot)
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From:
Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle GmbH
 
Germany
Style:
Schwarzbier
Ranked #145
ABV:
3.9%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,259
Avg:
2.73 | pDev: 35.9%
Reviews:
80
Ratings:
101
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2024
Added:
Aug 20, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by yen157:
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Reviewed by yen157 from New Jersey

3.65/5  rDev +33.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Creamy, light brown head on top of a typical schwarzbier body. Sweet, coffeeish, roasty nose. Sweetness reminded me of of cola. Taste was slightly roasty up front. Tasty juicy malt was not too think. Mouth feel was slick and not too carbonated. All of the beer I've had by these guys have been perfectly carbonated. Bitterness from hops pairs well with the black malt astringency. The beer was a bit thin, but I've found this to be thie the case with the style. With that in mind, it's body was just fine.
Dec 15, 2003
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Reviewed by misteil from Ireland

2.11/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
bought at the getraenke hoffman in gross borstel. man oh man, that sure is something. it is profoundly sweet, faro, dutch oud bruin lager levels of sweet, some of the black malt flavour, rye bread, tobacco, is nice but there’s definitely some astringent flavours there too. metallic flavour from it, medium bitterness. very much a fizzy drink like mouthfeel. ungood
Jan 23, 2024
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.75/5  rDev +37.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sweet for a schwarzbier, leaning more towards a porter (IMHO). Pictch black with a nice topping of beige foam, aroma of coffee, but taste of coffee and molasses. Mouthfeel is righ ton the money, does not feel watery at all, coffee bitterness lingers long aftrwards.
Mar 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Dec 28, 2022
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.46/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle GmbH “ Neuzeller Kloster-Bräu Schwarzer Abt”
,5L brown glass bottle coded “mindestens haltbar bis: 08.03.22”. Sampled 04.10.21.
€,99 @ Horst Lehmann Getränke GmbH, Berlin, DE

Notes: “Zutaten: Schwarzbier (Wasser, Gerstenmalz, Hopfen). Invertzucher-syrup”.
Look: Clear, dark mahogany brown body beneath a finger’s width of creamy tan foam that holds well and leaves some very nice sheets of lacing about the glass.
Smell: Surprisingly chocolate-like and grainy sweet. Coffee-like roastiness. No hops are found.
Taste: As the aroma suggests, this is a sweet beer with clear notes of grainy malt, chocolate, coffee, and a light touch of apple like fruitiness. It appears moderately bitter, but you can detect it. There may be even more bitterness there but the sweetness masks it. It finishes sweet with some cocoa powder lingering.
Feel: Medium-bodied and dextrinous with a gently crisp carbonation.
Overall: If this had been an American beer without the schwarzbier designation I’d say it was OK, or maybe not, but this is a German brewed schwarzbier and it’s way too sweet. It tastes almost like a malzbier. Additionally, it has inverted sugar syrup added, which I thought was verboten im Deutschland, but whatever. It would most likely make a good ingredient in a dessert, and could probably stand on its own as a dessert beer. Other than that, making your way through a half liter is süss for sure.
Review #7,514
Oct 04, 2021
 
Rated: 1.89 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Nov 29, 2020
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Reviewed by ZakReimer from Montana

2.86/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
This beer is a surprise, and not an altogether pleasant one. The beer pours really dark with a light brown head that quickly fades to a ring clinging to the inside of the glass. The lacing is light and delicate. This is probably the most enjoyable part of the beer... Drinking it is most comparable to drinking a flat Pepsi. It's got a flat mouthfeel that leaves a film of sweetness on your tongue so thick it's all you can taste. There is a slight sting in the jaw leading you to think this beer has more character than it does but then it's a bit of a let down that the sweet taste is so overpowering. You can pick up slight roasted tastes and smells, almost nutty with a hint of vanilla and cream. Unfortunately, due to it's overpowering sweetness I would not seek this out again. Auf Weidersehen.
Mar 29, 2020
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Reviewed by Nofoba

2.23/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
It pours a dark brown body, and thick beige head with good amount of lacing.

It has an aroma of toasted malts, caramel and coffee.

The taste resembles that of alcohol-laced coffee with cream and tons of sugar.

It's way too sweet. I did not like this at all.
Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by SSGCujo from Wisconsin

May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Feb 06, 2019
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany

2.57/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
L:
-pours a clear ruby-brown with a big,frothy,cream-colured head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-chocolate,coffee,spicy,grainy,grassy,raisins,slight plastic
T:
-Follows the nose + vast amounts of Glucose/Fructose syrup
-sickly sweet
F:
-medium carbonation
-light, watery body
O:
What would be a decent summer Schwarzbier quaffer is absolutely ruined by the addition of Glucose/fructose syrup AFTER fermentation.What remains is a sickly sweet Schwarzbier that i could barely finish.
Jun 16, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Aug 12, 2017
 
Rated: 1.48 by AV29 from Russian Federation

Jul 06, 2017
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Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation

4.19/5  rDev +53.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
90
Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 2.62 by emerge077 from Illinois

Jun 30, 2016
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Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts

1.81/5  rDev -33.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
This schwarzbier pours a black color with a medium foamy white head and a fairly high amount of carbonation. The smell is mild and of grains not really any hint of roastiness. It’s not that strange of a smell for a schwarzbier. There are some grains in the flavor, but they are practically drowned out by what is certainly not a standard schwarzbier taste. There is a sweet, cloying molasses flavor and some notes of really bad chocolate. The finish is a little bit sour actually and the taste unpleasantly lingers in your mouth. The body is medium. There is something undoubtedly wrong with this beer and at first I thought that it must have gone bad. However, upon closer inspection I see that it has a sugar syrup additive and it has gotten similarly abysmal reviews from others. It is probably the worst schwarzbier I have had and it is definitely the worst beer that I have had since I’ve been in Germany though it may still beat out some malt liquors in the US. This is a disgrace.
Jun 10, 2016
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Rated by mcpat1993 from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +31.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bizarre super sweet taste
Jun 06, 2016
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.92/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Bready (to style) but ultimately merely average.

C (2.92) / AVERAGE
Feb 15, 2016
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Reviewed by aaabbbccc from Russian Federation

5/5  rDev +83.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a fairy tale. If it was a sea of beer - I'd like to be a Dolphin beautiful. Not surpassed by the taste. Not surpassed by the flavor. Magic the pleasure of drinking it. And here a little Russian: Fucking cock you interpret it. It's a fucking beer. I am ready to be fucking homeless and living in this town, where one can brew beer. Neitzel forever. Neitzel cool. In Krasnoyarsk there are people, I'm not the only who appreciates this beer. Who would not agree - we can once again be rolled up to Berlin and not only and to leave feedback on your walls.
Nov 04, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by BJSmit from Netherlands

Jan 03, 2015
Neuzeller Kloster-Bräu Schwarzer Abt (Black Abbot) from Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle GmbH
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 101 ratings