Schwartz Brewery Dark Bier
The Macquarie Hotel / Schwartz Brewery

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The Macquarie Hotel / Schwartz Brewery
 
Australia
Style:
Schwarzbier
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 21, 2009
Added:
Aug 26, 2006
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

3.55/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dusky brown colour with a nice translucent appearance, light brown tinge when held up to the light. Head is decent, dense with small off-white bubbles. Looks pretty nice.

Sweet and sour on the nose, with some nice vanilla characters, hints of cinnamon as well. Slight sour roasted characters, hints of beans and cooked greens. Pretty nice nose overall, quite enjoy that. Mild and pleasant.

Taste is quite roasted, with bits of burnt character and some smoke with a sour musty flavour poking its head around the back. Slight spice characters, tastes kind of wintery with nutmeg and cinnamon characters, no real spice sensation though, just the flavour. Tastes quite like an English dark mild, it's smooth with light bitterness and slight roasted flavour. Not delicious, but tasty.

Mouthfeel is a letdown. A bit thin, with a lot of sparkle from carbonation. Fairly fizzy, really, and doesn't really suit the flavour. Just needs a bit more body.

Pretty good drinking, this. A decent effort.
Oct 21, 2009