Raw Series Black Lager
Tree Brewing Co.
- From:
- Tree Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 3.19%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 28, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
355ml bottle poured into tulip 31/03/16
A sits black in the glass with a deep cola edge, thumbs width of fairly dark brown foam has decent retention and leaves partial rings all the way down the glass
S lots of coco powder, chocolate milk, cold coffee, some char, earthy notes I can't place, faint leafy, grassy, hops
T again there's lots of coco and chocolate, with more char then the nose and some faint hops trying to make a stand against all the dark roasty notes,
M light bodied for a beer this dark, fluffs up from the bubbles, a little slick on the palate, leafy coco powder finish linger faintly for a while
O highly drinkable, enough going on from all the dark malt to keep you from getting board, I could session this stuff without getting board or bloated
It has what a Black Lager should, lots of dark malty flavors, detectable hop presence, and something that's light enough to drink a few of them with no problems
Mar 31, 2016A sits black in the glass with a deep cola edge, thumbs width of fairly dark brown foam has decent retention and leaves partial rings all the way down the glass
S lots of coco powder, chocolate milk, cold coffee, some char, earthy notes I can't place, faint leafy, grassy, hops
T again there's lots of coco and chocolate, with more char then the nose and some faint hops trying to make a stand against all the dark roasty notes,
M light bodied for a beer this dark, fluffs up from the bubbles, a little slick on the palate, leafy coco powder finish linger faintly for a while
O highly drinkable, enough going on from all the dark malt to keep you from getting board, I could session this stuff without getting board or bloated
It has what a Black Lager should, lots of dark malty flavors, detectable hop presence, and something that's light enough to drink a few of them with no problems
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.71/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
355ml bottle, apparently number 4 in their limited releases, dubbed 'The Raw Series'.
This beer pours a fairly solid black, with faint basal red cola edges, and three fat fingers of puffy, rocky, and creamy brown head, which leaves a bit of chunky sea spray lace around the glass as it slowly and evenly subsides.
It smells of bittersweet chocolate, roasted caramel malt, toasted wheat, some free-range ashiness, subtle molasses notes, and a plain earthy, citrusy, and musty hoppiness. The taste is grainy, sort of meaty caramel malt, dry cocoa powder, some muddled citrus fruitiness, musty ash, a minor black licorice thing, and more wan earthy, leafy, and floral hop bitters.
The carbonation is quite understated in its merely functional frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and mostly smooth, just a wee bit o' that char taking its expected tithe here. It finishes off-dry, the chocolate and caramel struggling to show and grow under the smoky yoke.
Overall, a well-made black lager, the roasted component making me rethink my initial style impression, i.e. the label, which wasn't very helpful in that regard. Full, rounded, and with a pleasant chocolate sweetness - this should impress those fans of the style who may have written off this particular brewing concern more than a while ago.
Mar 14, 2016This beer pours a fairly solid black, with faint basal red cola edges, and three fat fingers of puffy, rocky, and creamy brown head, which leaves a bit of chunky sea spray lace around the glass as it slowly and evenly subsides.
It smells of bittersweet chocolate, roasted caramel malt, toasted wheat, some free-range ashiness, subtle molasses notes, and a plain earthy, citrusy, and musty hoppiness. The taste is grainy, sort of meaty caramel malt, dry cocoa powder, some muddled citrus fruitiness, musty ash, a minor black licorice thing, and more wan earthy, leafy, and floral hop bitters.
The carbonation is quite understated in its merely functional frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and mostly smooth, just a wee bit o' that char taking its expected tithe here. It finishes off-dry, the chocolate and caramel struggling to show and grow under the smoky yoke.
Overall, a well-made black lager, the roasted component making me rethink my initial style impression, i.e. the label, which wasn't very helpful in that regard. Full, rounded, and with a pleasant chocolate sweetness - this should impress those fans of the style who may have written off this particular brewing concern more than a while ago.
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