Hellstar
Burial Beer Co.

 

Roasted malts and chocolate notes. Some earthiness on the finish. Sticky mouthfeel. Solid representation of the Schwarzbier style. Had at their Raleigh taproom.

Pours a very dark body that's not quite clear, but has a great light tan head that lives a decent life before falling into an even layer. Smells great, like my paw paw's feed barn -with dark licorice, char coffee, and the clean rich taste follows that presentation nicely. Full flavored for lager and still light enough to crush. Feel is full bodied for a lager, but still not heavy by any means. Overall, it is a damn fine black lager- a style that is hard for me to find. Too bad they have pretentious shitty artwork and dumbass stories on their lame silver can designs. But all that garbage goes in the trash anyway, where it belongs. This particular beer is great, but Burial needs to get over themselves as an entity. Full on bullshit, except for a couple of their overpriced beers.

12 oz can, "15SEP21, JESUS IS KING OF ALL", pretty cool message.
into Boiler snifter.

Dark black color with a half finger of beige head.

Aroma is stale brown malt with hints of molasses and tar. Maybe a hint of vanilla if I try for it.

Flavor is pleasantly smoky with hints of dark chocolate malt and slight sarsaparilla. Nutty ashy malt on the finish.

Feel is about right for a Schwarzbier. Not too heavy, not too light, just enough heft and carbonation. No alcohol heat.

Overall a capable schwarzbier. One of the better examples I've had. Still not entirely blown away by Burial though.

 

Had this from a can poured into a shaker pint. Pours a dark, clear brown color with an excellent initial head and decent lacing. Strong smell and taste of dark roasted malt. Some dark toast at the end with a bit of bitterness. Pretty good and it went well with our cheese board!

Picked up a 12 oz single from the Blue Door Bottleshop in Hendersonville on 4-5-21 for $2.50. Canned on 09FEB2021; consumed 4-12-21.

Beer poured brown with a nice off white head with the original pour.

Nose has mild roast with some breadiness.

Taste is well done with the mild roast, a touch of bread and chocolate, that finished well balanced and a touch dry.

Mouthfeel is light bodied and refreshing.

Overall a nice Dunkel that i am glad i got to try!

On tap at Twisted Laurel Asheville April 2021

 

L: Dark brown to black with a nice tan head. Really nice lacing on the drink down
S: Malt forward
T: Reminds me of some of my favorite porter with dark roasted notes. Will definitely repeat if I can find it again.
F: Medium body. Very nice for 5% ABV
O: Nothing about this beer that I didn't like

 

Look - pretty much black slight head and nice skimming
Smell - roasted malt bread
Taste - sweet roasted slight toasted bread
Feel - medium body and carb
Overall - really great dark lager

A non-gentle (but not aggressive) pour from a 12 oz can into a 16 oz shaker. Date on the can is Sep 03, 2020 (hope that's the "brewed on" and not "best by" date)

Look:
¼” head that quickly dissipated to near nil. Lacing is minimal.
Color was like a dark porter. When held to the light it had a dark garnet tinge near the bottom of the glass. I think serving it in a Pilsner or Stange glass would showcase the color and clarity.

Smell:
Good malt aroma with faint but perceptible roast (not harsh). Some floral can be detected if you hunt for it. Maybe from some European hops. Other than the floral, I didn’t get anything I’d call hop aroma. No alcohol fumes, no diacetyl.

Taste:
Pretty much follows the nose, with a bit more malt and less roasty bitterness (which wasn’t much to begin with).

Feel:
Although the head was minimal, the carbonation is good and nucleates in the mouth to give an added perception of silkiness. No astringency, no alcohol burn or aftertaste.

Overall:
This is a well-balanced beer. Probably the easiest drinking dark beer I’ve had in a while, maybe ever.
I picked up a sixer, then on my next trip got a case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can - $1.89 at Hop City Craft Beer & Wine in (West Midtown) Atlanta, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown body with an inch of steadily evaporating tight, beige foam.

Smell: Chocolate, faint sliver of roast, a slight nuttiness and sweet-scented gust of caramel overlaying a nicely toasty malt aroma.

Taste: Baker's chocolate hunks, showing a little light roast, moderate toasted bread. Throw on some oven-heated nuts and a sensible glaze of caramel. A nice round sweetness within without being overbearing. Super faint trace of earthy hops, though no real appreciable bitterness felt. Remains predominately chocolaty through the smooth, semi-dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: I was pleased. It is a pleasing dunkel.