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Genuine Dark Beer
Adams Street Brewery
- From:
- Adams Street Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 19.49%
- Reviews:
- 76
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 08, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2001
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
2.36/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.36/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured into a pint glass. No head, dark brown almost black color.
I desperately tried to smell it... at best it had a faint grain/wet malt smell.
It is sweet tasting throughout, like watered down liquid malt extract.
Syrupy and sticky texture. Heavier body and moderate carbonation.
It's tough to like. Just a too sweet, dark looking beer.
Jul 08, 2012I desperately tried to smell it... at best it had a faint grain/wet malt smell.
It is sweet tasting throughout, like watered down liquid malt extract.
Syrupy and sticky texture. Heavier body and moderate carbonation.
It's tough to like. Just a too sweet, dark looking beer.
Reviewed by rings from Michigan
2.57/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
2.57/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
This is one of my favorite beer styles and I was eager to sample theirs as each of their beers has improved immensely since my last sampling in 2006. This one is a Munich dark lager and was, unfortunately, the least impressive of their lineup on this date.
The Dark is deep brown in color and has a caramel/chocolate sweetness on the nose. Lightly hopped, it balances nicely, but it was slightly lacking in body. As in their Red, I picked up a bit of DMS. Even worse, there was a lingering and prevalent tinny or metal taste, which could have been anything from bad glassware to poorly stored grains at the brewhouse. Either way, it robbed what otherwise was a fair effort of any potential.
This one is a disappointing.
Feb 11, 2011The Dark is deep brown in color and has a caramel/chocolate sweetness on the nose. Lightly hopped, it balances nicely, but it was slightly lacking in body. As in their Red, I picked up a bit of DMS. Even worse, there was a lingering and prevalent tinny or metal taste, which could have been anything from bad glassware to poorly stored grains at the brewhouse. Either way, it robbed what otherwise was a fair effort of any potential.
This one is a disappointing.
Genuine Dark Beer from Adams Street Brewery
Beer rating:
74 out of
100 with
95 ratings
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