Disturbance In The Schwartz
Benchtop Brewing Company
- From:
- Benchtop Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 8.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We started with base and specialty malts from Epiphany Craft malts and then hit with a subtle addition of pecan smoked barley for depth. This is crispy yet decadent.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
3.96/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No canned on date. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.
A: Very dark chestnut brown with 1-finger beige bubbly head with decent retention and a partial collar and some streamers of lacing.
S: Graham cracker and Oreo cookie with some Vienna roast coffee
T: A little sharper flavor profile with a stronger roast component than I was expecting. Chocolate and graham cracker are squashed by a hefty dark malt roast flavor and finishes a little bitter roasty. This hurts the smoothness of the beer. Bitterness is medium-high and is clean.
M: Medium bodied with light-medium carbonation aid with drinkability despite the heavy-handed roastiness does lend a little astringency in the finish.
O: I think if Benchtop dialed back the roast a notch and upped the sweetness half a notch they would have a huge winner that a lot of people would look to in 3 out of 4 seasons.
Jun 16, 2020A: Very dark chestnut brown with 1-finger beige bubbly head with decent retention and a partial collar and some streamers of lacing.
S: Graham cracker and Oreo cookie with some Vienna roast coffee
T: A little sharper flavor profile with a stronger roast component than I was expecting. Chocolate and graham cracker are squashed by a hefty dark malt roast flavor and finishes a little bitter roasty. This hurts the smoothness of the beer. Bitterness is medium-high and is clean.
M: Medium bodied with light-medium carbonation aid with drinkability despite the heavy-handed roastiness does lend a little astringency in the finish.
O: I think if Benchtop dialed back the roast a notch and upped the sweetness half a notch they would have a huge winner that a lot of people would look to in 3 out of 4 seasons.
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