Special Dark Lager
Matchless Brewing
- From:
- Matchless Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 8.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 13, 2019
- Added:
- May 05, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
NO SCORE
-
-
Like a schwarzbier/Baltic porter mash up. A crisp body and firm bitterness meets rich roasty, chocolate and toast flavors with a hint of oak smoke and a dry finish. What old time dark lagers must have tasted like.
40 IBU
40 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Dr_C from Colorado
3.21/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.21/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not special enough to write a detailed review...but good enough to drink again. I have been drinking complex IPAs and stouts very frequently and it's been a while since I had a lager. This is a great looking dark lager that had a thick head which lasted and left lacing, but wasn't so tall as to be annoying. The aroma was relatively lacking and smelled like...beer. Compared to big label lagers, this would blow away your household names. But in the craft beer world it would be lost amoungst the bolder brews. If you like lager give it a try.
Jun 13, 2019
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.71/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hops are Hallertau Mittelfruh and the malt bill includes some oak-smoked wheat. Color is quite dark, not quite black, with plenty of foam in the chalice. Sudsy mouthfeel. There is more malt than a typical Schwartzbier, and maybe a little sweeter. The smoke comes through in the nose.
This is fairly bitter and it lingers for a while in the aftertaste. Overall, this is quite a complex dark mouthful. It seems a little hot in an interesting way, with some astringency, and a hint of smoked applewood. From the 16 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station.
Apr 01, 2019This is fairly bitter and it lingers for a while in the aftertaste. Overall, this is quite a complex dark mouthful. It seems a little hot in an interesting way, with some astringency, and a hint of smoked applewood. From the 16 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station.
Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida
4.08/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Extremely dark brown, verging on black. Three fingers of foamy tan head with decent retention.
Smell: A strong sweet scent. Chocolate, toffee, some dried fruit. Reminds me somewhat of a Trappist quad.
Taste: Mildly sweet malt, a combination of hop and roast bitterness, and a light biscuity undertone. A slight aftertaste of coffee.
Mouthfeel: Full body with decent carbonation.
Overall: My only wish is that the taste was a bit more developed.
Mar 07, 2019Smell: A strong sweet scent. Chocolate, toffee, some dried fruit. Reminds me somewhat of a Trappist quad.
Taste: Mildly sweet malt, a combination of hop and roast bitterness, and a light biscuity undertone. A slight aftertaste of coffee.
Mouthfeel: Full body with decent carbonation.
Overall: My only wish is that the taste was a bit more developed.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!