Mist & Shadow
Little Thistle Brewing Co.
- From:
- Little Thistle Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Czech Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 04, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 27, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Tmavé Pivo translates directly to "dark beer" from Czech, and that's what this is - a Czech-style dark beer. Lager, to be more specific. Produced in much the same way as the more famous Czech-style Pilsner, Tmavé Pivo tends to be richer and more malty than its German cousin the Schwarzbier, but it still hangs on to the enviable drinkability that all Czech beers demonstrate.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a completely dark, color with a massive tan head that lingers and laces the glass. SRM of 23. (4.25)
Aroma: Strong aromas of dark grains, chocolate, coffee roast. Dark chocolate and grains linger off the end. (3.75)
Flavor: Strong flavors of dark grains upfront. Thick grains, yeast, wheat. Some dark and earthy notes support. Grainy and earthy. Some dark chocolate and coffee flavors support a bit. Finishes grainy and earthy. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-body, appropriate carbonation. Finishes earthy, yeasty, clean. (4.00)
Compared to Talking Waters Sound Czech 12/24: Lighter, stronger head. Milder aromas. More earthy, dark grains, yeast. Less dark chocolate and sweet espresso. Drier. Winner: Little Thistle
to Bent Paddle False Hibernation 12/24: Pours identical. Milder aromas. More dark cocoa and roast. Less earthy grains. More smooth. Winner: Little Thistle
to Half Acre Ridge Tree 1/25: Pours darker, stronger head. Stronger aromas. More yeast, cocoa. Less earth and smoothness. More carbonation.
4/25: Stronger head. Stronger aromas. More dark grains, yeast, roast. Less smooth cocoa, bread, and chocolate. Drier and cleaner.
12/25: More roast. Less smooth cocoa.
to Third Space Good Cheer 1/25: Pours darker, stronger aromas. More dark cocoa, grains. roast. Less caramel. Cleaner.
to Utepils Loonar Eclipse 3/25: Pours identical, stronger aromas. Less smooth cocoa and bread. More grainy and roast. Winner: Utepils
to Modist Pretty Metal 3/25: Pours similar, stronger head. More dark grains and roast. Less smooth bittersweet cocoa. Drier.
to Drekker Leisure Suits & Laser Beams 11/25: Pours darker, stronger aromas. Less amber and toasted notes. More dark roast, cocoa, bitterness.
to Back Channel Zero 11/25: Pours identical, milder aromas. More dark grains. Less smooth cocoa. Cleaner.
to Fair State Black Pils 12/25: Larger head. More cocoa, earth and smoke. Less clean floral notes and bitterness.
to Kostritzer Schwarzbier 1/26: Pours darker, less brown earthy notes. More cocoa and roast.
to Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel 1/26: Pours darker, More dark and roasty. Less earthy, tobacco notes.
to Little Thistle Cloak of Feathers 2/26: Pours identical. Milder aromas. Less dark fruit, sweet chocolate. More cocoa, dark malt, and roast.
to Little Thistle Schwarzenlager 3/26: More bitter roast. Less dark malt complexity.
Overall: This is a Czech Dark. Dark, clean, and drinkable. This is from a small brewery in Minnesota with the head brewer than came from Fair State. Eager to give this a try. Dark grains, dark chocolate. It has an earthy and grainy flavor in it. Finish is dry and clean as expected. Great stuff from Little Thistle. (Rating: 4.06)
Dec 04, 2024Aroma: Strong aromas of dark grains, chocolate, coffee roast. Dark chocolate and grains linger off the end. (3.75)
Flavor: Strong flavors of dark grains upfront. Thick grains, yeast, wheat. Some dark and earthy notes support. Grainy and earthy. Some dark chocolate and coffee flavors support a bit. Finishes grainy and earthy. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-body, appropriate carbonation. Finishes earthy, yeasty, clean. (4.00)
Compared to Talking Waters Sound Czech 12/24: Lighter, stronger head. Milder aromas. More earthy, dark grains, yeast. Less dark chocolate and sweet espresso. Drier. Winner: Little Thistle
to Bent Paddle False Hibernation 12/24: Pours identical. Milder aromas. More dark cocoa and roast. Less earthy grains. More smooth. Winner: Little Thistle
to Half Acre Ridge Tree 1/25: Pours darker, stronger head. Stronger aromas. More yeast, cocoa. Less earth and smoothness. More carbonation.
4/25: Stronger head. Stronger aromas. More dark grains, yeast, roast. Less smooth cocoa, bread, and chocolate. Drier and cleaner.
12/25: More roast. Less smooth cocoa.
to Third Space Good Cheer 1/25: Pours darker, stronger aromas. More dark cocoa, grains. roast. Less caramel. Cleaner.
to Utepils Loonar Eclipse 3/25: Pours identical, stronger aromas. Less smooth cocoa and bread. More grainy and roast. Winner: Utepils
to Modist Pretty Metal 3/25: Pours similar, stronger head. More dark grains and roast. Less smooth bittersweet cocoa. Drier.
to Drekker Leisure Suits & Laser Beams 11/25: Pours darker, stronger aromas. Less amber and toasted notes. More dark roast, cocoa, bitterness.
to Back Channel Zero 11/25: Pours identical, milder aromas. More dark grains. Less smooth cocoa. Cleaner.
to Fair State Black Pils 12/25: Larger head. More cocoa, earth and smoke. Less clean floral notes and bitterness.
to Kostritzer Schwarzbier 1/26: Pours darker, less brown earthy notes. More cocoa and roast.
to Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel 1/26: Pours darker, More dark and roasty. Less earthy, tobacco notes.
to Little Thistle Cloak of Feathers 2/26: Pours identical. Milder aromas. Less dark fruit, sweet chocolate. More cocoa, dark malt, and roast.
to Little Thistle Schwarzenlager 3/26: More bitter roast. Less dark malt complexity.
Overall: This is a Czech Dark. Dark, clean, and drinkable. This is from a small brewery in Minnesota with the head brewer than came from Fair State. Eager to give this a try. Dark grains, dark chocolate. It has an earthy and grainy flavor in it. Finish is dry and clean as expected. Great stuff from Little Thistle. (Rating: 4.06)
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