Darkmoor
Ex Novo Brewing
- From:
- Ex Novo Brewing
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- Czech Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 3.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 25, 2023
- Added:
- May 01, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can.
A very dark brown with reddish highlights. The nose is toasty and quite bready with more of a rich, sweeter, more complex malt palette akin to a Munich Dunkel. Toast, toffee, dark caramel, pumpernickel bread, rich and mildly fruity. The palate opens mildly bitter with roast and toast, a light grainy bitterness but again, there's a lot of rich, toasted bread here. Caramel, toffee, mildly nutty (@vurt below notes cashews, which is spot on) . Drying, creamy, mildly sweet finish. Light and creamy body, nicely carbonated. Solid.
Jun 25, 2023A very dark brown with reddish highlights. The nose is toasty and quite bready with more of a rich, sweeter, more complex malt palette akin to a Munich Dunkel. Toast, toffee, dark caramel, pumpernickel bread, rich and mildly fruity. The palate opens mildly bitter with roast and toast, a light grainy bitterness but again, there's a lot of rich, toasted bread here. Caramel, toffee, mildly nutty (@vurt below notes cashews, which is spot on) . Drying, creamy, mildly sweet finish. Light and creamy body, nicely carbonated. Solid.
Reviewed by PotatoBug9023 from Oregon
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very dark brown color. Sweet brown aroma but a little metallic. Flavor is as I'd hoped, very rich.. low bitterness.. hint of metallic. Body is decent but high astringency. Would buy depending on price point.
Jun 11, 2023
Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4x 16 oz. cans from Roth's West Salem Market. $14.99
Pour as a dark coca -cola brown with a huge frothy light beige head.
Aroma is pretty sparse to be honest. Some milk chocolate and weak coffee.
Taste balanced. This is a lager with cocoa accents...malts, chocolate and ash.
Nice enough mouthfeel..not extraordinary.
An OK Dark Czech,, but had far better
May 28, 2023Pour as a dark coca -cola brown with a huge frothy light beige head.
Aroma is pretty sparse to be honest. Some milk chocolate and weak coffee.
Taste balanced. This is a lager with cocoa accents...malts, chocolate and ash.
Nice enough mouthfeel..not extraordinary.
An OK Dark Czech,, but had far better
Reviewed by vurt from Oregon
3.92/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16-ounce can purchased at Uptown Beer Co., and enjoyed in a British tulip-style half pint. Date stamp reads "04/25/23". That's right, this beer was canned 5 days ago.
Look:
Darkmoor has a perfectly clear body of an exquisite red-brown color with deep amber highlights. The pour raises a finger of rich beige foam with good retention that leaves intricate lacing on the glass.
Smell:
Rich toasty malt, semi-sweet with notes of roasted nuts and multigrain bread. Mild caramel is also present, tempered by a whiff of earthy and spicy hop character.
Taste:
Superb depth of semi-sweet malt, toasty and satisfying, along with a touch of caramel cream. Notes of coffee, crusty brown bread, dry-roasted almonds and cashews (unsalted). Toasted malt carries through the middle, with subtle layers of unsweetened cocoa, dried fruit, anise. The finish is a fine balance of malt, roast, and earthy hops.
Feel:
Medium-light body, rounded with smooth, slightly rich texture and temperate carbonation.
Overall:
Darkmoor is a fine, well-made example of the Czech Dark Lager style. Beautifully balanced, it has excellent depth of malt, and is never too sweet or too roasty. Delightful.
May 01, 2023Look:
Darkmoor has a perfectly clear body of an exquisite red-brown color with deep amber highlights. The pour raises a finger of rich beige foam with good retention that leaves intricate lacing on the glass.
Smell:
Rich toasty malt, semi-sweet with notes of roasted nuts and multigrain bread. Mild caramel is also present, tempered by a whiff of earthy and spicy hop character.
Taste:
Superb depth of semi-sweet malt, toasty and satisfying, along with a touch of caramel cream. Notes of coffee, crusty brown bread, dry-roasted almonds and cashews (unsalted). Toasted malt carries through the middle, with subtle layers of unsweetened cocoa, dried fruit, anise. The finish is a fine balance of malt, roast, and earthy hops.
Feel:
Medium-light body, rounded with smooth, slightly rich texture and temperate carbonation.
Overall:
Darkmoor is a fine, well-made example of the Czech Dark Lager style. Beautifully balanced, it has excellent depth of malt, and is never too sweet or too roasty. Delightful.
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