Tmavy
Brew Keepers

Had on tap at the brewery.

Look is dark black with an average 1 finger tan head. A touch dark.

Aroma is not as clean as I would like and is similar to the stout in its dark roastiness as well as a touch of that fruitiness. Slight fruitiness.

Flavor is again a slightly cleaner version of the stout. The flavor is much cleaner than it's ale equivalent. Good amounts of roast, but not as bitter.

Feel is more drying than the stout, but is much more drinkable too. Still a touch heavy for the style, but solid.

 

32 ounce crowler, picked up last weekend (August 3, 2019) at the brewery. Brew Keepers calls this a Czech Dark Lager. Served in a dimpled mug, the beer pours dark brown/black with about a half inch tan head that didn't stick around for very long. There's a small amount of lacing. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like burnt/charred malt, nuts, dark bread and a bit of coffee. For the most part the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also the addition of some bittersweet chocolate and earthy hop flavors. This brew kinda reminds me of an Irish Dry Stout, so if you like those then you might want to try this. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's a bit slick, very smooth and pretty easy to drink. Carbonation is low/moderate. I liked this brew, always nice to find something I like drinking that's somewhat low in ABV. Hopefully the next time I'm in Wheeling their taproom will officially be open (they were still waiting on their taproom permits to come through but hoping they'll be open at the end of August, although they can currently sell beer to go in crowlers/growlers and you can get samples to try before you buy).