Zad's Czech Dark Lager
BarrieHaus Beer Co - Tampa

Crowler filled on 12/11/20; consumed on 12/26/20

Pours a deep, jet-mahogany body with blood-maroon accents, and topped with multiple fingers of thick, fluffy, pale tan foam; great head retention leaves a finger of nearly creamy cap and collar while painting the walls of the glass with a multitude of thin, layered, webby lacing.

Aroma has a dry nuttiness opening into waves of roasty malt perfectly attenuated against milky bakers chocolate and leftover hazelnut; tinges of dark-roast coffee and established lager yeast present as a minerality peeks through past the middle and toasty black bread cooly contrasting smooth malt textures close the bouquet.

Taste opens with a delicate, roasted impression of milk chocolate into steady lager yeast and bread crusts as dusty bakers chocolate develops into light coffee informing the mid-palate; a rounded nuttiness courses through the back end of the profile, further accented with black bread and a uniquely semi-sweet honeyed roast through the finish.

Mouthfeel offers a light body alongside a fluffy, plush, moderate-high carbonation, fading to pepper a silky, mild roast evenly spread over the back end of the palate; a wispy grit evolves quietly into a crisp, subtly taut and rounded finish.

Drinking with velvety textures opposite a flowing, malty depth, this lighter dark lager parlays a firm and detailed roastiness to a genuine, effortless consumability; structured for repeated enjoyment with all of the brilliantly balanced, focused bittersweetness established and consistent enough to keep the drinker fervently engaged.