Tidal Wave
Supply & Demand Beer and Pizza
- From:
- Supply & Demand Beer and Pizza
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 29, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 29, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We’ve been really enjoying Black Lagers recently, and decided to revisit the style. With a whole new malt bill for Tidal Wave, we’re getting notes of coffee, fig, cocoa, and just a hint of caramel. This lager is ready for all your winter activities.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the brewery; dated Jan 9 2024 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a dark black-brown cola colour; holding it to the light reveals its clarity, as well as some crimson red highlights. It's crowned with two glorious fingers of creamy, foamy beige-coloured head that dissipates over the next five minutes; afterwards, a big fat collar of creamy suds surrounds a sudsy cap. Tons of beautiful lacing, too - this might be one of the best-looking black lagers I've ever seen. The aroma is also enticing, including hints of toffee, dark chocolate, roasted grains, toast, plum and just a touch of coffee.
Very flavourful, especially for something that could be considered a 'light' beer at 4.5%. I'm getting roasted grain and cocoa right off the bat, as well as hints of dark chocolate, toasted bread and dark fruits - namely, plum and fig. Bitter coffee grounds/roastiness surge forward on the back end, with lingering hints of cocoa and dark fruits fading into a roasty, bittersweet aftertaste. Light-ish in body, with lively carbonation & tiny bubbles that softly prickle the tongue with each sip, giving it a pleasing, active mouthfeel that suits this style nicely. Great drinkability; there's no reason a black lager fan couldn't down a couple of these in a row.
Final Grade: 4.06, an A-. Tidal Wave is the second lager I've reviewed from Beerlab!, and if one thing has been made clear it's that they're pretty darn good making 'em. This is a well-rounded black lager - the bitterness/roastiness might be a little overstated for some folks, but as a coffee addict I'm certainly not about to complain. Highly recommended, and something I'd be interested in picking up again the next time I'm in London. Great job, Beerlab!
Feb 29, 2024Pours a dark black-brown cola colour; holding it to the light reveals its clarity, as well as some crimson red highlights. It's crowned with two glorious fingers of creamy, foamy beige-coloured head that dissipates over the next five minutes; afterwards, a big fat collar of creamy suds surrounds a sudsy cap. Tons of beautiful lacing, too - this might be one of the best-looking black lagers I've ever seen. The aroma is also enticing, including hints of toffee, dark chocolate, roasted grains, toast, plum and just a touch of coffee.
Very flavourful, especially for something that could be considered a 'light' beer at 4.5%. I'm getting roasted grain and cocoa right off the bat, as well as hints of dark chocolate, toasted bread and dark fruits - namely, plum and fig. Bitter coffee grounds/roastiness surge forward on the back end, with lingering hints of cocoa and dark fruits fading into a roasty, bittersweet aftertaste. Light-ish in body, with lively carbonation & tiny bubbles that softly prickle the tongue with each sip, giving it a pleasing, active mouthfeel that suits this style nicely. Great drinkability; there's no reason a black lager fan couldn't down a couple of these in a row.
Final Grade: 4.06, an A-. Tidal Wave is the second lager I've reviewed from Beerlab!, and if one thing has been made clear it's that they're pretty darn good making 'em. This is a well-rounded black lager - the bitterness/roastiness might be a little overstated for some folks, but as a coffee addict I'm certainly not about to complain. Highly recommended, and something I'd be interested in picking up again the next time I'm in London. Great job, Beerlab!
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