Schwarzbier (Pilot Brewhouse)
Deschutes Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

Such an outstanding beer for this style. Best I've personally ever had.

Ironically I am drinking this beer 5-6 months AFTER the best by date of March 2019 and it is amazing.

 

Rating this is tough. It's a piss poor example of a schwarzbier, but even a piss poor schwarzbier is better drinking than 950/1000 ipas released every week.

This is poor per style but still an OKAY beer compared to the majority of the shit put that clouds the shelves today.

 

Black in color. Poured with a moderate, light beige foam with medium retention. Light roasted malt aromas with dark malty and dark chocolate notes. Medium light bodied with medium high carbonation and light, smooth feel. Sweet dark malt and light roasted coffee flavors. Medium light roasty bitterness in the middle. Finished dryly with dark malt flavors followed by light roasted coffee notes. Light and tasty. A pretty damn good black lager.

 

 

Appearance: Pours fudge brown with a bubble show; the beige head rises to three fingers, leaving splashy lacing behind

Smell: Roast, mocha, caramel and pecan

Taste: Roast and mocha forward, with the caramel and pecan building; a slight degree of smoke, in the middle, but the finish leans toward the sweet side

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Certainly not your father's Schwarzbier, this one leans toward the sweeter side; still, rather enjoyable

Can from ABV.

Black with brown highlights and a light brown head with excellent retention and lacing, this looks great. The nose is excellent. Tons of roast with toasted bread, cocoa, chicory, coffee grounds, a touch of coffee liqueur, this is excellent. The palate opens bitter and roasty with a blend of cocoa, coffee and roasted grain. Bitterness is fairly aggressive with a little bit of earthy hop bitterness pairing well with the grainy bitterness. Roast flavors are present throughout the palate, lingering on into the finish with a cocoa note present along with a touch of ash. Medium light in body and creamy in carbonation, this feels fantastic on the palate. The initial sips felt a little watery, but that dissipated quick. Alcohol, while a little higher than ideal for the style, works with the roast and creamy flavors. Excellent stuff.

Picked up a single at TW Arrowhead 11-13-19 for $2.79. Best by 3-16-19; consumed 3-4-19. Cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured black with a decent off white head that dissipated quickly.

Nose has some roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate.

Taste follows the nose, mild roast and chocolate. Some coffee is in the background. Finish is sweet but balanced.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and pretty smooth.

Overall an enjoyable beer that i would seek again since this style is pretty rare.

 

 

 

1/11/19 can

Very nice beer that I enjoyed despite this not being my typical style of brew. Pours a dark brown with some nice fluffy tan head and just a very small amount of spotty lingering lacing. Smells faintly of malt, caramel, nuttiness and some roast coffee. Tastes similarly, along with some faint milk chocolate, vanilla, roasted nuttiness and some grain. Smooth, mild, ever-so-slightly creamy mouthfeel and good carbonation. Very enjoyable!