The Silent World
Creature Comforts

On tap at Los Angeles location.
Not much head development, otherwise good looking, albeit slightly lighter in color fr style.
Nose has the malt profile, thinly, but not much hop notes or detected.
Kind of thin.

 

 

 

 

 

Decent, but not fantastic. For me, it could use a little more roasty bitterness to really nail the category, and the finish is just a bit slick- I'd like to see a tad more crispness there. Otherwise, it's quite drinkable and hints at what a really good schwarzbier tastes like.

6 Pack of 16 ounce Cans - $14.99 at Bullock's Wine & Spirits in Marietta, Georgia.

ON: 09/01/20.

Appearance: Pours a very dark brown body with a moderate surge of sandy-toned suds.

Smell: Soft clean yeast character, modest herbal undertones mingled within the light (and lightly ashen) roast, dry toastiness, touch of toffee morsels and bitterish chocolate.

Taste: Minimally sweet maltiness, with some very dry toasted bread, baker's chocolate and crisp kernels of toffee with a faint roasted grain backing. Minimal herbal, floral hop accents with a minor degree of bitterness. Closes rather dry, toasty and (lightly) roasty.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Not bad.

 

Appearance: Dark, clear, fluffy off white head with good retention.

Aroma: Roasty malt

Flavor & After taste: Roasted malt, hint of dark chocolate and caramel. Mildly bitter.

Palate: soft, smooth. Medium, dry bittersweet finish.

This is a seasonal Schwarzbier. Most recent version has a 5.0% ABV

11/8/2018 (Creature Comforts)
Medium MF; the carbonation does not allow my palate to discern notes

 

 

A: Pours a clear opaque extremely dark cola brown bordering on jet black in color with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising quickly along the edges of the glass and moderate chestnut brown + mahogany colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy foamy tan head that reduces to a large patch of thin film covering a little more than 90% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of roasted + chocolate + cracker malts with a minimal amount of toffee sweetness. That is followed by slightly less than moderate aromas of earthy + citrus/grapefruit pith + herbal hops.

T: Upfront there are moderate to strong flavors of roasted + chocolate + cracker malts with a minimal amount of toffee sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of earthy + citrus/grapefruit pith + herbal hops. Between the roastiness and the hops, there is a light amount of lingering bitterness.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Relatively clean.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol. Enjoyable with that pleasant combonation of roasty + hoppy flavors without too much associated bitterness (or sweetness). I could have a couple of these.

 

This pours jet black with a thick foamy head, almost like what you would expect to see from a nitro pour. Strong retention on the head and beautiful lacing. The nose is, well, a roasty lager. Some nice roasty notes over cracker and what I tend to identify as sweet corn. On the tongue it is definitely roasty malt forward with just a hint of lager sweetness behind. Surprisingly crisp, clean finish.

Thank you JBowenGeorgia for this
16 oz can poured into a tulip

A- Black with a three finger mocha head.

S- Roasted malts, unsweetened chocolate, toffee, a little bit of earthy hops, nice balance.

T- Toffee, roasted malts, unsweetened chocolate, some earthy hops and a touch of citrus.

M- Smooth, medium to full body.

O- A nicely done black lager, body is a little on the heavy side of 5.5%, but very tasty.