Klosterbräu Schwärzla
Brauerei-Gaststätte Klosterbräu

Klosterbräu SchwärzlaKlosterbräu Schwärzla
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From:
Brauerei-Gaststätte Klosterbräu
 
Germany
Style:
Schwarzbier
Ranked #15
ABV:
4%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,268
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 9.43%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
47
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 02, 2024
Added:
Oct 06, 2003
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  1
Ein Bier mit schöner dunkelbrauner Farbe. Leichtmalzaromatisch und milder, weicher, süffiger Geschmack. Sehr gute Schaum- bildung.
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Ratings by dcmchew:
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Reviewed by dcmchew from Romania

3.86/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
My bottle says 5.2% alc, but i'm sure it's the same beer.
Very dark ruby, one lasting finger tan head.
Smell of nuts, low metal and dry dark fruit, roasted malts.
Rich roasted malt taste with a nice dark fruit undertone (prunes, raisin, dates), some sweet burnt sugar and a tiny hint of smoke. Roasted nuts. Faint crisp citrus and dark spices. Rather hoppy finish for its style, dry leaves and roast blending into a nice bitterness (a tiny bit of metal, but not as disturbing as the smell forewarned).
Medium carbonation and almost light body, easy to gulp.
A good schwarzbier with a nice twist from the subtle smokiness, enough to separate it from the bunch.
Apr 14, 2014
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Rated by Vlad11 from England

3.95/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
5% alc. roasty, chocolate, fruits, hint of dryness and earthiness. all gentle. nice beer. would drink again, medium body
Feb 02, 2024
 
Rated: 4.24 by GedH from England

Nov 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.72/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Wow. Just wow. This style has been one of my favorites lately, but this is a different level. What a beer. Massive roasted malt flavor. Easy drinking. Too delicious in the flavor and feel. Body is on point. World class.

Bought a swing-top bottle to-go from the brewery, dated 29.12.23. As good as I remember on draft in Bamberg. Aroma and flavor packed with chocolate and sweet char and earth and roasty goodness. Goes down so smoothly and easily. Up there with the best.
May 25, 2023
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Brauerei-Gaststätte Klosterbräu "Bamberger Schwärzla"
on tap at the brewery on 14 September 2017

Notes: Black colored body beneath a full head fo tan foam. Very good head retention and lacing. Aroma of dark caramel, roasted malts, distant dark chocolate, and a hint of coffee. The flavor delivers dark caramel, chocolate, nuttiness, roastiness, a hint of apple, and a touch of herbal hop character. A firm bitterness balances it and it finishes roasty with a light herbal note lingering. Medium bodied, gently crisp, and then smooth across the palate.
Jan 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.06 by steverx8 from England

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Oct 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.11 by MGibbons from Maryland

Dec 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Aug 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

4.7/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Purchased at Bierteck in Bamberg, DE. Exact price unknown but only a couple of Euros.
0.5 Liter flip-top bottle stored at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Dated 11.01.18.
Aroma – very distinct toasted malt. Lasts the entire beer.
Head – large (Maximum 5.3 cm, aggressive pour), light tan, low density, short retention time, diminishing to an irregular three to six mm ring and a rocky partial layer.
Lacing – poor. Just a few tiny islands.
Body – dark brown, clear.
Flavor – very toasted malt forward, just a touch of bitterness. No discreet hops flavor or aroma. No alcohol, no diacetyl.
Palate – medium, approaching creamy, soft carbonation.

An excellent beer! This is one of my suitcase beers which traveled from Bamberg to Nurnberg to Frankfurt to Toronto to home. Somehow I didn’t make it to Klosterbrau on my recent trip to Bamberg which was definitely my loss. Next trip I’ll split between Klosterbrau and Schlenkerla.

Appearance 4.5, Aroma 4.5, Flavor 5, Palate 4.5, Overall 4.5.
Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by nickfl from Florida

Oct 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Rihup from Illinois

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by dgilks from Australia

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by SCW from New York

Jun 03, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purchased at the brewery. This beer pours a dark brown with a nice, short lived head. A bit of toasted malt to the nose and mouth. Enjoyable. Decent flavor.

2018 Update: The head on this just out of date (and therefore on clearance) bottle, lasts a good long time. Yum!
Mar 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by SVD from Netherlands

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by GClarkage from California

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by samEBC from Belgium

Dec 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by clarknova from Germany

Oct 20, 2013
Klosterbräu Schwärzla from Brauerei-Gaststätte Klosterbräu
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 47 ratings