UPDATED: FEB 19, 2020 Can, from the source. Pours dark brown with faint red highlights, large spongy dark beige head, caramel malt aroma, adequate carbonation, bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, long bitter finish. Good one.

UPDATED: JAN 12, 2020 Can pour dark brown color. Black patent malt and char aroma. Nice roasted malt, vanilla and char flavors. Hint of espresso. Nice lighter body to it.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2019 Can. Deep cola brown with a light tan head. Roasty, nutty aroma. The flavor follows the aroma. Nicely done Schwarzbier

UPDATED: NOV 12, 2019 Pours black with a light tan head. Aroma is caramel, roast and light dried fruit. Taste is caramel and light raisin, moving to roast and light earthy notes. Finish is caramel and roast.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2019 Been wanting to try this for a while, but was a little pricey for a lager. Found a single can for $2, so was perfect opportunity. About average for the style. Chocolate and roasted malts somewhat mask the rustiness of the base lager. Doesn't really add much sweetness, but just enough to give some flavor. It's one of the mass produced beers distributed in this area...so may try again on tap or something if nothing better offered. There are better out there though.

It's a dark beer, with less taste and a light beer with more flavor. Slight coffee and chocolate flavor plus the slight hop taste. It's a good beer, but different. Personally for this type of beer I prefer a CDA, I think it has a better flavor profile.

Deep heavy dark brown under a foamy light tan head. Big roasty earthy black malt nose with a hint of roast coffee. Smooth flavor that’s gently sweet with overriding notes of semisweet black malt, and a touch of lingering roast. Whisper of cocoa.

Raisin body. Bubbly body with smooth, syrupy coca finish. Decent black lager.

2.99 can from Gillys. Pours dark brown with a small khaki head. Aroma is roasted malt, brown leaves, light citrus. Flavor is brown grass, brown leaves, roasted malt. Plain, standard. Fine but nothing outstanding.

At Whole Foods, Vienna in the growler: pours dark brown with an off white head. Aroma is a bit nutty, pretzels, roasty. Taste is roasty and lightly bitter. Pretty light bodied. Solid.