Iphonephan (10327) - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, USA - MAY 10, 2021UPDATED: MAY 10, 2021 From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear dark cola with a tan head. Aromas of coffee and chocolate. Flavors are bittersweet dark chocolate and sweet toffee.
BelgianBeerGal (5522) - Panama City, Florida, USA - DEC 9, 2020UPDATED: DEC 9, 2020 Can accidentally aged two years and found during a garage clean out! Oops. Pours a dark brown with a big, bubbly brown head that lasts. The aroma and flavor are dark malt, smoke, coffee and chocolate. I know it says drink within 90 days of brewing but even 2.5 years later this is very nice! Gotta find a fresh one now.
drpimento (6063) - La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA - NOV 16, 2019UPDATED: NOV 16, 2019 The Aromas are dark malt and roast. Flavors are like Nose with a nice balance between sweet, tart, and bitter. Good body with slightly strong carbonation and decent finish. Nothing unusual but not too bad either.
Beese (12774) - Tooting, London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 27, 201916oz bottle in 2016. Dark brown with an offwhite head. Big dark malt aroma with some dried fruit and herbal notes. Good body. Toasted malt flavours with fruit rind, brown sugar and earthy notes.
BreweryChalice42 (4) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - SEP 14, 2019 does not count UPDATED: SEP 14, 2019 Dark lager that’s a little bitter at the end but very smooth. Coffee and chocolate flavors here. Like the Swartzbiers.
jb (4388) - Rochester, New York, USA - JAN 24, 2019UPDATED: JAN 24, 2019 Quite solid, totally to style, and I don't recall alot of non Germans I like in this great style. A bit of smoke, dry, roasty, clean, a bit burnt, plenty of body. Will look for it again.
JStax (10651) - Devola/Marietta, Ohio, USA - NOV 17, 201816 ounce can from a trade with bacchus66. Thanks! The beer is a dark brown with a lasting head of beige foam. Toasty and earthy aroma. Some vanilla sweetness comes across in the taste. Notes of dark chocolate and cream in the taste. Sweet overall. Medium body and medium carbonation.
hershiser2 (7469) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - OCT 12, 2018Pint can, Sam's Quik Shop. Pours dark brown with a frothy beige head, lots of lacing. Aroma is cocoa, coffee, toasted caramel malt. Flavor is cocoa, chocolate, roasted malt, ash, earth, rye bread.
nearbeer (7699) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - AUG 1, 2018Pint canned 02/19/2018. Pours schwarz mit einem ring aus blasen. Nose is chocolate, bread, caramel and a touch of espresso. Complex flavors of bread, chocolate, rye, caramel, toasted nut, soy, char and a hint at blackberry. Medium bodied with annoyingly explosive fizz but a nice balance.
gripweed57 (5605) - Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA - JUL 13, 201816 ounce can. Dark brown color with a slight reddish hue. Rocky tan head is voluminous initially, then it disappates quickly. Roasted malt nose has hints of chocolate and brown sugar. Flavor is roasted malt and chocolate. A bit thin in body. Decent flavor with a touch of metallic notes in finish.