Schwarzbier

Flying Dog Rarity: Cherry Cocoa Black Lager

Flying Dog plans on releasing “Brewhouse Rarities” each month in 2012.  The beers will be limited to draft only, and the Mid-Atlantic region.  The first release (tapping this month) is Imperial Hefeweizen.  Black Lager will follow (all tentative, remember I’m Continue Reading →

Magic Hat Howl Returns

Magic Hat ( Burlington, VT) has released their seasonal winter lager.  A black lager, with a roasty, dark, bold flavor.  Not every winter seasonal has to be an ale does it?

Commercial Description:
Born of dark and cold and snow in the Continue Reading →

NEW RELEASE: Duck Rabbit Schwarzbier

Duck Rabbit Schwarzbier arrives today.  It was first released last year in a very limited batch only in bottles.  Schwarzbier (black beer) is a dark German lager that uses a bottom fermenting lager yeast, with no roasted barley. Dark malts Continue Reading →

NEW RELEASE: Avery Seventeen

Just released by Avery Brewing (Boulder, Co) is their 17th Anniversary brew.  Last year for their 16th, was a saison.  This year is a dry hopped black lager.

This edition emphasizes noble German hops with a dark malt profile.  It’s comparable Continue Reading →

New Offering – Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

On the subject of limited releases, Rogue Brewery out of Newport, Oregon also just added a new one.  It is dubbed Dirtoir Black Lager.  Dirtoir Black Lager (or Schwarzbier) is the second in Chatoe Rogue Limited Release series.

Chatoe Rogue is Continue Reading →