Topic Archives: Schwarzbier
Jack’s Abby Smoke & Dagger Black Lager
Jack’s Abby (Framingham, MA) Smoke & Dagger Black Lager.
Style: Schwarzbier
Availability: 16.9 oz bottles
5.8% ABV
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 not the brewery) will be Black Lager. Brewed with cherries & cocoa nibs. Sounds perfect for Valentines Day right ?
Style: Schwarzbier (Cherries, Cocoa Nibs)
Availability: Draft only. Mid-Atlantic Region
Arrival: February, 2012 (Tentative)
5.5% ABV
Other recent Flying Dog news: The brewery just introduced The Junto Society, & Kujo just hit shelves before the new year.
Grand Teton 5 O’clock Shadow
Grand Teton Brewing, 5 O’clock Shadow (Victor, Idaho)
Style: Schwarzbier
7.6% ABV
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 marrow of the northeast’s longest night, HOWL comes in on wailing winds, with winter weary eyes burning holes in sunless shadows. In it’s darkened depths out inner voids are warned.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Schwarzbier
Hops: Apollo, Hallertau
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Carafa
Yeast: Lager
Taste Expectations: Bitter roasted coffee with a hint of chocolate. Smokey. Consistent carbonation, balanced. Excellent style example.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Winter Seasonal
4.6% ABV
NEW RELEASE: Duck Rabbit Schwarzbier
Duck Rabbit’s 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 used in brewing give the lager chocolate or coffee tones, depending on what was used.
Duck Rabbit’s head brewer/founder Paul Philippon describes –
“A refreshing summer beer (sometimes referred to as a black pils). In Duck-Rabbit fashion, we’ve made ours extra schwarzy. It’s very dark and quite roasty with plenty of noble hops for a crisp, thirst-quenching German character.”
Known Ingredients –
Hops: Hallertau
Taste Expectations: Roasted malts. Coffee, semi sweet chocolate. Some sweetness ties this black lager together.
Availability: 12oz bottles and draft.
5.8% ABV
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 to a schwarzbier or “black beer.” Schwarzbier is a dark German lager that uses a bottom fermenting lager yeast, with no roasted barley. Dark malts used in brewing give the lager chocolate or coffee tones, depending on what was used.
From the label –
“After years of commemorating our anniversary with deliciously wild and weird ales, we decided to mix it up a bit and create our first Anniversary Lager. SEVENTEEN is a celebration and case study of the aromas and flavors of German hops. And knowing our fetish for those beautiful green cones, you can be confident that the contents of this bottle are excessively hopped for your olfactory pleasure. Many thanks to all and we hope you enjoy our lupulin dissertation. Peace to all and follow your dreams! Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, imported German hops, and German yeast.”
Taste Expectations – Sweet toasted malts and chocolate. This black lager is bready, with some caramel. There is an underlying freshness to this lager. German noble hops.
Availability – 22oz bombers. One time, anniversary release. Draft unspecified.
8.5% ABV
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 what Rogue Brewery calls “GYO certified” or “Grow Your Own.” All the malt and hops are grown onsite at Rogue Brewery. The beers contain no additives, chemicals, or preservatives. Black lager contains 9 ingredients. Malts — Melanoidin, Carafe Special II, Black, Chocolate, and Rogue Micro-Barley Farm first growth Risk Malts. The Hops — Rogue Micro-Hop Yard first growth Independent and Revolution. Rogue uses Oktoberfest yeast and Coastal Oregon water.
Availability — Draft, 22 oz bottles. ABV — Unpublished, although reading estimates of 8.5%
