Schwarzbier
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What is Schwarzbier?
An independent guide to the Schwarzbier beer style, including typical flavor notes and representative beers.
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Representative Schwarzbier beers
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Dark as Knight we get aromas and flavors of chocolate and freshly roasted coffee with restrained hop
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This schwarzbier, or German dark lager, was brewed in collaboration with Larry Reuter for the Great
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A great match for grilled sausages or smoked meats.
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Roasted malt flavors shine with notes of dark chocolate and coffee bitterness, balanced by a light b
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Animas Hogsback Black is a smooth Schwarzbier with light roasted malt notes, hints of coffee and cho
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A dark German-style lager with bread-like malts, roasted velvety character, and a clean finish.
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Dark Side of the Lake is a smooth and roasty schwarzbier with notes of mild coffee and dark chocolat
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Balances smooth, roasted malt flavor with subtle hop bitterness. Crisp, smooth, and easy drinking. R
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Smooth roasted malts lead the way with soft hints of chocolate and coffee, balanced by a clean and c
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Samuel Adams Black Lager offers roasted malt richness with hints of chocolate and coffee, finishing
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Samuel Adams Black Lager balances roasted malt flavors of chocolate and coffee with a clean, crisp f
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Dark and mysterious yet smooth and drinkable with hints of hops and a touch of roast that disappears
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Dark, smooth, and easygoing. Roasted malt character with coffee and dark chocolate notes, balanced b
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Intensely black in color, it has a pleasant malt flavor and aroma with hints of bittersweet chocolat
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This Schwarzbier nods to Braunschweiger Mumme of 1390 and another famous Brunswick (golfers know!).
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Roasted malt flavors with hints of chocolate and coffee define this Schwarzbier, complemented by sub
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Solera Black presents subtle roasted malt flavors complemented by a light sweetness from added sugar
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Smooth, clean, and beautifully dark. This traditional German lager offers gentle notes of roasted ma
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Crazy Rooster Dim the Lights Schwarzbier features a clean, crisp body with subtle roast character, h
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This traditional German dark lager showcases a rich bread-crust maltiness up front, but finishes dry
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Einbecker Schwarzbier Dunkel offers smooth roasted malt notes with hints of cocoa and a touch of car
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Rich roasted malt flavors dominate Saranac Black Forest, balanced by a touch of sweetness and a hint
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This almost black lager originates from Germany and is most closely associated with Porter. The diff
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Four Peaks Black Betty Schwartzbier balances roasted malt notes of coffee and cocoa with a subtle ma
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A light, sessionable, roasty German Schwarzbier. Deceptively smooth and drinkable despite its appear
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Front Pourch Druidian Dark Lager showcases roasted malt flavors with hints of chocolate and a subtle
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Granville Island Brockton Black Lager delivers rich roasted malt flavors with hints of coffee and ch
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The beer you want for the end of days. Smooth and malty, this one will carry you through to spring -
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Our take on a slightly malt forward, mildly roasty, but clean German – Style Schwarzbier.
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This sessionable German Schwarzbier, or black beer, has subtle flavors of toffee and dark chocolate.
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A drier, more crisp cousin to a porter. Notes of dark chocolate and fig, with the bready finish of a
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Schwarzbier means black beer in German. It is a medium-bodied, malt-accented dark brew, very opaque
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Köstritzer Schwarzbier offers roasted malt richness with hints of dark chocolate and coffee, balance
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Smooth, rich, dark lager. Bread and roasted malt character with mild earthy, herbal hop flavors.
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Roasted malt richness shines in this Schwarzbier, with layers of bittersweet chocolate and subtle co
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Smooth roasted malt, bittersweet chocolate, and a hint of coffee shine in this Schwarzbier, with a l
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New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale offers a smooth balance of roasted coffee and cocoa notes wit
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A rich medium-bodied black lager whose sweet deep malt flavor is balanced by a moderate hop bite and
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Light in body, dark in color. This refreshing, traditional German Schwarzbier (“black beer”), balanc
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Pigeon Head Turkish Coffee Black Lager offers a rich medley of cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and vanill
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Schmucker Schwarz Bier features smooth roasted malt flavors with hints of chocolate and coffee, bala
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Ragged Island Totally Rad Lager offers gentle roasted malt notes with hints of dark chocolate and to
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Flavors of toasty bread, caramel, and chocolate. Brewed for sharing stories and drinking all afterno
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A dark roasted malt beer with chocolate and coffee notes, lighter than a stout, and featuring herbal
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A dark German lager with a surprisingly light body and just a hint of coffee-like roast.
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Scratch Fig Leaf Schwarzbier features subtle roasted malt notes balanced by a delicate herbal comple
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Smooth roasted malt flavors with hints of cocoa and coffee define this Schwarzbier, balanced by a to
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A dark brown lager with a roasty malt flavor and balanced bitterness. An easy drinker!
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A German lager balancing rich malt character with moderate additions of German noble hops. Despite i
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This intensely dark Kulmbacher style lager has a superb malt complexity with the distinctive flavors
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Sprecher Black Bavarian Lager showcases roasted malt flavors with notes of caramel, cocoa, and a hin
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Torchlight Schwarzbier offers roasted malt notes with hints of dark chocolate and caramel, balanced
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Torchlight Schwarzbier offers roasted malt flavors with hints of chocolate and coffee, balanced by a
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1910 is amazingly light and smooth, sporting hints of coffee and a touch of dark chocolate in flavor
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German-style dark lager brewed with continental hops and malt. Clean with medium-light body, subtle
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Wooly Pig Farm Black Lager Schwarzbier offers rich notes of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, and a to
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Roasted malt flavors shine in this Schwarzbier, with notes of chocolate and coffee balanced by a fai
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This German-style black lager has a deep color and gently roasted flavors balanced by an understated
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Xingu Black Beer blends caramel sweetness with mild roasted malt flavors, offering a smooth and velv
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Zwei Schwarzbier boasts rich notes of chocolate, toasted malt, and hints of burnt sugar with a sligh
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