Köstritzer Schwarzbier

Köstritzer Brewery

Köstritzer Schwarzbier - 4.80% ABV

Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0

"Specially finished malted barley give the beer Köstritzer her unique specialty of fine malt flavor. With the lively and elegant character creates a unique taste experience. Enjoy Germany's favorite black beer."

The picture came out a bit fuzzy but as you can see this is a dark black beer. Picked this up a while ago when getting some Octoberfest themed beers at the store. My gf actually saw this and picked it out. A good German girl would know a good German beer. And indeed it was quite good.

As I said this baby pours a nice dark DARK brown. So dark it might as well be black. You only really see it's not pitch black when by a good light source. Came with a nice thick tan head on it. Took me a bit to find my camera so the head has dissipated some but trust me, it pours thick. As expected with such a dark beer you smell the dark roasted malt right away. You can also get hints of dark chocolate, coffee, and a faint caramel like sweetness. It smells damn good. I often am scared when a beer smells so good as I get higher expectations for the taste and worry about being disappointed. Not so here.

It's silky and balanced and very easy to sip on. Tasted the roasted malt up front with some mild sweetness. Tasted touches of cocoa, dark bread yeast, and faint nuttiness. Bready malted notes with very faint sweetness. It's very smooth and a great example where the flavors are kept in balance and not overpowering. If you like dark beer this is a good one to try.

I'm gonna give this silky and smooth brew a strong 4.0 out of 5.0.