An Evening Treat - John's Schwarzbier

I was given a gift this morning, namely two bottles of John's Schwarzbier, conditioned and ready to drink...so, as they say, I suppose it would be rude not to....

John made it from extract malt just before Christmas and lagering it in his garage.  Admittedly, not quite a Bavarian cellar or a Czech cave but it is what he had available, and to be perfectly honest, the only place in his house that was cold enough to do the job.

It had a lovely head and great nose, was clear as a bell and tasted great - slightly sweet on the palate with a chocolate and burnt malt undertone, but with real depth and length to the flavours.


This is a good beer and definately one that we need to make again.  Lovely stuff!

Overall mark from me = 17/20

This might seem like a low mark for such a cracking ale - but this is my first comment/ review and I need to set a benchmark with some wiggle room :)