Schwarzbier

A dark brown to black German lager, the schwarzbier ("black beer") is suprisingly lighter bodied than its color would suggest. Schwarzbiers, while not weak in malt character, tend to emphasize a hoppy bitterness and often finish somewhat dry and with a medium mouthfeel. Roasted, overly bitter, and sweet flavors do not overrun these beers like in many stouts or porters, although they can display some chocolate, caramel, and light coffee aspects (short of anything "burnt"). Schwarzbiers can be a pretty site to look at with their dark bodies and fairly persistent tan heads.

	Beer | Location	Reviews	Score
	Yinpu Black Rice Beer China	6	3.122
	Störtebeker Schwarzbier Germany	2	3.120
	Falken Schwarz-Bier Switzerland	2	3.120
	Brasseurs de Montebello Jackrabbit Canada	2	3.120
	Eibauer Schwarzbier Germany	3	3.117
	Ochakovo Premium Chernoe Lyogkoe Russia	4	3.114
	Chodovar Zámecké Èerné Pivo 10 % Czech Republic	2	3.100
	Flying Monkeys Reapers & Mowers Canada	1	3.100
	Flat Branch Black Beerd Schwarzbier MO, United States	1	3.100
	Kootenay Black Lager Canada	1	3.100
	SKA Local Series #16 (Clancy’s Black Beer) CO, United States	1	3.100
	Blue Pants Shorts Schwarzbier AL, United States	1	3.100
	Meissner Schwerter St. Afra Dunkel Germany	1	3.100
	Monks 5 Gubbars Schwarz Sweden	1	3.100
	Das Bierhaus Schwarzbier WI, United States	1	3.100
	Vat No 13 Moriaentje Netherlands	1	3.100
	Einsiedler Schwarzbier St. Peter Germany	1	3.100
	Ørbæk Dark Horse Denmark	2	3.100
	Cowbell Brewing Renegade Series 023: Oatmeal Vanilla Black lager Canada	1	3.100
	Malta Polar Peru	1	3.100