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
	Møn Den Sorte Denmark	1	2.800
	Nokian Jouluolut III Finland	2	2.740
	Unser Bier Pech Schwarz Switzerland	3	2.717
	North By Northwest Okanogan Black Ale TX, United States	1	2.700
	Keweenaw Widow Maker Black Ale MI, United States	5	2.638
	Brew Moon Black Hole Lager HI, United States	1	2.625
	Waterloo Brewing Dark Canada	19	2.586
	Cusquena Malta Peru	8	2.373
	Blind Tiger Kafer-Saft Schwarz KS, United States	0	0.000
	Berliner Burgerbrau Bernauer Schwarzbier Germany	0	0.000
	Eichbaum Schwarzbier Germany	0	0.000
	Free State Cyclone Black Lager KS, United States	0	0.000
	John Harvards Bavarian Schwarzbier MA, United States	0	0.000
	Ozark Friesian Black Lager AR, United States	0	0.000
	Three Needs Schwarzbier VT, United States	0	0.000
	Macs Black Mac New Zealand	0	0.000
	Stone Cat Winter Ale MA, United States	0	0.000
	Birzu Senovinis Lithuania	0	0.000
	HBH Juozo Black Lithuania	0	0.000
	Kursu Tumsais Latvia	0	0.000