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
	Square One Schwarzbier MO, United States	1	3.200
	Ambar Negra Spain	3	3.200
	Monday Night Brewing Perception GA, United States	1	3.200
	Krombacher Dark Germany	5	3.188
	Schmucker Schwarz Bier Germany	3	3.184
	Tsingtao Dark China	2	3.180
	Ocean Black Sweden	2	3.180
	Bitter End Schwartz TX, United States	2	3.180
	Okanagan Spring Brewmaster's Black Lager Canada	6	3.178
	Three Floyds Ich Bin Schwarz Genug Fur Dich? IN, United States	1	3.175
	Wellington Welly One Off: Shadowplay Schwarzbier Canada	1	3.175
	Cervisiam Dimmu Borgir 30th Anniversary Hoppy Black Metal Lager Norway	1	3.175
	Brasserie Saint James The Black Gate NV, United States	1	3.175
	Waller Street Black Sour Blossom Canada	1	3.175
	Grauballe Faust Denmark	1	3.175
	Chattanooga Black Lager TN, United States	1	3.175
	Nowhere In Particular Batch #031 OH, United States	1	3.175
	Trapp Family Lodge Schwarz VT, United States	1	3.175
	Vogtland Bräu Schwarzbier Germany	1	3.175
	Bruveris Ingver Alus Melnais Latvia	1	3.175