BrewDog Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is an ideosyncratic alternative black lager
It seeks to recreate the spirit, attitude and autonomy of an age gone by. Its inspiration is found more than 200 years ago. Zeitgeist takes an age old classic, a forgotten masterpiece and gives it relevance and an avant-garde edge.
Zeitgeist encapsulates our view of contemporary society, yet simultaneously endeavours to improve it. There is too much conformity. Not enough thought, not enough individualism, not enough alternatives. Our military line ups represent conformity to a higher authority, be it political, brand, celebrity, religion or trend.
The subjects in our dystopian landscape further seek to repress their identity through uniforms and masks. Yet underneath their body shapes reveal cracks of personality and individualism.
Zeitgeist is about identity, non-conformity and idiosyncrasy. It is a collective, an idea, a movement. It is about giving up ownership of itself to those who care enough to listen.
It seeks to recreate the spirit, attitude and autonomy of an age gone by. Its inspiration is found more than 200 years ago. Zeitgeist takes an age old classic, a forgotten masterpiece and gives it relevance and an avant-garde edge.
Zeitgeist encapsulates our view of contemporary society, yet simultaneously endeavours to improve it. There is too much conformity. Not enough thought, not enough individualism, not enough alternatives. Our military line ups represent conformity to a higher authority, be it political, brand, celebrity, religion or trend.
The subjects in our dystopian landscape further seek to repress their identity through uniforms and masks. Yet underneath their body shapes reveal cracks of personality and individualism.
Zeitgeist is about identity, non-conformity and idiosyncrasy. It is a collective, an idea, a movement. It is about giving up ownership of itself to those who care enough to listen.
3.4
792 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
On tap at Brewdog Oxford. Pours a jet black with a thin beige head. Aroma: roasted malt, mild coffee beans, toasted grain, burnt toast notes. Taste: roasted malt, bitter coffee beans, toasted grain, burnt wood flavours. Thin to medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Mild bitterness. Easy drinking and quite pleasant without being anything special. Definitely not worth what Brewdog charge for it on tap.
Bottle from Tesco, Walsall. Black beer with tan foaming head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is roast malts, some hops, chocolate and a hint of charcoal. Good.
Bottle at home from Morrisons. Expertly chilled and drunk after an unpleasantly hot and delayed journey home on the train. A perfectly pillowy head that subsided quickly to good lacing. Not much on the nose but fantastic flavours of roasted and burnt malt in exquisite balance. A rich and smooth mouthfeel from all the malt and a beer that I had to stop myself from guzzling. This was really good and very "English" in its bitterness, something I will always celebrate.
Not really feeling much in the way of ‘lager’ taste but honestly, this is pretty good. BrewDog has really pulled it out of the bag with this one. It has all the velvety taste and beauty of a dark beer with the ‘lightness’ on the palate of something more lagery (I just don’t get any taste in that respect). Went really well with pasta :D
Not something I'd usually try but it was just sitting there, the best deal amongst the craft beers. I'm glad I did, a nice dark hoppy beer, supposedly a lager but closer to a hoppy dark ale, pours like Coca-Cola worth a head, malty, hoppy, tasty brew. Maybe my new favourite from Brewdog
Bottle. Jet black, thin but lasting pale beige head and low condition. Some slight roasted coffee beans in the nose but hop resin is dominant, quite soft and earthy in the mouth with a slight blackcurrant fruitiness, hints of roast coffee and a more restrained hop resin note, finish is fruity blackcurrant and muted hops with some background woody earthiness.
Fascinated to drink this, as I've not had a British dark lager before, unless I count Moor's dunkelweizen-style Dark Knight Weisse, which does taste like a dark lager. Brewdog have modeled Zeitgeist on Czech dark lagers, but I haven't tried any of those so my comparison is firstly with the Munich dark lagers I'm used to. To me it does not resemble them much because there's a less yeasty taste here and more of a chocolaty malt with a bitter coffee note and incongruous hoppy back end. It brings the Thuringian schwarzbier Köstritzer to mind, though it is less fine than that. What this tastes to me like--more than anything else--is, unsurprisingly, Brewdog's own Deep Black Heart oatmeal stout. And that's one of my favourite stouts, so no bad thing. This is a very drinkable, slightly sickly black beer, with a thick mouthfeel and some, maybe unresolved, complexities. I got it in a large 660ml bottle from Tesco, and, to be honest, it was a bit filling--like having too much Christmas pudding. In fairness, black lagers are nigh on unobtainable in British supermarkets, so this fills a definite niche.
On draft at BrewDog Birmingham. Nice dark brown pour with an off-white head and lacing. Dark chocolate and roasty malt nose. Toasty, mildly astringent in the finish. Pretty good.
Keg at BD Seven Sisters. Vague toasty malty aroma. Glossy jet black. Creamy beige head. Light bitter. Some dark coffee. A hint of spice. Light bodied. Thin. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish, other than some bitter aftertaste. Goes down easily but perhaps too easily. Not overly interesting.
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Schwarzbier bij BrewDog, bottle from Geers in Ghent. Moussy, lacing, creamy, pale yellowish beige, stable head, very dark chestnut brown colour bordering on black but largely translucent. Aroma of roasted coffee beans, burnt toast, quite a lof of ‘haemoglobin’-like iron, walnuts, leather, black radish, peppercorns, black olives, dried fig. Restrainedly sweetish onset, low dried fruit notes with a sourish touch and a light, cured meat- and porcini-like umami accent; medium carbonated, slick, oily mouthfeel. Roasted beetroot-, toasted walnut- and black bread crust-like maltiness, bittersweetish, with that ‘blood’-like iron accent cutting through the whole. Long coffeeish roasted bitter finish, herbal and spicy, peppery hop bitterness but softer nuttiness lingering as well. Well-measured and up to date, exemplary Schwarzbier, among the best in this style I had so far, almost like a bottom-fermented black IPA.
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Black color, Medium beige head. In nose, bit malty and roasty. Tiny bit earthy as well. In taste exactly as in aroma. Medium carbonation. Medium bitterness. Drinkable, just ok.
Can from Sainsburys. Looks-wise there's nothing to fault. It's pretty much black with an attractive creamy-looking tan head. Aromas have smooth, roasted qualities shining through. A bit of smoke with a little chocolate biscuit. Fruity side comes courtesy of prune juice and raisin. Flavours are lighter but similar to the nose. It has a nice bitter edge to the taste with the smoky finish. It has a smooth medium feel with a nice crisp carbonation. A really enjoyable sessionable black beer.
Bottle from Brewdog online.
Pours almost pitch black with stable beige head. Aroma is strong coffee-ish with roasted malts. Taste has all of above, but on top of the bacon, like really, I was thinking for quite a while what it is... but yup, it's clear smoked character. Nice and tasty.
Can at home bought from local supermarket. Medium carbonation pours white-ish head, slightly bitter tasting.
Bottle, 330ml. Medium carbonation. Hoppy, slightly plasticy, burnt malt, roasted flavors. Just a little bitterness, body is too thin.
can on british pint. Black opalescent body with dark capuccino head. Resi and toffee aroma. Dry and roasted malts flavour. A little too hoppy for a dark lager but its weel balanced.
Can't get enough
Bottle from Brewdog. Pours reddish black with small beige head, aroma of roasted malt, bit of caramel. Taste of roasted malt, coffee, bread, medium bitterness, slightly sweet, oily texture, long roasted and dry finish. Pleasant.
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Tasty tasty lager. Caramel coco roasted malt followed by a solid hoppy finish. Shouldn’t work on the face of it but ‘tis genius
Dark brown/black color, medium sized brown head. Aromas of roasted malt, bread and slight chocolate. Taste of roasted malt, bread, earth and slight dark chocolate. Creamy mouthfeel.
Roasted malt aroma, slight caramel. Clear black color with small sized brown head. Roasty taste with chocolate. Medium body, flat carbonation, silky. Nice roasty and event little bit smoky finish. A very nice dark lager. //tap at Fakin as Brewdog Organic Zeitgeist
On tap @ Brewdog Berlin. Deep black body with a small persistent beige head. Roasted aroma, some caramel. Taste is bitter: coffee, licorice, artichokes. Long dry and bitter finish. light body, thin feel, soft carbonation.
Big bottle from Morrisons. I’ve had this in a Brewdog bar and hated it. It tasted of almost nothing. Thought I’d give the bottled version a go. It’s like a poor man’s porter - flavourless. Very poor. Brewdog, please delete.
Mörk lager med lite rökig kolasmak
330ml can. Pours dark, almost black. This is a porter right? Muted coffee, earth, hops, fizzy, not a lot going on. Nice enough mouthfeel. Fine but ultimately quite forgettable.
Flaska från SB. Svart med brunbeiget skum. Doftar av rostade toner, malt, toffee, kaffe och lite nötiga inslag. Samma i smaken, med lite mer syrliga och rökiga inslag. Särskilt i avslutningen kommer kola och rökiga toner. Helt ok!
Aroma: Chocolate and caramel notes.
Appearance: Black color with clear liquid and rocky tan head.
Taste: Medium bitterness with light sourness.
Palate: Light body with creamy texture and soft carbonation. Bitter chocolate finish.
Overall: Soft features and easy to drink. Goes with soft cheese and chocolate sweets.