Fort Collins Kidd Black Lager (Schwarzbier)
This dark & intriguing Schwarzbier is brewed with Chocolate Malt and German Tettnang hops for a balanced, Crisp, Clean taste. Dark caramel in flavor with a finish reminiscent of a Smoking Gun.
3.5
372 reviews
Fort Collins, United States
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Smooth taste. Nice smokey mouth taste with a rich aftertaste. Beer improved as temperature went up.
Dark brown,ruby with a short, light brown head.
Mils campfire smoke, malt aroma.
Taste is bold chocolate/coffee...vanilla.
Nice smoke.
Very carbonated.
Very good.
OK label; transparent, deep ruby black. Rich cocoa-roast aroma with coffee and cream tones. Wow, that’s good. Acidic, but tempered. Coffee up front, sugary notes, nuts, cocoa. Medium body, medium roast finish, frothy mouthfeel. Recommended. Part of the Brewer’s Lunchbox mixpack. ABC Liquors, Bull Run.
I got two bottles of this wonderful black lager when I purchased the Fort Collin’s lunchbox. Undoubtedly in a mix of beers that were complex, tasty, and very different: Kidd stole the show. When all was said and done I was happy to cross a few new beers off my list, but sad because I wasn’t sure where to track down anymore of this wonderful beer. I’m a stout lover, so the Chocolate Stout that also came in the sampler was the one I expected to enjoy the most. Kidd, as it would happen was the first one I tried and I was stunned. Pours midnight black with a nice brown head that stood surprisingly tall and long. Aroma is malty and chocolaty, with notes of coffee and smoke. The taste is complex with an excellent mouth-feel. Starts off sweet and tasty, creamy and only slightly viscous, then finishes like a beer should with a nice bitter kick in the pants. Wonderful beer, really nails the best of both worlds in a lager/stout hybrid.
Bought in 12oz bottle. It pours pretty dark but not completely opaque. Very little head. The aroma is a little weird and kind of smells like burnt chocolate malt. It pours dark black and you can’t see through it until it gets low and you aren’t looking through much of it. It tastes like a stout made lager style which is kind of weird. After tasting it a bit it also tastes a little like coke or pepsi. Overall this is an interesting beer that would probably be pretty good if you really liked stouts or lagers and wanted something crazy.
Small head that hangs around. This beer is DARK, extremely dark! It lets almost no light through. Sweet malty lager nose, like tropical fruits and chocolate. Tastes like a really good stout made lager style. Chocolate and coffee notes, a nice bitter kick at the end. It drinks like a lager, almost like a cola. It’s extremely light bodied and very thirst quenching but if you don’t like stouts steer clear.
12 oz bottle. Parks dark brown and clear with a light tan head and nice lacing. Roasted malt aroma, chocolate, light smoke. Almost medium body with a slick and semi-creamy feel. Flavor is mostly malts, roasted, chocolate and smoked. Kind of stout-like. I’m not sure I’ve ever had another schwarzbier before, but I like this one!
Bottle poured a deep brown almost black hue w/ some translucence thin tan head quickly dissipated with light lacing. Mild aroma of roasted malt. Initial flavor is light sweet with a smokey sweet finish w/ the sensation the bitterness in the finish comes from a heavy roast vs hops. Taste of smoke, almost burnt, light dark chocolate, and caramel. Light to medium bodied, watery texture, and soft carbonation.
bottle into glass, black poour with off white head, aroma is odd, licorish and coffee, tast is pretty good, has a curve in it, pretty alright IMO, would drink ahaion
Pours a very deep brown with tan head. Aroma has chocolate, a roasted smokiness, and some mild licorice impressions. Taste is heavy with an earthy, smoky flavor with chocolate undertones. The problem here is that this flavor is very short. Instead, you are left with a tasteless, watery mouthful. Mild chocolate aftertaste doesn’t last long at all. Lots of carbonation in this one that is very bubbly and fizzy. Medium bodied. I usually like offerings of this style. I feel that this could have been really good, but instead I am left with something mediocre.
12oz bottle, 6 and tax at Bakersfield. Dark Brown color, light tan / light brown thin head, some lace. Thin, lighter smooth carbonation. More dry texture, medium to light body. Good chocolate malt, light bit of earthy herbal malts. Sweeter taste, light bitter.
Pours a near pitch black color with minimal head. Big chocolaty aroma along with cream, roasted malt, and a touch of smoke. Taste is very chocolaty and creamy. Mildly sweet. Long smooth finish. Thin mouthfeel. Very enjoyable black lager.
Nice dark pour, decent smokey/roasty aroma. Good mouthfeel, just a bit smokey for my taste, but solid beer.
Pours a dark dark with an off white head. Amazing smoke malt aroma - literally like an unfinished malt boil. Tate is sweet and malty, very earthy, with a great smoked edge. Feels very watery and frothy, would be better thicker. Very unique and fun.
Not a shabby lager. Chocolate notes. Some coffee. Roasted malts. Pretty good.
Draught at the restaurant Gravity 1020 next to the brewery on October 9, 2012
Clear dark red color, brown head. Malty, chocolate taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Chocolate roasted scent.
Pours a very deep brown with tan head. Aroma has chocolate, a roasted smokiness, and some mild licorice impressions. Taste is heavy with an earthy, smoky flavor with chocolate undertones. The problem here is that this flavor is very short. Instead, you are left with a tasteless, watery mouthful. Mild chocolate aftertaste doesn’t last long at all. Lots of carbonation in this one that is very bubbly and fizzy. Medium bodied. I usually like offerings of this style. I feel that this could have been really good, but instead I am left with something mediocre.
Roasted unmalted barley aroma, fresh split wood. Cola brown, clear, thin yellow head. Astringent, little body. Grainy, but with a lightly sweet tobacco and walnut finish. I’ve had much better examples of the style, but this had its charms. Generous rating.
Bottle. Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a moderate white head. A little sweetness and a little roasting to the aroma, which I like. Remarkably light, with some great roasted flavors to this. Really nice find.
Tap at brewery. Clear dark brown with ruby highlights under a thin light cream cap. Aroma has some smoky roasted black and chocolate malt, but the flavor is kinda weird. Too roasty and bitter, with some dry bitter dark cocoa tones not playing well with the dark malt sweetness.
Aroma was a little confusing, almost bitter licorice, but the mouthfeel and flavors are outstanding. Perhaps the strongest hickory smoke flavor I’ve ever gotten from any bottled beer. Nice head, really good very drinkable beer. Can’t wait to enjoy with some chili or just around the campfire this fall. Will add to my inventory soon. A keeper!!
Pours a dark brown with a dissipating off-white head and aroma of chocolate and coffee. Taste is sweet, of milk chocolate, coffee, caramel, and roasted malt while well balanced and smooth. Very drinkable, light brew that tastes good and goes down easy.
Pours a dark black color with no head. Nose is malty with some mild chocolate, and with some hoppiness. Taste is malty, with a sweet milk chocolate flavor, and some mild black licorice. Finish is sweet and dry. Overall very light and drinkable. Quaff Score 7 / 10
Pours cola brown with no head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts, and coffee. Roasted malt flavor with nuts, chocolate, and coffee. Really nice beer!
Sampled in a 12 pack mixer. The flavor is nice when served cold. Not a huge fan of aftertaste. Not pleasent.
The aroma was a little lacking, but the taste was on par for a good black lager, for me.
Bottle at the smokeout at Sam’s, Durham. Far, far better than the Z beer. This one was a pretty damn solid schwarz, in fact. Dark brown pour with quite the aggressive carbonation. Like the bone-dry hops and bitter roasted notes in the nose, pretty classic and inviting. Taste follows suit quite nicely and it damn sure went well with the brisket.
12 oz bottle: Aroma is roasty malt characteristic upfront, subtle hop notes on the back end, other aromas are coffee and slightly woodsy. Appearance is cola like black with a medium tan head that sticks around for quite a while. Taste is nice. Malt upfront with the roasty nuttiness slight caramel notes, and a faint grassy hop note. Palate is medium carbonation and a malty aftertaste. Overall, It’s a very nice Swartzbeir. IMHO. Cheers!
dark brown with one finger head. seems to be a slightly thicker lager with lots of roasted malt, slight chocolate. not really my thing, but seems to be well executed.
Pours dark brown with a finger of tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate malts with a bit of roasted character. Taste in mostly dark roasted malts with some carbonated tartness at the end. Good dark session lager.