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Wallenpaupack Brewing Company

Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
Black Diamond Lager

Category: Dark Lager

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Dark Lager

Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
Black Diamond Lager

Category: Dark Lager

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
Steely ambermahogany color. Aromas and flavors of English toffee with roasted nuts, chocolate sauce on bread pudding, black strap molasses with black pepper, and grilled herbs with a velvety, lively, petillant, dry medium body and an interesting, medium-length finish that presents accents of cocoa nibs, grilled rye bread, and dark roasted nuts. A very tasty, roasty, warm and inviting fall sipper.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: English toffee with roasted nuts, chocolate sauce on bread pudding, black strap molasses with black pepper, and grilled herbs
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of cocoa nibs, grilled rye bread, and dark roasted nuts
Bitterness Bitterness: Low
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Macaroni & Cheese, Steak Fajitas, Muenster
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very tasty, roasty, warm and inviting fall sipper.

The Producer

Wallenpaupack Brewing Company

The Producer

Dark Lager

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Dark lagers (also known as Dunkel or dunkel-style lagers) range in color from dark brown to black and range in alcohol from 4.5-5.5%. At their best, these beers combine the dryish chocolate or licorice notes associated with the use of dark roasted malts and the roundness and crispness of a lager. Munich dunkel style lagers are also included in this category. These beers tend to be fuller-bodied with a hint of bready sweetness to the palate, a characteristic of the typical Bavarian malts used. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Full Sail Session Black Premium Dark Lager, Hofbräu Dunkel and MOA Noir Dark.

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