Appearance: Deep brown body. Very clear when held up to the light. Off-white brown head with good persistence and lacing.
Aroma: Light roast, bready, with some herbal notes. Could be mistaken for a porter.
Taste: Maybe more assertively bitter than I would have expected, with some nice roast notes like coffee. Not harsh or acrid. Has notes of darkened or toasted bread crust. Maybe a spicy hop note. Pretty dry, should probably be sweeter.
Mouthfeel: Light body, medium carbonation. Should be a bit more in the body.
Overall: Pretty good but probably should have some more body and sweetness. I entered this into a contest and it got and HM in the Dark European Lager category. The judges notes were consistent with my notes, which were written before I looked at the scoresheets.
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