Lovers of dark beers often get some strange looks while drinking their full bodied robust flavored stouts and porters during the summer time. These strange looks come from the common misconception that dark beers are for winter and in no way light and refreshing. Durango Brewing Company provides an excellent example with their Dark Lager that dark doesn’t always mean full bodied and robust. With a 5.8% ABV Dark Lager can be drank with the same refreshing feel as all the long time summer BBQ favorites.
Color:
This Dark Lager pours a dark mahogany color with a white head that slowly fades away leaving moderate lacing and a bit of sediment that sticks to the bottom of the bottle.
Aroma:
Nothing gets really powerful with this beer as roasted notes of chocolate and coffee lead the pack a slight floral hop note complements and balances the overall sweet and dark fruit characters the beer holds.
Taste:
Roasted slight bitter dark chocolate hits the pallet right away with a touch of coffee. The bitterness of the hops and chocolate do a great job of balancing the sweetness of the beer. Each sip leaves a nice roasted flavor coating the pallet as a surprising note of alcohol softly touches the back of the throat.
Mouth Feel:
This is a light to medium bodied beer with a medium level of carbonation that keeps it crisp and refreshing while still going down smooth with a creamy texture that adds a mellow feeling to the typical crisp characters of a larger.
Suggestions:
Each beer drinker needs to mix it up every once in a while and this Dark Lager from Durango Brewing Company offers a perfect chance to do so. Dark Lager takes the best of two opposite style and mixes them all into one delicious moment. This beer has a crisp refreshing feel that is perfect for a hot summer day and also offers deep roasty sweet and bitter flavors that add something truly unique to any day of the week. As with all Durango Brewing Company beers this one is growing in popularity and the opportunity to add this to a beer filled fridge should not be missed.
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