If a stout and a pilsner had a lovechild, it would be Black Thunder. It would also be a miracle, because beer can’t “get it on.” This miniature powder keg starts with a roasted, bread-like complexity but finishes dry and clean like a pilsner. It’s dark, distinctive, and dry.
Gold: 2013 GABF (German-style Schwarzbier)
Gold: 2013 AmeriCAN Festival (Specialty Category)
Bronze: 2013 World Beer Cup (German-style Schwarzbier)
HOPS: German Magnum, Tettnanger, Saaz, Hallertau
MALTS: Pils, C-60, Chocolate Wheat, Debittered Black
YEAST: Urquell Lager
German-Style Schwarzbier
ABV:
5.30%
Austin Beerworks
Austin, Texas