schwarzbier
schwarzbier noun: a dark lager that has an opaque, black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours, and is generally around 5% ABV, similar to stout in that it is made from roasted malt, which gives it its dark colour.
Noun
schwarzbier (countable and uncountable, plural schwarzbiers)
- A dark lager that has an opaque, black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours, and is generally around 5% ABV, similar to stout in that it is made from roasted malt, which gives it its dark colour.
- Heralded for their dark colors and bittersweet chocolate flavors, schwarzbiers are represented on U.S. shores by Köstritzer Black Beer, imported by Friedlin & Assoc. Inc.1981, Market Watch, page 29
- These black lagers had flavor all right, but none of them were real schwarzbiers.2005, The New Brewer, page 32
Forms of schwarzbier
| plural | schwarzbiers |
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Origin of schwarzbier
From German Schwarzbier (literally “black beer”).
Questions about schwarzbier
- What does schwarzbier mean?
- Schwarzbier means a dark lager that has an opaque, black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours, and is generally around 5% ABV, similar to stout in that it is made from roasted malt, which gives it its dark colour.
- What part of speech is schwarzbier?
- Schwarzbier is a noun.
- What is the plural of schwarzbier?
- The plural of schwarzbier is schwarzbiers.
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