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Upside Downside

Icarus BrewingLakewood, NJ
  • Dark Lager / Dunkel
  • 5.2% ABV
  • Label approved Sep 30, 2019

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Icarus Brewing's Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 30 September 2019.

Stronger than 55% of the 177 Dark Lager labels we've read.

From the label

“Traditional German Style Schwarzbier brewed with German Munich Malt, Pilsen, Chocolate Malt, and debittered Roasted Wheat. Gently hopped with Styrian Goldings and Galena.”

How to serve it

Serve at
44–50°F (7–10°C)
Glass
Mug or stein: thick, sturdy glass that keeps a lager cold

About 160–185 calories and 15–21 g carbs

About 100 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for Dark Lager / Dunkel. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

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About this beer

This is the 7th of 20 labels we have from Icarus Brewing. It is one of 17 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 12 days after it was submitted. The label names 2 hops — Styrian Goldings and Galena.

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Style: LagerBrewery: Icarus Brewing