Hop Grail
Noble Black
- Dark Lager / Dunkel
- 4.4% ABV
- Label approved Oct 2, 2019
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Matchless' Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 2 October 2019.
Lighter than 93% of the 177 Dark Lager labels we've read.
From the label“"Like a Pilsner...but black" - Jamil Zainasheff”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 44–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Mug or stein: thick, sturdy glass that keeps a lager cold
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Sausages and pretzels, Steak
About 140–165 calories and 14–20 g carbs
About 85 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 36th of 81 labels we have from Matchless. It is one of 34 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in October 2019. Its label was approved 14 days after it was submitted. The label names 3 hops — Polaris, Tettnang and Callista. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Polaris, Tettnang, Callista), which is enough for a real starting point.
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