Amber and dark lager
Schwarzbier
Black, and much lighter than it looks. A restrained, smooth roast character over a clean lager base, finishing dry without the acrid edge of a stout.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.046 - 1.052
1.046 - 1.052
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.016
1.010 - 1.016
Bitterness
20 IBU - 35 IBU
20 IBU - 35 IBU
Colour
19 SRM - 30 SRM
19 SRM - 30 SRM
Alcohol
4.4% - 5.4%
4.4% - 5.4%
Colour also 37-59 EBC
What goes wrong
Using too much roasted barley and producing a dark lager that tastes like a thin stout.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
The rest of the amber and dark lager family
International Amber Lager
4.6-6% · 8-25 IBU
2CInternational Dark Lager
4.2-6% · 8-20 IBU
3CCzech Amber Lager
4.4-5.8% · 20-35 IBU
3DCzech Dark Lager
4.4-5.8% · 18-34 IBU
6AMarzen
5.6-6.3% · 18-24 IBU
6BRauchbier
4.8-6% · 18-30 IBU
7AVienna Lager
4.7-5.5% · 18-30 IBU
7BAltbier
4.3-5.5% · 25-50 IBU
8AMunich Dunkel
4.5-5.6% · 18-28 IBU
Plan a batch to these numbers.