When it comes to brewing classic styles, King River Brewing’s Nathan Munt tends to do them with precision. That’s certainly the case with Helmut Schwarzbier, a dark lager that pours jet black with a slightly red hue.
Largely it’s one that hits with rich coffee and bitter chocolate flavours but let it warm up a little and you’ll be treated to a bready sweetness that balances out those roasted notes. While it all might make this beer sound like a stout or porter, with a clean and quite sudden finish, drink it and you’ll find yourself in crisper world of lagers.
Name
King River Brewing
Address
4515 Wangaratta-Whitfield Road
King Valley
VIC 3678
Phone
03 5729 3604.
Open Hours
Thursday: 3pm to 8 pm
Friday: 3pm to 8 pm
Saturday: midday to 8 pm
Sunday: midday to 5 pm
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