The color came naturally. Mix the richest caramel, chocolate, black and roasted malts, and you can't help but get black. The challenge was getting the flavor to match.

At first, nothing was rich enough. Then everything was too strong. And on it went, brew after brew.

Until finally one night, everything just came together. The color was solid black. The body was rich like a stout and smooth like a porter. And the flavor was full, but not too strong. Exactly what Blackbier should taste like.