Sonder Nocturnal Dark Lager

Nocturnal Dark Lager. Sonder Brewing. Mason, OH.

5.6% ABV.

Another Cincinnati brewery.

Appearance

Black. Like stout.

Creamy tan head. Like stout.

5

Smell

Smells like a stout! Huh.

Caramel. Coffee.

Subsequent smells don’t give me much. First smell was strong. Now it doesn’t smell interesting.

3

Taste

The taste is interesting. It does not taste like stout. It tastes stoutish, but not quite like stout.

Typical caramel, dark chocalate of a stout.

Aimee says “smokey”. I agree. Ash.

Aftertaste is bitter, a bit unpleasant.

3

Mouthfeel

Pretty light. Not as heavy as it looks. Watery.

Quite drinkable for such a dark beer.

4

Overall

It’s incomparable to most lagers, more like a porter. I would not choose it over a good porter.

I have not had a beer like this before.

But it isn’t great.

3