Beers To Try Before you Die or the Beer Bucket 52 List 16 of 52 New Belgium 1554 Black Lager

So the bottom line is I like a chocolaty malty taste in my beers. Although Lagers used to be tops in my book, I have kind of moved away from them, with a favor toward stouts porters and ales. But whatever New Belgium is doing they are doing it right. 1554 Black Lager is great. 

When I think of lagers I think of a lighter summer time taste. Now before trying this one my favorite lager (Black lager at that) was from Sam Adams. I think New Belgium just bumped them from my top Lager spot. I great beer with a ton of flavor, and that nice chocolaty finish I love so much. As I said before I kind of suck as a critic because I am going to go ahead and give this a 5 beer rating...

 (in my lager world a 6 but for the purpose here with all beers on an equal playing field a 5) Other New Belgium beers are in my future

To view what all the ratings mean go to the 52 Beers to try Before You die Bucket list page

Disclaimer I am a beer drinker and a beginner home brewer the above is only my taste buds telling me what I enjoy, it is not the law or rule of the land, these would be the beers that I am grateful to have tried before the day comes when I pass on and meet my maker.