Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel
Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg

Weltenburger Kloster Barock DunkelWeltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel
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From:
Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
 
Germany
Style:
Munich Dunkel
Ranked #19
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,558
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
204
Ratings:
426
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 13, 2024
Added:
Jul 15, 2002
Wants:
  34
Gots:
  60
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Reviewed by jonb5 from England

3.68/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Dark mahogany, almost opaque, medium sized thick head which hung around for a short while.

S: Cherries and dark chocolate.

T: Followed the nose, finished with a slight hit of bitter sweetness.

M: Smooth texture, moderate carbonation.

O: Tasted stronger than the comparatively low abv, very nice.
Feb 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.31 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Jan 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Nov 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.89 by InfernoBoss from California

Oct 14, 2023
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark reddish brown with thick, tan head.

Smell is malty and bready with some sweet hints. Notes of brown bread, honey, toast, citrus and some hints of leather and tobacco.

Taste is malty, bready and a bit sweet. Notes of brown bread, toast, honey, plums and citrus. Solid bitterness with some floral hints on the finish.

Mouthfeel is medium, soft, smooth and well carbonated.

Overall, a terrific dark lager, rich, sweet and drinkable.
Sep 23, 2023
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle into a pint glass. Complicated dating no help in determining age.

Black body, small off white head, light lacing. Dark malty aroma, taste follows, but body is quite light.
Sep 04, 2023
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Darkish, not much head. Kinda smells like Coco Puffs cereal. Dark and roasty, sweet and spicy, malty and nutty. Definitely some chocolate in there, but the right amount. Just a hint of dark fruit. All these malty and dark flavors, but not overly sweet or heavy. Very easy to enjoy and appreciate
Jul 16, 2023
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.48/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
11.2 oz bottle into a 12 oz Becher.
L: Pours clear dark burnished mahogany copper with a 1"+ khaki rocky/creamy head that has very good retention, light fine carbo, random skeletal lacing.
S: Toasted roasty malts, toffee, dark fruits, dates, a hint of spicy hops, brown soda bread.
T: Caramelized malts, light citrus zest, a hint of chocolate, very lightly metallic, plum, raisins, dates, light fig, brown soda bread, sea salt, light char. Cocoa aftertaste with a light linger.
F: Smooth medium-bodied with a medium-long moderately dry finish and a flavorful linger.
O: Overall lightly fruity with a touch of chocolate & dark fruits. Beautifully balanced sweet/bitter. A fantastic tasting beer in every way. Would love this with grilled seafood. Its pleasantly dry finish makes this a very easy drinking beer that is outstanding in its style.
Jul 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by ronniebruner from Arizona

May 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by DFred from California

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by travelguy from Ohio

Mar 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.72 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2023
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Reviewed by cruisedoc from North Carolina

4.8/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
1st, this beer is not from Munich as someone posted. It is from Regensburg & I drink it every time I'm there. I rate this as one of the top 3 beers in the world & other top ten ratings always include it - usually in the top 5. It is to this day brewed by monks in a working Benedictine monastery (kloster) that has been brewing this since the year 1050 - yep, before William conquered England.. The monastery itself is on the Danube River half hr. south of Regensburg. You can pray with the monks & drink their rich dunkel beer. It is bottled & in Germany has a reach of only about 50 km from Regensburg where readily available. Obviously it's the monastery's main income source.
Dec 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.52/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Date on bottle: 23.05.2023
Pours a beautiful chestnut brown. Bready, sweet, caramel malt. Rich flavor but an approachable, easy drinking beer. Fantastic version of the style, but it’s from Munich so it’s only natural!
Dec 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by heymikew from California

Dec 03, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mostly clear medium body with two fingers of tan foam, decent bands of lacing. Smell is actually quite good: darker nuts, earth, brown bread, drying leaves and a hint of toasted caramel. Taste still has the nuts and leaves with bready earth supporting the sweeter malt, but there is a hint of rust in there too on some sips, too bad. Feel is medium bodied, smooth, more dry than wet, and generally soft
Nov 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.07 by TheEpeeist from Maryland

Sep 24, 2022
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Rated by DATB

5/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Just an outstanding beer full of flavor n body!
Aug 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.05 by cabsandking from Ohio

Jul 11, 2022
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

4.2/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Drunk in June 2022

Look: lovely amber/brown colour with a beige, persistent head, and lacing down the glass

Nose: sweet, bready malt, some brown sugar.

Taste: dark bread, sweet malt, brown sugar, and the slightest touch of roastiness. Mild bitterness. Very, very nice!

Feel: smooth, with medium carbonation.

Overall: this is an extremely enjoyable beer. As with all traditional beer in Germany, it's designed for repeated drinking without boring or destroying the palate, and it walks that line brilliantly.

Cheers!
Jul 09, 2022
Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel from Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 426 ratings