Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen
Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub

Leavenworth Boulder Bend DunkelweizenLeavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen
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From:
Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Dunkelweizen
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.3 | pDev: 16.36%
Reviews:
61
Ratings:
134
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 30, 2023
Added:
Jun 15, 2009
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by TheWillMitch:
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Rated by TheWillMitch from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +28.8%

Sep 30, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.69/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can from Main Market Co-op. Deep rick brown color with thick, fluffy beige head. Aroma is light roast and nutty character. Tadte is spot on, roasty, grainy and thick. Never thought I'd see a top notch dunkelweizen from the States. This is it.
Nov 30, 2023
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.68/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Can't tell whether this is affiliated with Fish Tail or just a brewery with similar uninspired name and product.

Poured a brown color with lighter brown head 3/7" deep. Smelled like licorice yeast urinal cakes.

Taste was not inspiring me to think of this as a good dunkelweizen. While its a style I don't jam on, there have been good ones, so its not like I always hate on this style. I mean, I don't like anything from this brewery. Bitterness and astringency were not what I was looking for. Some toasted like dark bread feels. Cola like carbonation and taste at times. There is something about it that tastes more like a doppelbock than a dunkelweizen. They went with more of a scorched malt stout/porter/brown vibe meets lager yeast moreso than a hefe yeast. Tastes much stronger of alcohol in the taste and mouthfeel than a 4.7% beer should be. Fuck this was like Lobotomy Bock, that beer really sucks. Avoid this one too.
Jan 31, 2020
 
Rated: 4.05 by Trueprinceofgotham from California

Dec 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by bigschoolrecords from Pennsylvania

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Sep 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by grittybrews from Washington

Jul 23, 2018
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Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown with three fingers of five minute tan head that leaves splotches of lacing.
Smell is coffee chocolate.
The taste is coffee chocolate with a touch of herbal bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light to medium with modest carbonation. The finish is dry and balanced.
Overall a pretty good beer for the style. This beer was over one year old from a twelve ounce can.
Jan 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 31, 2017
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Reviewed by the_awesometeer from California

3.72/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The beer is dark brown with a foamy head. Nice carbonation. It smells sweet, dark fruits and slightly roasted malts but mostly the dark fruits and raisins. The beer tastes similar lots of sweetness and a nice bitterness to finish it off. The beer is old but still has nice feel to it and carbonation.
Oct 25, 2017
 
Rated: 2.9 by KevinHildahl from Canada (BC)

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by BlueSpader from Washington

Jun 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by RBorsato from Virginia

Mar 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by Satorn from Florida

Mar 03, 2017
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Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin

3.04/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
As the days become a little cooler and the days a little shorter, autumn is in the air. That calls for a dunkelweizen. On to the beer:

Dark leather brown colored and topped with an inch of creamy head and holding on top well. Looks great and so does the lacing, though it smells nothing special. A note of red apple, a dash of dark toasted malt, no spicy aromas detected.

Boulder Bend takes on a sweeter flavor with a toasted accent. It even carries some astringency that I would rather see muted. Over-toasted apple bread appears to be the flavor this beer is going for, along with dark chocolate. The flavor goes all over the place. Feels okay; medium bodied with very light carbonation hitting.

Boulder Bend could use some tuning, or the kayak will risk capsizing at the bend.
Sep 21, 2016
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.99/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an almost opaque super dark orange-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Thick rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, roasted nut, burnt caramel, and earth aromas. Taste is much the same with toast, roasted nut, burnt caramel, cocoa powder, and earth flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with a nice mix of toast, nut, and caramel qualities all around.

Serving type: can.
Mar 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by Sabre311 from Texas

Nov 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Jonboy418 from Florida

3.12/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Meh. A dunkelweizen which is best described as a "dark wheat" beer. Poured well, and was a dark hazy color. Thought it was going to be a cross between a wheat and a brown ale. Pretty disappointed. It was more like a porter without the big malt flavors. Thin, watery feel. I wasn't a big fan, but I won't give up on the dunkelweizen.
Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by MacStinson from Michigan

Oct 26, 2015
Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen from Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 134 ratings