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Harpoon Dark
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Munich Dunkel
Ranked #67 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,398 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 10.29%
- Reviews:
- 373
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 24, 2000
- Wants:
- 50
- Gots:
- 51
A blend of specialty malts gives this beer a velvety mouthfeel with roasted notes and a hint of chocolate, balanced by a subtle hop aroma. Hard to describe but easy to drink, Harpoon Dark is rich in character and light on the palate.
35 IBU
35 IBU
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Ratings by necoadam:
Reviewed by necoadam from Connecticut
3.65/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is one of the better beers in the Harpoon line-up I think.
Pours out a brownish/amber color with a nice head that settles down eventually.
Smell consisted of roasted malts, along with some caramel, coffee and some distant hops to balance it out.
Taste was good. Quite malty to start out with. Good roasted flavors as well. Some hints of caramel and nuts, but at the end some sweetness lingers in. I thought that kinda killed the beer a little bit. I could of lived without the sweetness there.
Mouthfeel was mediumish. Good carbonation. Everything was in check, but the sweetness lingers in the aftertaste. Finished on the dry side as well.
A nice brown ale, but I wish they could fix the sweetness in this one. But do try this.
Oct 11, 2004Pours out a brownish/amber color with a nice head that settles down eventually.
Smell consisted of roasted malts, along with some caramel, coffee and some distant hops to balance it out.
Taste was good. Quite malty to start out with. Good roasted flavors as well. Some hints of caramel and nuts, but at the end some sweetness lingers in. I thought that kinda killed the beer a little bit. I could of lived without the sweetness there.
Mouthfeel was mediumish. Good carbonation. Everything was in check, but the sweetness lingers in the aftertaste. Finished on the dry side as well.
A nice brown ale, but I wish they could fix the sweetness in this one. But do try this.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.58/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a cola color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of bready malts, light chocolate. Taste is the same as the aroma, smooth and easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.
Jul 09, 2023Reviewed by FritzieGettleman from England
3.05/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Pours a decent head, short lived and no lacing. Nice mouthfeel leading with a slightly sweet buttery taste followed by a hint of bitterness. Decent example of the Dunkel style. Drinkable, but enough depth to be a great beer.
Jan 05, 2020Rated by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.4/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Roasty, chocolatey, meaty, smoky, slightly fruity, dark toffee, caramel notes with some herbal hops, light feeling, clean, and easy drinking
Oct 01, 2019Rated by DonBowman from Pennsylvania
3.49/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Very dark, light amount of foam, dryish finish.
Sep 27, 2018
Harpoon Dark from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
721 ratings
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