Herrnbräu Publiner Dunkles Exportbier
Herrnbräu

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a brick red color with a two finger head of off white foam. The head has a fantastic level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a ton of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is strongest of a roasted malt smell mixed with some cherry and molasses. Along with these stronger aromas comes a little bit of harvest fruit and a touch of yeast.
Taste- The taste begins with a toasted malt, brown bread flavor that has a decent level of a caramel and molasses. There is a touch of nuttiness as well as a little bit of earthy hop, which with the rest take the taste to its end and leave one with a moderately dark and sweet taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation that is average. For the style and the tastes the moderateness is good and makes for an easy drinking, and flavorful brew overall.
Overall – A rather decent, more “dark” Irish red. Fun to try, but nothing super out of the ordinary.

Appearance: Deep amber in color, with a prominent dense, off-white head. Belgian-style lacing decorates the glass wall.

Aroma: Dark bread, caramel, and herbal hops dominate the aroma. There are some moderate dark fruit notes, but these are quite understated. The hops are slight, and herbal in character.

Taste: Opens with strong notes of dark caramel. Soon after, dark bread notes appear, as well as slight hints of molasses. There is an undercurrent of dark fruit, perhaps plums, though lesser than the bread and caramel notes. Overall, the flavor comes across as fairly sweet. Finishes with a slight dry note.

Mouth feel: Soft and pleasant, very full.

Drinkability/notes: A nice, very well-crafted, and drinkable example.

Presentation: Packaged in a 500 ml, 16.9 ounce steel can, served in a South American-style Pilsener glass. Beer number eighteen (December 18th) from the 2017 Costco Advent Beer Calendar.

Sudsy and attractive brown amber in the glass. The first sip reveals the dishwatery sweetness. There is a passing resemblance to watered-down pineapple juice. There seems to be no hint of hops. Do they brew up some Malta sweet non-alcoholic malt beverage, and then top off a cheap lager? If this is an authentic German Dunkles I say to hell with it. From the 500 ml can.

 

 

The flavors do not mix together well. Lots of head on the pour that quickly dissipates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the advent box. Poured into a snifter. Great look to this beer. There was a clear copper color with a thick and long-lasting tan head. Muted aroma but with slightly spicy malt and raisins. The flavor was there but this tasted a bit watered down and thin. A slight metallic taste on the finish as well.