Dunkel Lager
Chuckanut Brewery

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From:
Chuckanut Brewery
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Munich Dunkel
Ranked #41
ABV:
5%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,224
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 9.97%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
39
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 04, 2023
Added:
Jul 18, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Rated: 3.82 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 04, 2023
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

3.77/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
draught
IBU: 22
Good amount of off-white head. Clear, light caramel and amber look, with auburn overtones, to the look. Nearly sweet, caramel tinged, medium roast malt aroma, with a touch of an allspice type note. A teeny bit of a sweet note. Medium toast caramel malt note, with a tiny wood bite and a separate caramel flavor note.
Oct 10, 2022
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Reviewed by NickSMpls from Washington

4.04/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark amber, plenty of carbonation, nice malty / toast aroma. First sip reveals a highly malt- forward brew, which has a hint of sweetness before ending with a dry aftertaste. Lots going on in this one. Let it warm slightly and you'll be amply rewarded with a depth of flavor not usually found in a simple Dunkel.
Sep 17, 2022
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.26/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from P.Nut

Clear mahogany with a thin beige head with good retention. The nose is a magnificent nutty, creamy, bready, light brown sugar, dark toasted nuts, a hint of honey, a little hop character. The palate opens sweeter than most Chuckanut beers with a deep, nutty sweetness, bready and with brown sugar. Light hazelnut nuttiness. Mild hop bitterness, balancing the delicate Munich malt, toasty and rich. Drying, sweet finish. Excellent.
Jan 15, 2022
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

4.03/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2020-08-02
500ml bottle, bought it in March just before Covid19 shut everything down. Intended as a gift for a coworker, but since I haven't seen her and I didn't want it to go stale, I put it in my fridge. Dear Mrs. snaotheus picked it out as a mystery beer for me today. Without any clue to what I was drinking, here are my notes....

It's dark but not hazy. Small head. Smell is maybe scotch ale or Porter. Toffee, nuts. Taste is not the same. Tastes like a dark lager. More toffee and a hint of nut. Yeast. Wonder if it's the Chuckanut Dunkel that was in the fridge. Mouthfeel's fairly light. Overall, enjoying.
Aug 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.81 by Birdlegs from Washington

Jun 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by Ajlvt from Washington

Dec 20, 2019
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Rated by d_hondo from Michigan

3.68/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
With a lime, this is a very refreshing beer!
May 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by shelby415 from Oregon

May 19, 2019
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Rated by EnterTheGuido from Washington

3.62/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Quite good. First beer from this brewery. Well done. Easy drinking. Good choice.
Dec 15, 2018
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Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon

4.51/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
It's brown. It's red. It's a perfect looking Munich Dunkel. A lightly tanned head sits above and burms itself on the coast, then leaves it's Mark sup after sip.

A perfect balance of caramel and toasted bread. The faintest hint of spicy hops tingle and intoxicate.

A truly malty beverage, this one.
Toasted biscuit up front and center, honey, caramel, grass, earth.

A full bodied lager, that's for sure. The way a Munich Dunkel should be in my opinion. A meal in a glass. Sweet, hearty, delicious. Just enough carbonation to lift it along so it doesn't drop like a tank in the gut.

This is an awesome Dunkel lager. It's as close to a real German lager I've had. It's beautiful from start to finish. Chuckanut...thank you. I may have just shed a tear. Prost.
May 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by bv51 from Washington

Jan 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.54 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Sep 06, 2016
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
even almost a year old in the bottle, this is one of the best american made dunkel types i have ever had, so rich and complex, but dry and crushable, really amazing stuff here. its mostly clear, but quite dense, with a nut brown body and lots of bubbles amassing into a creamy tan head over an inch high and relatively permanent. it smells like old german lager yeast, andesch quality stuff, with a slightly caramelized malt base, but still more earthy than sweet and quite layered with notes of dried date and prune, almond, brown sugar, and even high starch wild rice, its got a whole lot going on for an old world style. big creamy body, i like that the most, but the malt flavors and this vibrant lager yeast really interweave well, and its sort of a mosaic of classic flavors, robust and mellow at the same time, roasty and elegant, warming but dry, soft but hearty, a lot of juxtaposition but it all seems to make perfect sense. this is my first beer from these guys, and it has me positively inspired to seek out more. world class dunkel here, somehow takes the style to the next level. brilliant beer.
Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by TwoTrees from Washington

Dec 16, 2015
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.82/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I had this beer on-tap in a narrow pint glass at the brewery.

Appearance: dark brown with a finger of frothy ivory foam atop with good retention.

Smell: lightly sweet and malty with a bit of a toasty and caramel character. I dig it.

Taste: nutty and toasty malt with a bit of a sweetness. Simple, but good.

Mouthfeel: light body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: this is a simple and straightforward beer, but it is well made and highly drinkable. Good stuff!
Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota

4.04/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks Beertunes!
This is a very solid dunkel. Soft aroma with clear malt, no hops and a non-sweet toffee.
Classic look. Rich tan head. Very clear. Light colored garnet. A very attractive color.
Nice non-rich, rich malt flavor with some drying on the finish that has a dark chocolate quality. Again not sweet but still toffee like.
Great smooth lager with a heftier feel.
Well, well done.
Jul 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.86 by will4738

May 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by kscaldef from Oregon

May 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington

3.97/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz Becher On-Tap from the source

A – Pours a really deep amber, very dark brown. Big creamy tan head, lots of great lacing.

S – Richly roasted malt notes, slight sweetness and some noble hop dryness.

T – Smooth amber and dark malt notes, very well balanced with dry hop notes.

M – Medium bodied, long and lingering finish.

O – Very nice representation of the style, another fantastic lager from Chuckanut.
May 03, 2015
Dunkel Lager from Chuckanut Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 39 ratings