Skylight Dunkelweizen
New Republic Brewing Company
- From:
- New Republic Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Dunkelweizen
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 14.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 29, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by ccheng9 from Texas
2.65/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
dark but clear appearance with a little amount of quickly dissipating head. Appears the beer is filtered.
Tastes primarily of clove and not much else. Overall, very lacking in flavor that you would expect from the yeast or the malt in a dunkel.
Overall, not a enjoyable drink. If I weren't so frugal I'd poor it down the drain.
Aug 19, 2017Tastes primarily of clove and not much else. Overall, very lacking in flavor that you would expect from the yeast or the malt in a dunkel.
Overall, not a enjoyable drink. If I weren't so frugal I'd poor it down the drain.
Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
3.22/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.22/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A: Pours a dark amber/brown color. A one finger dark beige head forms and recedes with a bit of patchy lace.
S: A big clove bomb up front. Not a lot else there, but a plastic phenolic like spice. Light grains, and then fades to nothing.
T: Like the nose, cloves are big up front and pretty much the entire show. Light phenol's, light grainy/toasted malts. That is it. No finish, and just showing off the bare minimum for the style.
M/O: A light to medium body. Fairly smooth, but no finish and no real snap or definition. If that makes sense. Not hard to drink, but looking for something else pretty quickly.
Maybe just slightly above average for the style. At least for most American interpretations. Doesn't compare to Live Oak or any German examples that are easy to get.
Dec 08, 2016S: A big clove bomb up front. Not a lot else there, but a plastic phenolic like spice. Light grains, and then fades to nothing.
T: Like the nose, cloves are big up front and pretty much the entire show. Light phenol's, light grainy/toasted malts. That is it. No finish, and just showing off the bare minimum for the style.
M/O: A light to medium body. Fairly smooth, but no finish and no real snap or definition. If that makes sense. Not hard to drink, but looking for something else pretty quickly.
Maybe just slightly above average for the style. At least for most American interpretations. Doesn't compare to Live Oak or any German examples that are easy to get.
Rated by Beerucee from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dunkel yes! Wheat OK. Btho ole miss
Nov 12, 2016Reviewed by Uanof from Texas
3.05/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.05/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured on tap at WOB - College Station 16oz. Weisen glass
L - deep amber red with barely no head. Very small amount of lacing left behind.
S - faint clover and banana notes, otherwise pretty clean.
T - banana and nutmeg, not overpowering not too present. Just barely showcasing what the style should taste like.
F - it goes equally as fast as it comes.
O - i'll deem it a good attempt at what the style is, but compared to truly german representative beers of this style it seems to be falling short on all fronts. Feels light and seems faint.
Mar 26, 2016L - deep amber red with barely no head. Very small amount of lacing left behind.
S - faint clover and banana notes, otherwise pretty clean.
T - banana and nutmeg, not overpowering not too present. Just barely showcasing what the style should taste like.
F - it goes equally as fast as it comes.
O - i'll deem it a good attempt at what the style is, but compared to truly german representative beers of this style it seems to be falling short on all fronts. Feels light and seems faint.
Reviewed by Can_has_beer from Texas
3.28/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Wanted to give this a chance since it's a local brew. The beer doesn't have any flaws as I can tell, it's just not a style I enjoy. That said, would I drink this again? I think that all depends on the weather honestly. I only think I could enjoy this during the cooler months, in which they might be crushable.
Oct 29, 2015
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
4.31/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is my favorite "in town" beer. It has a great flavor, and is somewhat unique in its combination of Hefeweizen and dark fruit and spice. I enjoyed this from a can. Nice but short lived head. Not much lacing. I look forward to the rest of the six pack and buying more.
Sep 06, 2015
Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas
3.96/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz. pint on-tap at the brewery
(6/6/14)
L: murky brown/yellow, not a huge head with no stick or lace
S: buttery malted banana ... so different. it's stupid to say, but it really does mix the malty stout-like notes of the dunkel with that hefeweizen banana/tart fruit. wants to smell sour but manages not to ... somehow. this style is tripping me out.
T: all of the hefeweizen-like notes are subdued by a real nice malt sweetness. the dunkel notes never hit chocolate or coffee, but they pull so hard on the wheat notes that they sweeten out any tartness and do it without it ever tasting sour.
F: solid at a glance. the brew warmed up very quickly on a hot early-June day but never lost its drinkability. very solid without feeling heavy.
O: this needs more study. i've had dunkels and i've had hefeweizens, but this mix is new to me and kind of a trip. one pint in, Skylight is intriguing . nothing about it is over the top ... the dunkel notes are not super dark or raisiny/licoricey or even close ... they're most just sweet on top of and surrounding the lighter/tarter wheat notes. cool brew.
Jun 07, 2014(6/6/14)
L: murky brown/yellow, not a huge head with no stick or lace
S: buttery malted banana ... so different. it's stupid to say, but it really does mix the malty stout-like notes of the dunkel with that hefeweizen banana/tart fruit. wants to smell sour but manages not to ... somehow. this style is tripping me out.
T: all of the hefeweizen-like notes are subdued by a real nice malt sweetness. the dunkel notes never hit chocolate or coffee, but they pull so hard on the wheat notes that they sweeten out any tartness and do it without it ever tasting sour.
F: solid at a glance. the brew warmed up very quickly on a hot early-June day but never lost its drinkability. very solid without feeling heavy.
O: this needs more study. i've had dunkels and i've had hefeweizens, but this mix is new to me and kind of a trip. one pint in, Skylight is intriguing . nothing about it is over the top ... the dunkel notes are not super dark or raisiny/licoricey or even close ... they're most just sweet on top of and surrounding the lighter/tarter wheat notes. cool brew.
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