Dunkel
Prost Brewing Co. - Denver

 

Appearance: Pours a clear, dark bronzed color with a strong off white head. SRM of 16. (4.00)

Aroma: Aromas of brown bread, some sweet brown sugar. (4.00)

Flavor: Flavor has some brown bread, amber notes, sweet brown sugar and caramel off the end. (4.25)

Feel: Medium, body, appropriate carbonation. smooth, lightly sweet. (3.75)

Compared to Ogden Cerveza Obscura 2/26: Pours identical, similar aromas. More dark bread, brown sugar, caramel. Less roast. Sweeter.

Overall: Prost Dunkel from Colorado. Brown bread, brown sugar, caramel, light toasted notes. Complex, smooth and leans sweet, Incredible flavors. Excellent. (Rating: 4.08)

This dunkel shows the brown color one would expect, along with a white head and the malty nose. I get some of the malt in the body, but the mouthfeel turns into something akin to overcarbonated. There's potential, but this needs more tweaking.

Review: 2475
Name: Dunkel
Brewer: Prost
Location: Denver, CO
Style: Dunkel
ABV: 5.6%
Canned: 25 March 2025
Date: 10 August 2025
I am a fan of German beers, so I wanted to give this a try. I am using a pokal to serve the beer at 44 degrees. The pour created a creamy, foamy, two-fingered light tan head with impressive retention. The somewhat slow dissipation left bits of lacing on the glass. The color is dark amber with reddish-orange hues. The clarity is clear with a few carbonation bubbles lazily making their way to the top of the liquid. The overall appearance is above average for a Dunkel.
Nosing the beer, I smell medium-roasted malts, bread, caramel, light floral, nuttiness, and some earthy notes.
The first sip reveals caramel, light phenols, nuttiness, lightly toasted bread, earthy notes, and a faint hint of herbal notes.
The mouthfeel is creamy, finishing soft and velvety. The body is medium and has a low amount of carbonation.
Final Thought: A delicious beer that is simple and easy to drink on this hot August night. Overall, a lovely Dunkel that exceeds average expectations.

 

 

 

 

 

My goodness, this is good, poured from a chilled 12 oz. can into a glass and my goodness, this is GOOD! Prost to Prost!

 

Drinking a half liter of this delicious dunkel at Prost in Highland Ranch, CO. The first sip is crispy and sweet caramel with a deep bitterness side by side with the thick sweetness. This beer has big backbone and really delivers. This Prost beer garden serves some superb beers.

 

 

12oz can from Brewers Haven. Dark, clear amber pour, one finger off-white foamy head. Nutty aroma, wooden, dusty. Taste adds light sweet malty flavors. Right on target. Tasty, refreshing.

Clear dark amber with a moderate but lasting foamy tan head and some decent thick lacing.
The aroma is toasted caramel malt, pumpernickel bread, a hint of honey, molasses and floral hops.
The taste is parallel but with a bit more of the pumpernickel and molasses .
The body is light/medium, moderate carbonation, smooth, very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a hearty malty brew with enough floral hops to provide some balance. Very nice, goes well with most food.

 

 

Had on tap at the Denver brewery.

On arrival a just shy of 2 fingers of off white to tan head are present. The body is a rich light brownish amber, very autumn-y. Some decent foamy lacing is left.

Aroma is full of caramel malt sweetness woth that signature German lager aroma quite present. I wish it was a touchore roasty or nutty, but it's decent. A slight, sweet, fruity yeast note comes out at the end.

Flavor is again decent, following the smell. It's nice and malty and crisp, but I want more nuance the malts. Toasted and doughy.

Feel is crisp and carbonated, exactly what to look for in a German lager, but for a Dunkel it comes off as a bit too dry and thin. Very drinkable. Slight slippery feel in the finish.

Not gonna lie this comes off as an entry level beer for people who wanna get out of the habit of drinking macro lagers, but it isn't marketed that way and I just want my dunkels to be more rich tasting and full feeling in the malt department. Better than shiner bock, but not quite on par with great German lagers.