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Dunkel
Gunpowder Falls Brewing
- From:
- Gunpowder Falls Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Munich Dunkel
Ranked #126 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,113 - Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 23.39%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 04, 2022
- Added:
- May 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
Our Dunkel or dark lager is brewed in the traditional Bavarian style. With its pronounced, warm Aroma, malty taste and a finish reminiscent of fine coffee, this beer will please the senses – even for the most generic beer drinker. Don’t let the color fool you. This is not a strong or “heavy” beer. The Gunpowder Falls Dunkel is brewed with five different malt types and is lightly hopped.
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Ratings by VirginiaBeerMan:
Reviewed by VirginiaBeerMan from Virginia
3.38/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear amber in color with a quickly disipating head. Essentially no lacing. A light malty caramel aroma. Light carbonation, nearly a flat feel. Flavors are not overpowering, some roast, some caramel. Decent enough for the style.
Nov 12, 2015More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.59/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From the bottle, it pours a clear light brown color with a modest light tan/off-white head that soon diminishes to a ring. Scent is malty with roasted notes. Taste follows nose, light roasted malt flavors predominate.
May 04, 2022Reviewed by Dustin015 from Maryland
2.58/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.58/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
L- Pours medium dark brown with decent head
S- Malty and resin aromas
T- Metalic flavors intermingled with some caramel malt and light hoppiness. high sweetness
F- Medium-full body and moderate carbonation
O- A very far mark from a traditional Dunkel. A pretty good beer, but miss labeled.
Feb 15, 2022S- Malty and resin aromas
T- Metalic flavors intermingled with some caramel malt and light hoppiness. high sweetness
F- Medium-full body and moderate carbonation
O- A very far mark from a traditional Dunkel. A pretty good beer, but miss labeled.
Reviewed by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
1.7/5 rDev -50.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.75
1.7/5 rDev -50.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.75
I think I got one of the bad batches.
Their Pilsner is amazing.
I'll have to try again to re review.
It tasted metallic like it was filtered through steel wool.
Oct 19, 2019Their Pilsner is amazing.
I'll have to try again to re review.
It tasted metallic like it was filtered through steel wool.
Reviewed by ClassicalGeorge from District of Columbia
1/5 rDev -70.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -70.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Stay away!
I consider myself a craft beer enthusiast, but never felt compelled to make a BA account for myself until I had this beer... It was so bad I felt I had to warn others/communicate to the brewery that they need to work on quality control!
It was absolutely foul! As others have said in their reviews, this beer tastes nothing like a German Dunkel. It's salty/sour/vinegary (and not in a good way like with a Gose style). My dad said his bottle tasted fine, but when he tried mine agreed he'd rather drink malt liquor. Had to pour it out (a sin in my book).
...man this beer was terrible. There must be a problem at the facility because I can't imagine someone would willingly bottle and sell what I drank.
I drank from the bottle so can't speak to color or head. Smell wasn't very appealing either and the body was medium light.
Aug 04, 2016I consider myself a craft beer enthusiast, but never felt compelled to make a BA account for myself until I had this beer... It was so bad I felt I had to warn others/communicate to the brewery that they need to work on quality control!
It was absolutely foul! As others have said in their reviews, this beer tastes nothing like a German Dunkel. It's salty/sour/vinegary (and not in a good way like with a Gose style). My dad said his bottle tasted fine, but when he tried mine agreed he'd rather drink malt liquor. Had to pour it out (a sin in my book).
...man this beer was terrible. There must be a problem at the facility because I can't imagine someone would willingly bottle and sell what I drank.
I drank from the bottle so can't speak to color or head. Smell wasn't very appealing either and the body was medium light.
Reviewed by dragos from Connecticut
1.43/5 rDev -58.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
1.43/5 rDev -58.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
If somebody calls this a dunkel, then that somebody has no idea what a dunkel is. This beer, I am sure had some pedio or bret infection. It was sauer, smelled funny and had no dunkel like feel. The brewery should check and re-check their lines, fementers, etc.
Jul 30, 2016Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.51/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I was sitting at The Fridge the other afternoon, following another appointment nearby, when a rep from Gunpowder Falls walks in and drops off sample bottles of this and their Pilsner. I have been asked to review them & report back. I always try to be honest & unbiased in my reviews & in fact, my scores tend to be higher than the average. It is when I am under the average that there may be cause for concern. After all, I characterize myself as "The Will Rodgers of Beer" in that I have never met a beer that I didn't like, including Minhas, which provides me with inspiration for some of CaveDave's favorite reviews.
Nothing of note to report from the bottle's label. The color scheme of black, midnight blue & white is dark (dunkel), all right, and there is a CAnnon pictured along the right side.
A Pop! of the cap & I was off & running! An aggro pour raised a finger of fizzy, light-tan head that quickly fell to wisps. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with button brightness. Nose was sweet with a chocolate maltiness and a slightly earthy character, perhaps from the malt, perhaps from the hops. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was not as sweet as the nose had led me to expect. In fact, it was more earthy than sweet with a light smokiness. I was reminded in some way of maple syrup, just not quite as sweet. Warming, it began to take on a breadiness that put me in mind of B&M Brown Bread. Finish was semi-sweet with just enough bitterness to keep it from being outright sweet. It was a decent example of the style, but it could have used more carbonation for a bigger body.
Feb 05, 2016Nothing of note to report from the bottle's label. The color scheme of black, midnight blue & white is dark (dunkel), all right, and there is a CAnnon pictured along the right side.
A Pop! of the cap & I was off & running! An aggro pour raised a finger of fizzy, light-tan head that quickly fell to wisps. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with button brightness. Nose was sweet with a chocolate maltiness and a slightly earthy character, perhaps from the malt, perhaps from the hops. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was not as sweet as the nose had led me to expect. In fact, it was more earthy than sweet with a light smokiness. I was reminded in some way of maple syrup, just not quite as sweet. Warming, it began to take on a breadiness that put me in mind of B&M Brown Bread. Finish was semi-sweet with just enough bitterness to keep it from being outright sweet. It was a decent example of the style, but it could have used more carbonation for a bigger body.
Reviewed by wisebier from Maryland
2.55/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.55/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
I really like dunkels so I was excited to try this beer.
L: nice dark brown, nice cream head that lasts.
S: smells nice malty caramel slight hops
T: this really surprised me. Wow it didn't taste like it smelled. It was fruity and sour which was very over powering. It was not a pleasant taste. It was not like a normal dunkel I get from Germany. I barely tasted any malty caramel coffee notes.
The 6pack I got might have been bad because this does not taste right, even though it smelled and looked good.
Nov 06, 2015L: nice dark brown, nice cream head that lasts.
S: smells nice malty caramel slight hops
T: this really surprised me. Wow it didn't taste like it smelled. It was fruity and sour which was very over powering. It was not a pleasant taste. It was not like a normal dunkel I get from Germany. I barely tasted any malty caramel coffee notes.
The 6pack I got might have been bad because this does not taste right, even though it smelled and looked good.
Dunkel from Gunpowder Falls Brewing
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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