Kuchlbauer Alte Liebe Dunkle Weisse
Weissbierbrauerei Kuchlbauer

Pours a thick foam head. Deep brown coloring. Smells a little metallic with some dark caramel. The taste is a little light but in a good way. Some dark raisin flavouring. Maybe some beechwood honey. Not as wheat heavy as other wheat beers but still good.

Copenhagen 2/8 2020. 50 cl bottle from SuperBrugsen, Vesterbro Torv, Aarhus. Some small chubby angels having a love affair on the label.

Pours murky, opaque, dark brown with a big off-white head. Settles as thin, creamy layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing

Aroma is medium i tense, sweet and fruity. Mild roast mingling with sweetish tart lemonade. A bit of sweet milk chocolate. Oranges and citrus.

Light carbonation. Medium thick, soft, smooth, oily, almost flat texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet. Lingers for a while. Semi-dry finish.

Good balance between the the lemonade-ish sweetness and the lightly roasted malts. Nice.

Pours a very dark brown/amber color with a decent head that dissipates quickly. Aroma slight chocolate and roasted malt. Taste is similar with a little spicy note, no real bitterness. BB 05-2026

 

The dunkle was very tasty...

...Truly great looking brew with a light-bodied mouthfeel, crispness as well, and a malty flavor light on hops - pretty much to style as far as I am concerned. So glad it's a 160z'er, enjoying it very much, pretty much right now...

500ml can poured into a Spiegelau wheat beer glass.
EXP 2025/3

L: Turbid dark brown pour with suspended sediment, two finger khaki head, thick creamy foam is persistent and leaves some slick lacing.
S: Chocolate malt, spice, banana, strong and pleasing nose.
T: Chocolate malt, wheat, light spice, all malt, no perceptible bitterness at the moment, a bit watery and not as flavorful as the nose advertises, mildly sweet with a tangy finish.
F: Moderate carbonation musters a small bite on the back, otherwise smooth creamy and of middling body weight.
O: Smooth easy drinker, very nice.

From the 16.9 fl oz can in a snifter via the 12 beers of Christmas pack.
This brew pours light brown with a modest head of white foam that settles
to a thick ring. Nose of light grains...straining to find that. Flavors are light
wheat with a hint of clove and faint banana with warmth. Medium body,
light soft carbonation, and a subtly sweet finish that is watery.

Overall....not so much a fan of this one.....here's hoping the other 12 are better.

Poured from an aluminum can, stored in a refrigerator at 38 degrees. The ale/beer was poured into an insulated pint glass. The beer was allowed to warm a bit before tasting it.
Look – Exhibited deep brown A modest head.
Smell – Not much smell
Taste – Good flavor - consistent with its description.
Feel – Medium body
Overall – I enjoyed the beer, Will buy again.

Kuchlbauer Alte Liebe Dunkle Weisse from Weissbierbrauerei Kuchlbauer. 500 mL (16.9 fl oz) can. Part of “12 German Beer Specialities” box. $ 4.25 (Including tax)/can, $ 0.251/fl oz. from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA, picked up 02/11/24. Reviewed 26/12/24 (Review 3430). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “EXP 2025/03” Stored at 39 degrees F at home. Served at 46.9 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 52.7 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep Amber (SRM 15), hazy.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, Amber Brown and translucent around the edges.
Head: Large (Maximum 4.1 cm, aggressive center pour), eggnog. High density. Rapidly drops to a 0.8 cm crown fed by carbonation and a complete, rocky cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3 – Basically, none. No malt, hops, no ethanol (5.2 % ABV, as marked on label). No disulfide or diacetyl.
Flavor – 3.25 – Begins slightly bitter with scorched malt. No hops, no ethanol. No disulfides, no diacetyl. Finishes slightly sweet with a little clove. No gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; watery approaching creamy; soft but lively carbonation.
Style: Partially follows the style guidelines as condensed by BA.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 Not a particularly good example of the style in terns of aroma and flavor, but typical appearance and palate.

Bought at Costco in a 12 pack of various German beers.
This one is 5% ABV and similar to drinking a Budweiser.
Might not be possible for those who have fried their taste buds on IPAs to appreciate this offering.

 

 

Review: 2217
Name: Alte Liebe Dunkle Weisse
Brewery: Weissebierbrauerei Kuchlbauer
Location: Abensberg, Germany
Style: DunkleWeizen
A.B.V.: 5.2%
Canned: B.B. 05/2026
Date: 06 Oct 2024
The next German beer up for review is Alte Liebe. I poured the beer into a Weizen glass at 44 degrees. The pour created a foamy, airy, three-fingered, light tan head with average retention. The somewhat slow dissipation left some lacing on the glass. After the dissipation, an airy coating encased the libation. Like used motor oil, dark brown has mahogany red hues and is semi-opaque beer, charted at SRM 28. This rich, dark color hints at the beer's robust flavor and full-bodied nature. The appearance of the beer is average for this style.
Nosing the glass, I smell bubble gum, cloves, bananas, toasted bread, caramel, and roasted malts. The beer has a bready, worty, and malty sweetness that borders on saccharine. Another whiff of the beer, I noticed dried cherries, earthy dirt, light molasses, floral blossoms, white pepper, and resin.
Upon tasting, the beer reveals a complex array of flavors. The initial sweetness and maltiness I detected in the aroma were not fully reflected in the first sip, adding an element of surprise. The flavors unfold with notes of lightly toasted bread, bubble gum, banana, cloves, floral blossoms, dried cherries, white pepper, herbal, and bready. Another sip reveals resin, earthy dirt, caramel, treacle, and caramel, adding a layer of complexity to the taste.
The body is medium and has medium-low carbonation. The mouthfeel is creamy and finishing smooth.
I was anticipating a sugar bomb, but I ended up with a complex beer that was not sugary and a delight to sip. I want to add more dark malts to develop more depth in the beer and better harmony; notwithstanding, this is a delightful sipper to end the night with.

Pours murky, mahogany in color with one inch head. Taste is pumpernickel bread, yeast and bubble gum. Medium light body, moderate high carbonation, slightly sweet. Good not great dunkleweiezen. Would get this again. Nice and easy drinker.

 

 

 

Cloudy dark brown with a finger of tan foam. Cocoa, euro malt, and wheat in nose, simple. Taste has big bubblegum added with the malt being very sweet and of the cheaper euro variety, yet somehow the end is really good with wheat, cocoa, dark fruit and a sweeter biscuit note. What a turn of events! Light thin body is a let down, no depth either.