Dunkel
Private Landbrauerei Schönram

500 ml bottle into a tall glass.
L: Pours clear rusty dark amber color with a 1" light beige head, light steady carbo, head top is soft & pillowy, medium-light scattered lacing, head slowly recedes to froth.
S: Cocoa, caramelized malts, raisin, brown bread.
T: Caramelized malts, light cocoa, raisins, malts are gently sweet, moist sprouted brown bread, a suggestion of plum skin in the finish.
F: Very lightly brisk then a mildly soft medium-bodied mouthfeel with a medium-length partially dry finish.
O: An easy drinking malty Dukel that has a slightly dry finish with a touch of bitterness. It is simple and is very good in its style.

 

 

De Bierothek. En copa hefe de Weihenstephander. Jugando a Walking Dead Final Season. Dunkel de lo más bebestible, con un sabor sutil en boca pero que a la vez resulta expresivo y no cansa nunca, dejando con ganas de mas

A fantastic example of the style.

The label on the bottle was a different design, but it's the same bier.

Poured into a Pilsner glass. A gorgeous chestnut brown color. Mediumish slightly beigeish foam, not thick like cotton candy, but rather comprised of quickly dissipating bubbles.

A pleasant roasted barley aroma. A touch of sweetness, like you would get from coffee or chocolate.

Medium-light body. Not heavy at all.

A very pleasant taste comprised of elegant notes of roasted coffee beans, chocolate, possibly even pumpernickel. But not overwhelming. This could be a refreshing beverage in a hot summer day. And it's definitely very welcome on a cool fall afternoon.

Good stuff.

On tap at Windsor Homebrew Supply in Anaheim, CA.
Lighter, dark amber, than expected for style. Still pretty. Sandy colored head. Decent sized head tapers off to a thin cap. Light lacing.
Nose is toasted rye, brown bread, slight floral spice notes.
Flavor follows the nose with an emphasis on gently sweet brown bread, toasted caramel, dry and earthy grains that hint at cocoa and wet grains. Ever so slight grassy and citrusy notes barely chime in but give some depth.
Mouthfeel is a tad thin for style but otherwise good.

Pours a vivid reddish brown with soft tan head.

Smell is bready and a bit sweet. Notes of kavring, toast, citrus, leather. tobacco, honey and rye with some floral hints.

Taste is bready and a bit floral. Notes of kavring, brown toast, leather, tobacco and rye with a solid bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.

Overall, a fantastic dunkel with amazing nose.

Purchased at a little Getrankemarkt in Schechen, Germany, in September 2023, and finally drunk by the pool in Singapore in October that year. The lengths we go to for beer...

L: Caramel yellow. Thin white head. No carbonation

S: Dark Caramel malts, dusty grain.

T: Toasty burnt caramel, brown sugar, mild roast, mild bitterness, sweet finish.

M: Mild and full. Minimal carbonation.

I: This is an inoffensive, ready-drinking Dunkel.

Cheers!
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Low carbonation. Decent color, smell and taste. Not bad.

 

 

 

Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Dark chestnut brown, pours clear with a thin cap of ultra-fine tan bubbles. ps@+10mins, the foam cap holds extremely well.
S- Light grainy malt.
T- Indeed it is notably malty, with a moderately dry hoppy finish.
F- Very good carbonation in the mouth
O- Quite an intriguing beer. It might be one of the maltiest beers never mind lagers I recall having. And it really does taste like malt, vs fermented malt. The somewhat rich aspect might suit it to spring/autumn. It might be a bit richer than I'd usually wish for in a relatively low ABV% beer but I'm sure this brew has it's fans.
Review2006/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the lables to see what I missed! ==> IIn German, 100 year old recipe, brewed to trad German 1516 beer 'purity law' - ie water, hops, malts + yeast only.
500ml bottle BB: 30/09/2021 £ 2.75 Bought from TremblingMadness, York/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.

Disappointing head production and retention. Body is appropriately dark but appears a bit murky.

Dark bread, cola, and prune on the nose, along with a bit of banana bread. Aroma is very good and true to style. A touch of minerality.

Flavor is immediately dominated by the yeast expression, very Belgian-esque in its fruitiness. By mid-sip, the rich bready tones have emerged, along with cocoa and burnt coffee notes. Finish is quite toasty. Rich and full flavored, but also suffering from a few perceived off notes, in particular minerality, cardboard, and even a hint of butterscotch - not quite strong enough to suggest diacetyl (at least not at fridge temp), but strong enough to detract.

Full bodied for the very modest 5% ABV. Very appropriate for the style, as well.

500 ml. brown bottle purchased from Lifesource Natural Grocers in Salem OR
$3.99
Handsome beer in the dimpled mug. Chestnut brown ( clear) with a lovely creamy/rocky lighter beige head.
Nice dunkel aromas..getting Swiss semi dark chocolate, hazelnuts, toasted bread and caramel .
Taste similar..more chocolate..maybe even a bit of coffee bean,,tasty.
Good clean, silky smooth mouth feel.
THis is a top class German beer!

 

Best dunkel I’ve had (and I’ve tried a few), balanced with perfect feel. Poured deep brown and clear, light reflecting in the glass, inch of foam and then persistent lacing. Subtle smell and taste of lager and faint chocolate, which is all I want in this style. Purchased at William Cross on Polk Street in San Francisco and drank in a Pilsner Urquel .5 liter mug. Given the opportunity I would have ordered this at a beer hall in Austria, in 1870, listening to Blue Danube.

Handsome clear dark amber brew with fine-grained off-white foam in the Aventinus Weizen glass. Pleasant sudsy mouthfeel. A bit of the common Euro musty tang. Warm roasted malt flavor with a bit of burnt edges. Darkly fruity with a grainy dry finish.

This tastes more like a German Alt, or even an English Old Ale. Lots of Lots of peculiar fruity, bready, even verging on oxidized flavors. There's a faint bitterness in the aftertaste but nothing that hints at hops. Quite interesting and drinkable, even without a pork hock handy. From the 500 ml bottle. This is also the 13.09.20 batch, purchased at the West Coast beer store.

Best by September 13th 2020. It just made the cut.

It pours a clear reddish brown with a nice head of foam that shrinks to a fine layer.

It smells malty, grainy, semisweet, light fruitiness.

Taste is grainy, semisweet malt, some bread but more like toasted.

Has a creamy smooth mouthfeel.

Makes me wonder how good it could have been fresh. No regrets buying the bottle though. It's quite tasty.