Dunkelweizen
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

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Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
Dunkelweizen
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 8.05%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 25, 2018
Added:
Sep 20, 2009
Wants:
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Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.75 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2018
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Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

4.31/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is a very nice and approachable dunkelweizen. I'm not a huge fan of this style but this one had a very well balanced flavor profile which offered some sweetness but also a bit of an acidity and spice. Some banana notes too.
Jun 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by mdfb79 from New York

Apr 04, 2018
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Reviewed by KLHBB from Arkansas

4.05/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the Wilmington location. Cloves, bananas, chocolate, a medium mouth feel, quite good. I would get this again if there weren't more brews to try here!
May 12, 2016
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Reviewed by jancona from Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I had this on tap in Newark, DE. This is an outstanding beer - it tastes of sweet bread, banana, clove, apple cider and a touch of bubblegum. Couldn't get enough!
May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.07 by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

Mar 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Brushkanna from New Jersey

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by dbaraniak from Pennsylvania

Mar 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 18, 2014
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.96/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft offering at the Lancaster location served in a slender weizen glass. The brew appears brown to amber in color with almost some yellowish clarity around the edges. Less than a finger of off-white cap is quick to fade. A thin film remains atop.

The aromatics are dominated by clove spice with a dark fruity quality almost like pear blending with apple skins. Some caramel malt and banana are thrown in towards the backing rounding the aromatics out quite nicely. Maybe just a bit more focus on bready malt would be appreciated but a fine smelling brew as-is.

The taste is clove upfront just like the aroma suggests. Banana and fruity esters mingle with trace amounts of apple and pear. A mild toasty to bready grain and toffee flavoring is felt mid-palate and into the aftertaste. A minor carbonic note is felt across the back when big gulps are taken. The aftertaste suggest nuget or molasses which is a pleasant subtle accent.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is light and easy drinking. I would have no problem throwing a couple of these back. A nice take on the style and worth seeking out.
Apr 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jbaker67 from Pennsylvania

Feb 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by salthemonster from Pennsylvania

Jan 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by wattoclone from California

Sep 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by ROGUE16 from Delaware

Dec 07, 2011
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Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A growler filled at Iron Hill Lancaster on 10-Aug. Opened last night, review from today's pour.

A: The weizenbier is hazy, a brown muddy water color that is completely opaque. Sediment seems to weigh the ale down, giving it a pulpier look. No head, not surprising as this is the end of the growler.

S: The wheat beer doesn't shy away from the caramel malts, a darker aroma permeating the sweet clove and banana body. I like the weizen aromas; the caramel doesn't stand out as much.

T: As suspected, carbonation is virtually nil; can't ding that though. Clove and banana, alongside plenty of wheat, drive the flavor. Darker malts come through with a stronger body. The yeast controls the ale, delivering solid flavor on each sip. The caramel, I believe, cuts into the yeast and wheat a bit more than I'd like but not enough to make me get rid of my glass.

M: The mouthfeel lingers, sweet clove and banana alongside spry tartness, very refreshing.
Aug 13, 2011
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Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Lancaster Iron Hill.

a: Served in a mug, but I'm sure it looked fine.

s: Big, yeasty bananas with milder clove aromas. There were also hints of cocoa and caramel.

t: Spot-on, pretty much exactly what I was hoping for. Sweet, yeasty bananas throughout with hints of clove, lightly roasty cocoa, and caramel popping up.

m: Very chewy.

o: Just a great example of the style, I could drink this all day.
Aug 11, 2011
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Reviewed by ColForbinBC from New Jersey

3.55/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On-tap in a weizen glass

Appears a chilled, muddy brown. Reminiscent of extremely dirty water. A thin white head faded quickly to a small collar and left very small specks of lace. I'm not sure if this is a good looking beer or a bad looking beer. Intriguing for sure.

Banana and clove off the bat. Some bittersweet baker's chocolate and caramel meld with a slight bit of roast and bready yeast. A hearty, fruity aroma.

The flavor is of roasted, almost smokey malt with baker's chocolate and a spicy clove presence that really pushes through to the forefront. Some sticky caramel and bready yeast round out the flavors on the back end.

Slightly thin with a watered down feel. Really, I think this is where this beer could improve greatly. A little creaminess could go a long way with this beer.

I found this to be fairly drinkable. The low abv was surprising as was the look. But this is a very soft, subtle take on the style.
Oct 12, 2009
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

3.56/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a deep, dark chocolate brown color that is completely opaque except for the slightest lighter colored edges and a one finger frothy white head that quickly dissipates into a lasting ring. Very sporadic streaks of lace are left behind.

Breday yeast aroma with hints of ripe banana and a slight chocolate presence. Very subtle clove spiciness that is almost hard to detect beneath the roasted malt.

Medium bodied with a huge spice clove presence which is surprising considering it wasn't very prominent in the aroma. Mellow chocolate flavor with bready yeast, and a lot of citrus flavor. The chocolate malt presence isn't as prominent as I prefer in this style and the beer is very spicy, almost too heavy on the cloves. Lots of citrus lemon and orange peel with some caramel malt and a very dry finish.
Oct 12, 2009
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.52/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: Poured a very dark and turbid muddy water brown in a tall pilsner glass. The head was spotty and pancake thin, off white in color and started dissipating soon after the pour. Turbid would be an understatement here, with a cloudy, murky water appearance that looked light it went straight from the boil kettle into the glass. A poor broken speckled lacing was hardly worth mentioning.

S: hints of freshly roasted fire ambers and light traces of burnt woodiness. A nicely roasted malting comes with ripe fruit of plums and raisins. Overall that was light in strength. On the trail was a light smokiness left as a reminder.

T: The flavor was soft roasted caramel malt with a light smoky woodiness of freshly burnt amber malting. Simply, yet surprisingly smooth in delivery. Some breadiness with touches of light burnt caramel wraps things up here. Overall the flavor was surprising smooth, though lacked the big dunkel nature and not one I would compare to that of other german dunkels (Schneider), this appears to be a lighter more Americanized version for mass consumption.

M: feels a bit thin here, perhaps its weak point. A light creaminess but still feels watered down despite its murky appearance.

D: Drinkability was good and easy to consume. The beer only weighs in at 4.8%abv which confuses me a bit for a dunkel. Light in body and flavor with a gentle smokiness makes this go down fairly well, perhaps better so if it were in a mug or non-transparent vessel. Overall worth a try because of its easy, gentle nature.
Sep 20, 2009
Dunkelweizen from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 22 ratings