Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel
Erdinger Weissbräu

Erdinger Weissbier DunkelErdinger Weissbier Dunkel
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From:
Erdinger Weissbräu
 
Germany
Style:
Dunkelweizen
Ranked #22
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,524
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 12.5%
Reviews:
717
Ratings:
1,638
Status:
Active
Rated:
Friday at 08:54 PM
Added:
Nov 15, 2001
Wants:
  73
Gots:
  348
Also labelled as Erdinger Hefe-Weizen Dunkel

Carefully selected dark malts with delicate roasting aromas give ERDINGER Dunkel its full-bodied flavor and strong character.

This elegant wheat beer has a lustrous, deep dark-brown appearance in the glass. The first sip reveals a harmonious symphony of carefully selected wheat and barley malts with exquisite Hallertau aroma hops. The taste buds detect hints of caramel, nuts and fresh bread. An unmistakable top-fermenting accent is provided by ERDINGER’s traditional yeast.

ERDINGER Dunkel first saw the light of day in 1989, when ERDINGER’s master brewers created a dark wheat beer as a birthday present for the private brewery’s owner, Werner Brombach. He liked it so much that he decided to put it on the market in 1990.
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Ratings by Cwrw:
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Reviewed by Cwrw from Canada (AB)

4.42/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5
This is one tasty wheat dunkel.

The head was exceptionally large, even when poured relatively slowly. Light brown coffee coloured. The beer is not black or brown but a dark dark caramel, toffee, somewhat moccha, and very singular. The head is thick and viscous and very solid; chunky. The aroma is deliciously sweet, recalling grape-juice, raisins, and fruity-sweet yeast, akin to some Belgian fruit beers. The aroma was very bewildering--I did not expect this sweetness, but the surprise was welcomed: I love a sweet beer. So the malt combines supremely with the yeast and exudes an ultra-sweet aroma, mouth-wateringly rich. There are some drier smells, hops hiding in the background, but I picked out mostly the tart sugariness of the nose. This really smells like a yeasty Belgian, but I am sure the Germans have been producing this wonderful yeasty smell for just as long as the Belgians. However, it is the first German beer I have tried with such strong yeasty sweet fruitiness. Ambrosial. The taste is very sweet too, where the dark malt announces itself, but not like a stout--this malt makes itself more known as a grainy, sweet, creamy caramel. I suppose the wheat is detectable, but the barley malt is too. Grapes, dates, dusty yeast, flowery sweet honey and candy-like flavours. The two malts make for a crisp and highly refreshing dark lager. This is exceptional, and it suits my personal palate very well. Dark, sweet, yeasty, and preeminently drinkable. I could quaff these all day, summer or winter.
Jul 15, 2004
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.92 by arini10 from Oregon

Friday at 08:54 PM
 
Rated: 3.5 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Mar 09, 2024
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Reviewed by Tofuteus from Florida

4.55/5  rDev +21%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A great example of the Dunkel style and now my favorite Dunkel. Looks like a Dunkel, tasted great, nice kick at 5.3. had the .5L in a can poured in a glass. Will be buying more.
Mar 01, 2024
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Reviewed by nizzle8287 from Texas

5/5  rDev +33%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I was hesitant to try this one for some reason, but now is the day I finally try it. Poured up into a pint glass at about 45F. Pours cloudy brown with a thick and creamy head that stays for a surprisingly long time. Smell is of roasted grain and caramel and raisins. Taste is of raisins, caramel, and cream of wheat, with a very subtle and slightly toasted sugary finish. Mouthfeel is creamy, medium bodied, and alcohol is very difficult to detect. Overall, it's much better than I thought it might be.
Edit: This has come into my regular rotation. It's an under-rated brew!
Feb 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.47 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Feb 01, 2024
 
Rated: 3.35 by Supper1

Jan 29, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dethark from England

Jan 18, 2024
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Reviewed by bushbeer75 from Michigan

3.85/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
11.2oz brown bottle

Erdinger Weissbrau Dunkel has an opaque dark brown [almost black] body. A nice 2-finger bubbly tan head held well but produced limited lacing. The aroma is dominated by dark malts; dark toast, and caramel. The taste matches the aroma however, adds banana, chocolate, and is nutty. Mouth feel is medium, a little creamy with a nice carbonation.

Overall, it is an easy drinking and flavorful Dunkelweizen.
Jan 05, 2024
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Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey

3.06/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500 ml can. Pours brown with tall, long lasting, fluffy, off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is of bready malt and grassy hops. Body is medium and smooth. Taste is of caramel, toasted malt, toffee and hint of hops. Finish is long and semi-dry. OK brew.
Jan 04, 2024
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Rated by paylstep from Canada (ON)

3.32/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
solid beer but overrated on this site
Jan 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.54 by BLVBBERGIXLL from Arizona

Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.92 by Zylod from West Virginia

Dec 02, 2023
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

3.91/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Deep brown body with a huge, rocky, long lasting beige head along with good lacing. Sweet, malty aroma of caramel, crusty bread and nuts. Sweetness carries over in the taste without the typical phenols (banana and clove for example) associated with the style. A bit of vanilla in the aftertaste. Softly carbonated, medium bodied mouthfeel.
Nov 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.2 by RodrigoPinotti from California

Nov 19, 2023
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Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands

3.67/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500 ml can. 5.3 abv, pours wonderful in Benediktiner Weissen glass. Light carbonation, small fine bubbles, appearance of an Irish Coffee. Cloudy and pretty acorn bronw-redish. 3 finger foamy head, dissolving a bit fast. Smell, caramel, bit of chocolate and currants. very much like dark grape currants.
Taste, currants at first, bitter dark sweet chocolate in the aftertaste.
Very smooth and drinkable.
Roasted malt adds really something special.
Prefer this above a stout any day.
Yet the sweetness is not quite for me.
Oct 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.69 by cabsandking from Ohio

Oct 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by NappyB from Illinois

Oct 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Oct 08, 2023
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

3.95/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Erdinger Weissbrau 'Dunkel' @ 5.3% , served from a 500 ml bottle
A-pour is brown from the bottle to a dark brown in the glass with a large size tan head leaving a spotty lace along the weizen
S-hints of chocolate
T-creamy dark roasted malts
MF-ok carbonation , big medium body
Ov-filling dark German brew , best enjoyed with a plate of Pommes frites(perhaps)
prost LampertLand
Oct 08, 2023
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