The world needs more Dunkel

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  1. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    If you ever make it to Tennessee I would recommend Yee-Haw Dunkel to you:

    https://yeehawbrewing.com/beer/dunkel/

    Cheers!
     
    #41 JackHorzempa, Aug 5, 2022
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  2. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Year round? I doubt it, but one of the best beers I’ve had from Three Floyds was a Dunkel That I’ve been hoping they would brew again for 12+ years.
     
    #42 HouseofWortship, Aug 5, 2022
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  3. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Yep, replied quickly without thinking about it. Edited.
     
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  4. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Wow! Have not heard if them. Sounds like my kind of brewery. I'm also wanting to try Olde Mecklenburg. I has an exchange a couple of years ago with Steve Holle of KC Bier Co. Asked who does a great job with lagers down south. Olde Meck was the one he mentioned right away. I'm guessing their Dunkel is first rate.
     
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  5. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Dunkel fan. I love it.
     
    #45 ATL6245, Aug 5, 2022
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  6. Hockeyguy

    Hockeyguy Aspirant (243) Jul 9, 2021 Texas

    Franconia brewery in McKinney, TX brewed a really nice dunkel back when Dennis Wehrmann was their master brewer. He has since left, and I haven't had it since. Hopefully they held on to his recipe and just follow it. If if ain't broke, don't fix it.
     
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  7. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    That's one of the beers I was talking about earlier -- great rendition. One of my locals has a couple Weltenburger labels, but the Dunkel isn't one of them. Unfortunately.

    Getting to know the beer guy there, maybe I should talk with him... :thinking_face:
     
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  8. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Are Hofbrauhaus Freising beers available in your area? If so I recommend their Dunkel to you:

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    https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-sunday-week-729.605232/#post-6376442

    It has been a few years since I have seen this beer in my area (Philly area). I seem to recall that Michael (@TongoRad) posted that they are still imported/distributed in the NYC area.

    Cheers!
     
    #48 JackHorzempa, Aug 5, 2022
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  9. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Has Aldstadt ever brewed a Dunkel (e.g., a seasonal)?

    Cheers!
     
    #49 JackHorzempa, Aug 5, 2022
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  10. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Real talk. I could drink nothing but beers from JA and be a very happy person.
     
    #50 Providence, Aug 6, 2022
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  11. Cstamp3084

    Cstamp3084 Pundit (902) May 3, 2020 Maryland
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    My favorite domestic is schilling landbier dunkel and my favorite import is warsteiner dunkel.
     
    #51 Cstamp3084, Aug 6, 2022
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  12. crazyspicychef

    crazyspicychef Pooh-Bah (2,341) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    YES WE DO!
    An amazing style.
    Lucky enough, I have Yuengling Black and Tan, which in itself is not a Dunkle, it satisfies the craving.
    A true German Dunkle is nectar of the gods.
    Just as long as U. S. breweries don't hop the sh#t out of it or age it in whiskey barrels.
    Leave it alone!
     
    #52 crazyspicychef, Aug 6, 2022
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  13. crazyspicychef

    crazyspicychef Pooh-Bah (2,341) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    That's technically a Dopplebock, a top notch one at that.
     
    #53 crazyspicychef, Aug 6, 2022
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  14. crazyspicychef

    crazyspicychef Pooh-Bah (2,341) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Penn Dark is my favorite local Dunkle.
    A shout out to an amazing brewery.
    That beer is so smooth and quaffable, not to mention it is reasonably priced.
     
    #54 crazyspicychef, Aug 6, 2022
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  15. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Yes! It's spotty whether or not we have it frequently. My 81 year old dad loves that one. He grabs a sixer every time it shows up. Hofbrau and Ayinger are the most common German imports I find around me.
     
    #55 ATL6245, Aug 6, 2022
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  16. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    I had one bottle shop near me that used to carry Sunny Ridge. They got me hooked on it, but I must have been the only one buying it because it suddenly disappeared. It was like Lucy yanking the football away from Charlie Brown. Very disappointing!
     
    #56 ATL6245, Aug 6, 2022
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  17. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    #Truth
    I'd love to see more American breweries give it a run - as long as they do it right. Cheer!
     
    #57 ATL6245, Aug 6, 2022
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  18. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,984) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Here are two of my locally made Dunkels. Arches Brewing Winter's Night and Round Trip Brewing Dunkel Platz. The contrast between the two, while subtle, is interesting. Both are well made. Arches leans a little more chocolatey. The Round Trip is more balanced and well rounded. Halfway Crooks makes a Franconian style that is a little more bitter. So despite the perception that some may have that Dunkel may be boring and heavy, I find them to have some interesting nuanced differences and quite easy to drink.

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    #58 ATL6245, Aug 6, 2022
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  19. grantcty

    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    Count me as another lover of Munich-style Dunkel beers.

    Last week, I met up with another BA at the Twin Cities Germanic cultural organization for a summer event featuring a sausage meal with a brotchen and slaw (sausages were made by a German butcher who has a shop about an hour north of the Twin Cities). They had Hofbrauhaus Helles and Dunkel on tap. Well, the keg of Dunkel ran out after a couple of hours. I was surprised it was so popular on a beautiful, but breezy summer evening. Great turnout:
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    #59 grantcty, Aug 6, 2022
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  20. jonphisher

    jonphisher Grand Pooh-Bah (3,850) Aug 9, 2015 New Jersey
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    Never heard of them, it looks like they have quite a nice line up of beer.

    That first one is a looker; the start of some nice lacing. Im guessing they are both seasonal based on the labels.
     
    #60 jonphisher, Aug 6, 2022
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