The world needs more Dunkel

If you ever make it to Tennessee I would recommend Yee-Haw Dunkel to you:

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

Cheers!

 

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.

 

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.

 

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...

 

Are Hofbrauhaus Freising beers available in your area? If so I recommend their Dunkel to you:



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.

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Has Aldstadt ever brewed a Dunkel (e.g., a seasonal)?

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Real talk. I could drink nothing but beers from JA and be a very happy person.

 

My favorite domestic is schilling landbier dunkel and my favorite import is warsteiner dunkel.

 

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!

 

That's technically a Dopplebock, a top notch one at that.

 

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.

 

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:

 

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.

 

Over the past few months I have enjoyed Enegren's Dunkel and Vienna. Too bad Enegren only has local destruction and its 300 miles away.

 

Paulaner also sends over Hacker Pschorr Dark (their dunkel) in kegs. There are a few places in the Twin Cities that currently have it on tap.

Here's a pic I took of a half liter I enjoyed at a Hacker Pschorr beer dinner way back in 2017:



Here are a couple more favorites:

This was enjoyed during my first visit to the Hofbrauhaus:


Here's another from the Bavarian Alps. The brewery is next to the church/Abbey and it is such a beautiful spot.



I wonder if it's still being imported--the Twin Cities got a drop like two years ago and haven't seen it since.

 

If I had a dunkel, like right now, in my fridge, I would drink it.

This is true.

 

I don't think so, or if they have I've never seen it. Same with Live Oak, they've done a lot of German styles but not Dunkel.

Dunkel is a nice style, but hard to come by. I've seen Warsteiner and Flensburger distributed here (Texas), but neither is actually from Bavaria.

 

A local brewery; Frankenmuth, brews “Brown Hound Dunkel” year round. I rate it slightly higher than most but it still maintains a “good” rating here on BA. I just appreciate having access to it outside the “season”. Cheers.

 

Augustiner Dunkel...

 

Never seen it imported -- got a connection near you?

 

Bierstadt’s Dunkel is flawlessly to style & amazing IMO. I will say I’ve never felt their canned product, except the Helles, holds a candle to the on-site draft. This is especially true of the Slow Pour Pils. That doesn’t mean the cans aren’t good, or that I don’t buy the cans because they are and I very definitely do, because they’re better than anything else around.

But: the draft!

 

Agreed.

 

They do currently have a Schwarzbier. Not exactly the same, I know. I don't carry it at my store, and not even sure it's available in package. I'm sure it's quite delicious.

 

Agree with OP. Dunkel is a respectable and clean enough style to drink year round. I would also add that a Schwarzbier could be added to this list. A lot of breweries are doing a good version of this. Anything darker & heavier and I'll wait until the colder months.

 

Last time I picked an order at Tree House I get a couple Dunkels - one oaked, one not. |They're excellent, as is everything they do.

 

I had the Ettaler once and it was a real treat. I’ve only bumped into it one time, but would love to buy it again. Interest in it must be pretty low, but it’s still being imported. B United has more bottles coming in a week.

 

Genuine Bavarian Dunkels seem to have an unusual quality to them that reminds me of fruity oxidation. Of course I could be picking up on genuine oxidation in imports (which would be the most obvious explanation), but it doesn’t seem to be as clear-cut as that. I’m not sure.

 

Excellent example! Though the label is confusing showing both Dunkel and Doppelbock. My assumption is that Dunkel refers to dark beers brewed a certain way and Doppelbock is the style here. Regardless Weihenstephaner is generally a can't miss brewer.

 

Aventinus (TAP6) is the best Doppelbock and still my favorite beer of all time. Weird seeing it in cans but the taste is the same. Damn now I'm craving darker maltier fair.

 

Another Dunkel I would recommend to y'all: Schilling Georg.



Prost!