Atwater Dunkel

Brewed by Atwater Block Brewery
Style: Dunkel
Detroit, Michigan USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Served from the tap at Barcade in Brooklyn, NY. Pours a light amber brown color with a thin laced head. Taste is malty up front that fades into a pleasant aftertaste of caramel. Gives the beer a few sips before you judge it, the flavor grows on you as you drink more.

I realize that this is a "Dark Lager" and not a Russian Imperial Stout. However, this is so bland that it is not worth drinking! Aroma is faint, sweet. Body is thin. Almost no roasted malt in aroma or taste. However, it is slightly dark.

Bottle. Hmm, not at all what I expected. Pours a dark brown, almost black, with a thick, fluffy beige head. Heavy lacing as I drank. Aroma was sweet and fruity. Up front the flavor is sour, like sour cherry. Afterwards there is some mild roasted malt character, but barely a hint. Not well balanced, unpleasant flavor. Light to medium in body with lots of carbonation. Tart aftertaste. I have never been more tempted to pour a beer down the drain. I have to think this beer might have expired. (Even though I did buy it last week.) As it stands, I do not recommend.

Draught at Barcade, New York
Black color. A Dark Lager with some oxidisation. Balanced, with the oxidisation to play a positive role, but nothing special.

in the beginning of my "quest for beer knowledge" I admit dunkel did not initially strike me as "the brew". but i say to all this beer is dark and not too syrup like it has a raisin like initial taste that is not overdone. This beer has a rainwater clean taste and in the finish it is busy on the tip of the tongue. the flavor steeps down to a very farmfresh wheat juice and i say so because it is juicy. a clear winner!

Bottle sample courtesy of my friend Nick- A deep cola pour with a frothed beige cap. Nose of spoiled cabbage and smoke, some fruit. Tastes of sweet cabbage, smokey chocolate, bitter fruits. Medium bodied, nasty cabbage aftertaste. Drainpour.

Dark pour, almost black, no head, light lacing. Caramel alcohol aroma. Crisp hazelnut flavor, nutty earthy undertones, light alcohol despite aroma. Slight sour after. Nice brew, unique.

8-15-08. Bottle. Poured brown with a very light tan head that disapates quickly. Smelled of burnt brown sugar. Tasted of sweet malt, toffee, chocolate, and a litle grainy. Slight medicinal taste. A little thin for something so sweet, but not bad.