Atwater Dunkel

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

I was surprised to find this at my local Publix, as Atwater I didn’t think was all that big. It was a good surprise though, as the beer was dark and sweet like it said it was. I enjoyed the heck out of this beer aside from the heavy carbonation which caused me to take smaller drinks.

I should know better than to buy a dunkel from an American micro brewer I’ve never heard of. The first indication that I made a mistake was when foam started shooting out of the bottle immediately after popping the cap. An attempt to pour the beer caused my lager glass to instantly fill with foam. Drinking from the bottle was even worse with a blast of carbonation that exceeds most champagne. This was one of the most unpleasant beers I’ve consumed recently. The flavor was sugar sweet with only slight roasted malt notes. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out some macro crap house like Miller owns Atwater. Awful stuff.

Bottle sampled. Pours amber/brown with a large size beige head. Aroma is prodominately caramel, with some toasted malts and chocolate coming slightly through as well. The flavor is sweet upfront, caramel, chocolate, and toastiness and bmild bitter finish. Light bodied, and thin mouth feel.

Pours brown with a huge tan head. This one’s a real gusher on opening. Smells of fresh fruit, some tartness. Tastes earthy with a cherry like finish. Very tingly mouthfeel.

watery for a dunkel. Ruby red in appearance, not as dark as I expected. Huge head and tempting aroma - it just doesn’t deliver on taste. Palate is medium to light bodied with minimum aftertaste.

pours a clear dark brown with a tan head. caramel malt, grass, some wood on the nose. taste has malty grassy notes, very sudtle roast notes. mid-bodied with a fizzy, bubbly mouthfeel. quick shot of bitterness hits on the tail end. pretty refreshing, but not very exciting. if you like dark lagers/dunkels you’ll probably enjoy it. might make a good intro brew that you could use to convince your compadres to enjoy good beer.

(Bottle) Pours a brown color with a huge beige head. Actually foamed out of the bottle when I opened it up (not a good sign). Dusty aroma includes some cocoa and grass or tobacco. Taste was similar, with only subtle notes of dark malts that one would expect in a dunkel. Overcarbonated as well. Maybe I got a bad bottle, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by this beer.

This was a little weak to be a dunkel.This was closer to a dark lite beer, if that makes sense.The color was a clear brown with some roastedness, but not alot.Mouthfeel was thin and finish was slightly bitter that hug out way too long.