Atwater Dunkel

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle pours a red tinted brown; with medium to large off white head. Aroma was ok; with fruit, roasted malt, chocolate, and some floral notes. Flavor was generally sweet; with predominate flavors being roasted malt and nuts. Body was a little light and watery. Decent overall.

Bottle from Sully Thanks!

Pours a beautiful black. Aroma is Aqua Net hairspray. Seriously- sniff hard; it WILL remind you of your grandma. Flavor has a tinge of sweet cherry, and a subdued sour drop finish. Palate coats. Not bad.

Pours dark brown with not much head or carbonation. Aroma is caramel and malt. Malty roasted flavor abounds. Finishes light and somewhat fizzy. Easy to drink but not memorable. Probably will not be a repeat brew, but it is very drinkable overall.

Pours a clear amber color with a small, off-white head. A touch of dampness, and toast on the nose. The touch of roasted malts and a tiny bit of caramel make it to the taste; otherwise, quite watered down. Many steps above BMC, and drinkable, but not much else.

Large fizzy/foamy light tan head. Murky brown color with a hint of orange in the light. Pleasant toasted malt aroma. Nothing spectacular, just malt. Dry throughout. Light musty malt with a mild sourdough finish. Just not much in here for flavor and the lack in the finish, really hurts this one. If there were more up front the cleaning light sourness would not seem so out of place. As it is, it like chewing on caramel roast barley and washing it down with quinine,

(12 oz bottle: Obtained 30-Jan-06 in trade with Sully, thanks Mike!) Moderately-flavorful, dark, toasty malts are overshadowed by a fair amount of lemony sourness which to me indicates a moderate infection. Still, it doesn’t taste bad, but far too sour for the style. The toasty, mulchy nose is just as sour as the flavor, again not bad, but totally wrong. Medium bodied, and the sourness lends a bit of refreshing character to the mouthfeel, unintentional as it might be. Rusty brown in color and fairly cloudy, especially with all the particles suspended in the beer. Small, off-white head fades to a thin ring rather quickly. So far, I’m 2 for 2 with Atwater beers being infected.

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.

Deep mahogany with a thin tan head. The smell is molasses with roasted malt and a slightly floral. It is a thin watery medium body with toasted malt and a bit of nuttiness and hint of sweetness. The finish is slightly bitter at the finish.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Poured a deep browwn with a thin bead. Nose is yeasty,malty and a bit musty. A thin bodied slightly hoppy brown ale. Something tastes a touch off, maybe it’s the miusty nose comin through in the flavor.

On tap. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Nose is medium roasted malts with some nuts and caramel. Taste is slightly sweet with more of the same. Nothing much happening.