Aufsesser Dunkel

Brewed by Brauereigasthof Rothenbach (Aufsesser Brauerei)
Style: Dunkel
Aufsess, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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This is a real treat! Nice huge frothy egg shell white head on the orange amber colored brew. Lively carbonated. Smells like a loaf of whole grain bread - so intense and yummie. Intense oats, grain taste, medium lasting. As it warms up roasted coffee beans and dark chocolate are imagined. Well balanced. A superb brew.

Marcipan and chocolate aroma, some sharp edges from coloring malt and bittering hops. Chestnut rown, fluffy head. Chocolate flavors, still some edges, but pleasantly. Hard dry bitterhop finish.

Light caramelly nose, shimmering amber, tall biege head. Creamy malt taste - grainy and sweet. Syrup, some toffee (almost chocolate), toast and a tinge of peat flavors all come through. Light dull broad bitter. Thick body and a creamy mouthfeel. Great balance. This is an exceptional beer and one of the reasons Germans are seen as expert brewers around the world. Seek this out if you can!

UPDATED: MAR 21, 2006 (swing topp bottle) Dark orange to amber colour with a nice foamy, almost beige head with lace. Noble aroma of dark toasted malt with gentle herbal and slightly floral hops. Bitter flavour with a fine sweet malty taste, medium bodied, well-carbonated, soft mouthfeel, bready taste with caramel; dry and bitter, herbal hoppy finish with a touch of honey. Almost perfectly rounded and balanced Dunkel: Champions League !

UPDATED: APR 15, 2006 Bügelverschlußflasche: Chestnut coloured with a small fluffy off-white head, slowly vanishing; slightly sweet-malty nose with a touch of caramel and a delicate, but distinctive touch of aromatic hops; robust bitter, mainly dry flavour, only a little bit of sweetness in the wings; dry, almost a bit smokey, malty finish with a lingering aromatic bitterness, soft MF. An almost perfect Dunkel in the franconian way......

Bottled 50cl. Ordered from www.bierkompass.de. It pours a beautiful clear amber beer with an average-sized, nicely lacing bubbly beige head. Inviting malt accented aroma which is reminiscent of walnuts, lime, orange, figs, almonds, paprika, tobacco, caramel and leafy hops. Nice balance. Very faintly smoky. Beech wood sneaking in. Subtle carbonation. Medium bodied. Good bitterness showing up. Light acidity on the swallow. Long finish where figs, almonds, homemade caramel and raisin come to mind. Delicious, complex and with plenty of character.

Bottled. Clear orange brown, small head. Somewhat floral nose where roasty, nutty malt takes over almost immediately. Dry and crisp, yet soft. Spicy and roasty, aromatic and intriguing. Complex and flavourful, yet light bodied and very drinkable. A pleasant dunkel full of life.

Strong chocolat and roasted aroma. Copper color, beige head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, chocholat, little smoked. Little sticky and warming although just 4.7%.