Augustiner Dunkel

Brewed by Augustiner-Bräu
Style: Dunkel
Munich, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

from old notes Clear nut brown, beige foam. Toffee, almonds and a touch of chocolate and coffee in a delicious mix. Cookies and toffee are mildly sweet, soft acidity, finishes perfumey with a bready aftertaste. Creamy, gentle but full carbonation, medium body. Grows a bit sharp in the aftertaste. 50 cl bottle.

500 ML bottle in Germany: Dark amber with reddish hue, medium-sized fluffy off-white head; quickly diminishing; good malty aroma, roasty, sweetish with hints of raisins, sweet malty flavour becoming dryer towards the end, slightly bitter aftertaste with some traces of smoked malts. Very nice..

(bottle) pours a clear ruby-amber colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of toasted grainy malts and dark fruit, with some light hints of bread and fallen leaves. flavour is the same, the toasted grains being in the foreground. medium to full-bodied, though not too sweet, with fizzy carbonation.

Draft. Pours dark amber with an off white head. Sweet caramel and wheaty aroma. The flavor has some toasted grains, wheat, and a light caramel sweetness. Solid.

Bottle 50cl. A clear amber beer with high carbonation and nice white head. Smell is on caramel and and cereals. Aroma is very malty, cereals and with nice chocolate notes. Quite sweet it’s a very nice dunkel, body is medium ti high and finish is very sweet and malty.

Bottle 500ml. Pours a clear reddish-brown color with a big, fluffy, somewhat quickly disappearing off-white head. Average carbonation. Quite malty body with very little bitterness. Taste of roasted malts, some dark fruits, nuts and caramel. Overall it’s slightly watery (which makes it easily drinkable) and a bit sweet. Very enjoyable Dunkel. Could easily become one of my favorites.

Bottle 0.5 L. Amber body with a large, creamy, off-white head, mostly lasting with a good lacing; average density of small bubbles. Heavy malty aroma (toasted malt, caramel) with hints of prune. Moderate sweet flavour with moderate bitter notes; averafe lasting finish. Light-to-medium body with a watery texture; lively carbonation; light metallic feeling in the finish. Nice beer.

Unlike several other Dunkels I tried in Bavaria over a 10 day period in late May, this had the noticeable burnt taste of dark malts and was none the worse for that.. A decent beer.