Bernard Cerné Pivo 13°

Brewed by Bernard
Style: Dunkel
Humpolec, 1, Czech Republic

Draught at Kop Saloon, Bratislava, Slovakia. -brown coloured with a beige head, roasted aroma of malts and burnt sugar, smooth and well balanced, mild spicy finish

Bottle - Thank Dortmunder
Dark red brown with a very nice amber lacing foamy head. Wonderfull toasted aroma - honey, chocolate and aromatic hops to balance. Burned base flavor, fruityness (raisins, plums), bitter finish. Fullbodied, minerally berry aftertaste. My bottle was after its BB date, but that doesn’t seem to detract at all - quite the opposite actually. rerate: Slightly weird dusty ashen roast aroma. Dark chestny, big golden brown foam. Ok chewy dark malt base, restrained roastyness, a bit smoke, a few nuts and almonds Medium body, a bit oily mouthfeel. Leaves a burned caramel layer behind.

Nose of plums, very fruity, nice maltyness. Very dark brown body, with a nice ruby tint, small tan head. Good balanced beer, nice malty flavor, ends on a slight hoppy note.

On tap in Olomouc in 2005, and at Uncle Paya in Plzen in 2008. Same score both times!:

The Lure:
Toasted bread and caramel from a great breakfast. Almost opaque black if not for some brown highlights at the bottom of the pint, rather rare for Czech dunkels.

The Festivities:
Caramel links plums and raisins conveniently, as roasted malt bitterness soars beautifully. A pleasant full but svelte mouthfeel serves the dunkel purpose very well.

Transcendence:
Mountains caverns are fun to cool off in summer.

Yet another great Czech dunkel. I had no idea the Czech Republic was so good at this style. I always thought pf them as a strict pilsner nation. Pours dark drown with a tan head. Smells nuts and yogurt with some spicey notes. Tastes of caramel with a great roasty malt finish.

Bottled. Brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of malts and muscavado sugar with notes of dark bread. Sweet malty flavour of muscavado sugar and dark bread. Nice dry hoppy finish with roasted notes. Thin body.

[on tap in Czech Republic] Opaque black (some brownish-red colour at the corners of the glass), with a two-tone head of white and light brown. Fair lacing. The aroma was a bit roasty with sweet grape notes and honey. Creamy taste with a subdued roastiness and faint dark malt bitterness. Considerable sweetness and only hints of noble hops combined with some fruity notes. Light to medium body with low carbonation.

(Draught at Peklo, Prague.) Black, redish colour with a thick beige head. Malty, fruity nose. Sweet, slightly citric flavour with notes of raisin. Somewhat yeasty. Medium bodied. Quite good bitterness.