DAB Dark Beer

Brewed by Dortmunder Actien Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Dunkel
Dortmund, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Beautiful, sparkling clear, mahogany lager. Large, frothy, off-white head. Spider web lacing. The nose is of Russian black bread and clover honey. Hint of cocoa. Nice, bold flavor. Roasted nuts, cocoa, vanilla. Well-bittered. Good balance. Earthy, damp straw flavor in there too. Medium-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, bitter, astringent, dry finish. Underrated... much like the 1988 and 1993 WVU Mountaineers football teams. Both had undefeated regular seasons; neither was listed in the Top 25 preseason poll. Just thought you'd like to know.

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2003 Looked like a Coke, with the addition of a dense tan head. Nice malty nose. Smooth and mildly sweet, and a clean mildy hoppy finish. Enough flavor to be decent with food, specifically Bagel Bites, if memory serves, but not really very interesting.

Transluscent brown with a white head. Malty, slightly skunky aroma and athin watery mouthfeel. Bland and unexciting. Not really worth drinking.

Nice dark brown color,small sized head,roasted malt aroma,malty slightly sweet taste with a mild skunkiness to it could be the age,definately looked like it had been around for awhile.the after taste was malty with a mild hop presence,definately not a good beer in this style and i would recommend getting something different unless you can tell it is some what fresh.I may re-rate this if i can confirm that it is some what fresh.

When this Dunkel was poured it consisted of a large beige invigorating head with fine-large bubbles. The body was a reddish-brown. There was virtually no lacing observed and there was some carbonation. The aroma was citrusy and flowery. It had a thin flavor to it. Not too impressed with this Dunkel.

This brew pours a large head of fine off white colored bubbles and a transparent brown body. It has a nice malt aroma with a very little lacing. Its mouthfeel is fizzy and somewhat tingly. The flavor of this brew is somewhat thin with nothing special to remark about. Not much flavor at all, a few caramel notes if anything. Definately lacking in character.

This beer pours a light brown color and has moderate head and lacing on the glass. It has a very hoppy aroma that is somewhat promising. The flavor reminded me of a tolerable Heineken (ass beer). It was not nearly as bad, but the flavor is very similar. This beer should be yellow also, not dark.

Dark amber in color with a small off white head. Roasted malt aroma. Thin and slightly watery. Some hop notes on the finish. I'm probably rating this higher than I should. But it was a frequent friend when I was younger.