2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Nice and roasty malt aroma. Really dark amber/brown with a vigorous tan head. Starts quite sweet, and the carbonation is very subdued. There’s an interesting herbal/veg accent I can’t place. Works nicely with the toasted malt flavor. Nice for a change.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Nice dark brown color but, it had a thin head that didn’t last. Slightly malty character. OK but, not the best dunkel I have had.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle. Smelled a bit skunky. Poured dark amber. Little head that it didnt retain. Thin mouthfeel. Didnt like this one very much.
3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 31, 2007 Has a slight roasty aroma and it continues on into a roasty flavor. Lighter in color than Warsteiner dunkle but is heavier in taste. Below average carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Very mediocore for my taste buds. A bit too sweet and not much substance for my taste in beers.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(12oz bottle) Medium beige head atop a clear mahogany body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some brown sugar, light nutty. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, nutty, light cherry, burnt. Watery light-medium body with light stickiness.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a reddish copper to brown with complete clarity and a thin and further thinning offwhite head. The nose is weak, though relatively pleasant. Sweet malt with roast, toast and a light fruitiness. The palate is light and watery, which I believe to be appropriate for the style, though not particularly impressive. The flavor is pretty robust, compared to what I anticipated. Sweet caramel to chocolate, with roasty notes. Perhaps a bit too sweet. There’s some bitterness, but not a whole lot, coming from floral hops and perhaps the darker malts. Very easy drinking, and considering the price I picked this up at, I’ll get some more... though drinking green bottle beers is like russian roulette. At least there was nothing in this chamber.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
The beer has a maroonish/brownish color with almost no head. It has a sweet and malty aroma with caramel and dark fruits. There is a bit of a sourness in the flavor, and some bitterness (but more sweet than bitter), but other than that its similar to the aroma for the most part. Drinkable, the price is right, and a pretty good aroma, so overall I give this a thumbs up!
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