Dinkelacker Dark

Brewed by Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu
Style: Dunkel
Stuttgart, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Dark chocolate ruby brown with a large tan head. The aroma is very fruity with some cherries, brown sugar, honey and fig. Almost like a dopplebock here. The flavor was smooth and balanced and it finished medium bodied with a full mouthfeel. This was a good dunkel!

This bottled brew poured a large head of finely sized very light brown colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a fair lace. The body was transparent brown colored and carbonated. The aroma was nice with caramel malt and brown beer malt notes. The mouth feel was smooth slightly tingly and finished very mellow. It had a mild brown beer flavor that was malty and just a little thin.

Crystal clear, deep amber lager with a frothy, khaki-colored head. Decent retention. Nice lacing. Malty aroma with notes of maple syrup, honey, kiwi fruit and caramel. Good malty brew with good balance. Medium-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Lengthy, astringent, dry finish. I'll go against the grain here and say this one is terrific for a lager!

Bottle. This beer formed a small sized ivory head that was frothy with fine-small sized bubbles that completely dissipated. The body was transparent with fast rising carbonation and a reddish-brown hue. The nose was malty and sweet with a sweet and malty flavor. The mouthfeel was smooth and slightly tingly. This beer's texture was thin with fair lacing.

Some aspects of the dark Dink are very good and some are overly disappointing. Good color and aroma, but too sweet to be a really good Dunkel. On the other hand it is a rich sweet beere and I'm sure it will have a fan base of it's own.

Dark amber hue. A sweet malt aroma is the most redeeming factor of this beer. Thin bodied with a bit of malt richness and a dash of spicy hops on the finish, but with a dissapointingly weak overall flavor.

The best thing about this one is the color. Maybe mine was skunked (damned green bottle)but it was sour and just plain bad. This beer left a bad bitterness with no real finish and no reason to want to take the next drink. I cannot recommend this beer to my friends or my enemies. Don't bother.

Minikeg--this goes back a few years and my notes don't include color or aroma--so take then as you will. This is a nice, dark red-brown beer with a sweet, malty nose. I likened it at the time to bread in a glass. A reasonably good dunkel, but really not inspired compared some I've had since.