Eichhorn Vollbier Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Eichhorn Forchheim
Style: Dunkel
Forchheim, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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(bottle) pours a clear copper colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of caramel, herbal hops, strawberries, yoghurt and pale malts. flavour has lots of roasted malts, milk chocolate and notes of treebark, with a touch of butter and a light roasted-bitter finish. medium-bodied with average carbonation.

Bottled. Deep amber colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is mildly toasted malts, some slight caramel, toffee and dark berries. Flavour is sweet malts along with mild toasted notes. Also surprisingly hopped for a dunkel, has a quite bittery undertone to it. Mild sourish wood lurking in the background.

Bottle from Landbierparadies. Amber in colour with slight carbonation. Rich, butter and pear fruit aroma. Flavour of caramel and doughy malts with a touch of roastiness and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

(bottle, bought in Forchheim as Braun’s Eichhörnla) Clear, amber-coloured and effervescent hue with a big and light-beige foamy head. Slightly sweet and toasty malty aroma with nettle-like spices and subtle fruity notes. Light-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a fizzy carbonation. Toasty malty taste with light notes of caramel and a distinctively herbal and spicy touch (nettles); quite dry, slightly bitter and toasty finish with berry fruity notes. Needs to be re-rated; otherwise pretty drinkable. 31.X.07

bottle. The brown squirrel presents ittself quite dark in the glass, with a large beige head. Malty nose with a sour fruityness. Full-bodied, very malty with some hints of roasted malt and caramel, as well as a shy fruity sourness. Creamy texture.

From tap in the brewery’s Biergarten. Red-brow amber with a dense head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel and syrup. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of syrup, roasted malt, light coffee and the overall impression is somewhat disturbed by an unbalanced grapefruit in the finish.

Bottle (as Braun’s Eichhörnla - "Little brown squirrel"): Clear, amber coloured, huge loose slowly diminishing off-white to brownish head, sweet dark-malty, slightly toasted nose with a light fruity touch; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied; sweet-darkmalty finish with a light fruitiness. Quite decent brew.......

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing orange head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel: The flavor is sweet mlaty with strong notes of caramel, as well as a light touch of alcohol.

Draught @ Brewery in Forchheim. Clear amber color with a avetage fizzy good lacing mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, toffee, roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

(On tap) Beautiful, clear orangey brown with a creamy, beige head leaving laces. Lightly sweet caramel aroma. Medium-bodied with notes of burned caramel. Lightly hoppy finish. Nice all right. 121106