Einbecker Dunkel

Brewed by Einbecker Brauhaus
Style: Dunkel
Einbeck, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Aroma: Roasted coffee and chocolate are the first on the scene, followed by hints of licorice and herbs. The lager also has a slight bread character and some dried fruit shining through. Appearance: It is a good looking lager, with a nice rich looking body, dark but not opaque, slightly amber/brown. The head, although poured with vigor, faded immediately with no hints of it ever being there to begin with. Even with some swirling action to get the lager to release more aroma, there was no more chance of foam. Taste/Palate: The lager is so light! Surprising for a dark lager with the moniker "schwarzbier". There is a smooth texture with a slight carbonated spritz which delicately releases bready and caramel flavors. The lager then totally switches gears and finishes herbal/earthy and very dry. Very refreshing on this awfully hot southern Colorado day. Overall: Back in NC when I was cutting my teeth on new and interesting beers I worked for a Prussian man with little interest in American brewing. He taught me about German and Czech beers and about balance in brewing. This lager was an early introduction into that world. I find it to be a superb example of balance and finesse.

Bottle from A Southern Season. Pours dark-medium clear brown with quickly fading beige head. Sweet, slightly creamy, grainy German-smelling aroma. Not very distinguishable from many other similar beers that make it over here and probably lose a lot in the translation to bottle. Tastes fine but not super exciting. A solid "meh."

Rusty color, slightly off white medium head that disapates quickly. Dry taste, wheat, cereal malts and yeast hit first. A hint of dark fruits, raisin, etc. Above average Dunkel.

Bottle. Huh, I get kind of ticked to see that the US gets one label and Europe gets another for the same, dang beer. This was definitely tasted like a dunkel because it was real malty without much roasted characters. And, it was in a green bottle so surprise, surprise, it was on its way to skunky town. Real disappointing that this beer is put in an inferior bottle with the wrong label.

Einbecker Brauhaus AG Einbeck--Einbecker Schwarzbier Dunkel Beer--2001 11.2 oz. green bottle. 4.90% ABV. 25 IBU’s? (3.0 / 5.0) Black Lager. Light tan mild lace head. Clear thin brown red color. Mild roasted Bavarian stank hop front. Crisp tangy dry sweet smooth roasted mild cocoa caramel body. Creamy clean mild hop end. Sampled 11/11/2004.

Black pour in glass. Nose and taste is slight smoked woods. Mostly lager. Rated 2/23/03

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, roast malt and hops.

Draught. Pours slightly translucent with a red hued brown color and a creamy light brown head that retains well and leaves clumpy lacing. Aroma is malty, with hints of chocolate. Nice fairly light malty flavor with a rich full body.