Gösser Stiftsbräu

Brewed by Gösser (Brau Union)
Style: Dunkel
Leoben, Austria

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

330ml bottle from Dan Murphys with an expiry date of May 2009. Dark brown beer with a brief off white head. Nose of warm roasted nutty caramel malts. Flavour of smoky nutty caramel malts. Some coffee in there as well. Finish is sweet and malty. Smooth and easy going. Not too far from a warm English real ale though some may find it too sweet.

Stiftsbräu 500ml bottle. Dark brown color, small white head. Caramel flavor, coffee tones. Roasty dry aftertaste.

Dark brown, clear, medium off-white head. Bland caramel, hint of apple fruit. Too sweet, thin and fizzy.

Bottle (in NZ), pours a cola-ish brown with a large pillowy white head. Uninspiring grainy malt nose with a touch sweetness. More caramal malt on the palate, with a touch of roastedness. Pleasant enough, but a little sweet for me.

A nice aroma of full dark malts and some nice adjuncts of perhaps some caramel. It’s appearance is dark brown, with a thin white head. It’s full in flavor with a nice malty taste, very dark roasted malts. The beer is very smooth, but a bit filling. A great Austrian 1st.

On draught in a bar in Vienna. A clear dark red colored beer, with a thick beige head. The aroma of caramel malt met a touch of cerries. Also some hop. The taste of caramel, dry bitter and raisins. The aftertaste is a little dry bitter.

With some trepidation I popped the top on this 12 ounce bottle. (The best by date was 11-2006) No worries though, it poured dark brown with reddish highlights. The modest head was a light tan. Some lacings. Aroma was roast malt aroma. Tasted coffee, cocoa, roasted malts and a bit of bitter hops. Very nice dunkel. Might have to try a fresher one sometime to compare my impressions. And at 4.5% abv it is definately sessionable.

dark brown coloured body with a off white head a sweet roasted malty aroma a sweet malty fruity taste with a malty sweet finish