 RateandPillage (417), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sep 14, 2006
This is actually a Dunkel and not a stout. Had on tap at the AsiaWorld location. Pours dark brown with a big dense beige head. Same soapy aroma as some of their other beer (glass?). Medium roasty flavor. Kind of a goofy flavor though, kind of thin, slight fusel alcohol, a little funky. Too dry for the style. Farily flat. Poor example.
Pyobon (178), Sydney, Australia
Dec 2, 2007 On tap in Eslite. This beer gave me huge problems rating. It is called a Dunkel and styled on ratebeer as a Stout. I really don’t think it fits either description well. However it is very interesting because it takes this dark style of beer and makes it work in Taipei where even in the winter it is 25C and humid. I have rated it on a hedonic scale on this basis. If I rated it against style it would fare much worse. I think it is important to consider the geography and climate and be open to adjustment of style (although I am wary of the fact that so much asian beer has most of the flavour removed). So on with the review... It is black and hazy (actually held against a strong light it is red). It has an OK beige head which is rather thin for the style. The aroma is subtle - dark malt with a hint of coffee. The mouthfeel is light and fizzy, which is wrong for the style, but quite pleasant in this climate, but even so it was a little too fizzy. The flavour was light for the style and to me more stout than dunkel. The flavours were well balanced in a stout sort of way, just lighter.
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