Löwenbräu Dunkel

Brewed by Löwenbräu Munich (InBev)
Style: Dunkel
Munich, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Bottle. Sweet corn syrup malt aroma with hint of grass hops. Dark brown color with moderate head. Burnt sugar and barley malt flavor. Grassy hops finish.

Draught at Löwenbräukeller, Munich.
Reddish/pale brown coloured, minimal head, vinous malty nose. Light roasted malt, milk chocolate and molasses taste with notes of bread and caramel. Mild spicy hints in the finish.

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden hazzlenut dark brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma is mild spiced and towards breadish. dry breadish and light hops spiced. Light bitterness coming through towards a medium dry and mild spiced finish - slight acidic touch. Nice and easy to drink - yet simple.

UPDATED: JUN 12, 2008 Lowenbraukeller, Munich. Slender beige lid on ruby. Light and transparent for a dunkel. Chocolatey malt and nuts on the snout, with a sniff of something vegetal. Creeping cherryish fruit, watery prune, chocolate. Thinnish, metallic and a bit raisiny.

Dark brown with a small, creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and caramel. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of roasted malt, caramel, light hints of nuts and the finish is dry. It seems so malty clean in the overall impression.

Bottle. Dark brown and flat. Nutty with a reasonable body.Gentle aftertaste and a good example of this style.

Dark copper beer with a lasting off-white head leaving some lace. Bready munich malt aroma with some toffee. Dry and malty with a hint of roast malt in the flavour.

Bottle: Amber coloured, mid-sized, stable off-white head with a little lace; moderate caramelly and roasted malty nose with a faint illusion of coffee and dried fruits; moderate to robust sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; sweet caramelly finish with a discreet fruitiness. a nice example of this style, a bit like a perfectly diluted Doppelbock..........