shrubber85 (2584), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Jun 18, 2005 Bottle. Chocolate malt and hops aroma. Reddish brown color with moderate head. A nice chocolate malt flavor - smooth and full - with a very light hops finish. A very good dunkel. StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA May 1, 2006 Bottle from Germany. Translucent and reddish-amber in color with a booming, dense, and a nearly two-inch tall, fluffy tan head. Chestnuts, prunes and a smocking caramel current lead-off the aroma, pursued by milky cocoa butter, chocolate-covered hazelnuts, ginger toffee and allspice flecked on copper kettles. Rewarding flavor of caramel-dipped apples (country style), dry cocoa bricks, and butter pecan with a dry, light baker’s chocolate quality. Dark skinned, non-juicy prunes insert a pragmatic fruit note. Apple-cinnamon butter on raisin bran muffins. Mild carbonation brings me back to Bavaria, along with its medium-bodied mouth feel and a somewhat thicker viscous tract. Solid relationship of caramel, chocolate and Munich malts with a distant, supportive and regal approach to noble hopping. Caramel-chocolate-apple toffee chew cubes come out in the finish along with some cocoa prunes for added pleasure. MoritzF (3883), Ruhrpott, Germany Jul 11, 2005 (bottle) Dark brown colour with a medium foamy off-white head. Aroma of toasted malts with caramel and a touch of hazelnuts. Soft sweetbitter flavour, medium body, soft carbonation. Roastmalty taste with caramel and chocolate undertones, lingering and well balanced bitterhoppy finish. A very aromatic and tasty Dunkel. jeverszeuge (125), Germany Aug 28, 2007 copper with small head. highly carbonated start. sweet with lemon fruitiness. then bitter and aromatical hops. finish is hopsy and spicy. very late some malts make a balanced end. thewolf (3959), Kolding, Denmark Jun 2, 2007 Bottle. Pours a very dark amber with no head. Plenty of caramel and a touch of roasted malts in the aroma. Taste has more caramel, some toffee and a lightly yeastyness. There is a little smokyness hidden in there as well..
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