Schell Dark

Brewed by August Schell Brewing Company
Style: Dunkel
New Ulm, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

The color of the beer is a bold brown, mostly clear, minimal head. The aroma has a strong note of caramel malt; hops are definitely present as well. I like the flavor as well; the caramel really comes through, and the palate is not rough. Schell’s Dark was a beer I had very little foreknowledge of; it turns out that it’s quite good! I recommend it.

UPDATED: JAN 28, 2011 Dark pour with one finger of head. Aroma of sweet malt, light hops. Flavor is realtively light, a bit of sweet and toasted malt. Some hops in the finish.Thin palate. Not bad...

Pours a clear brown with a thin head. A little yeast, toast and, caramel. Easy to drink, not much going on here.

Pours a brown color with a thin white head. Aroma was toasted malt and some bready yeast. Flavor was similar. Toasted pretty light. Fairly refreshing but pretty thin mouthfeel.

Cola colored pour. Faint aroma of sweet caramel, bread, a pinch of grains. Flavors of light caramel, tea, and toffee. Watery, clean finish. Easy to drink. Ok.

Deep copper color with a medium tan head. Mild roasted malt aroma. Flavor is slightly grainy with hints of pale malt and caramel and a slightly bitter finish. The only dark beer I can remember being served in a clear bottle.

As a person who wants a specialty craft beer, yet may not want all the flavor and heaviness, I really looked forward to this brew. And it did not disappoint. Light bodied, especially for a dunkel, the flavors are lightly roasted caramel and toffee malt sweetness, nuts, touches of hop bite in the finish. Really inoffensive, easy-drinking, and fairly refreshing.

clear light brown colour with a thin tan head. Aroma is nutty roasted malt. some woody hop that is light in the aroma but more noticable in the flavour. Again medium sweet roasted malt, some caramel, some nutty tones. Nice woody hop presence. A bit tame, and light in the body.