Strohs Dark Beer

Pabst Brewing Company
Formerly brewed at Miller Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Dunkel
Woodridge, Illinois USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Pours a little darker. Aromas of corn, hops, and you know the rest. Flavor is a little more pronounced in this beer, a little more bitter and more burnt flavor. Just a bit more flavor than most.

it was sweet and dark tasting because it was dark and reminded one of brown sugar in the taste profile. it had a bit of body and was a touch syrupy. metal taste in the malt and barley profile that did not lend a hand to its popularity, it was decent.

I had this in a joint in Chicago. Rich brown color with medium head--light lace. Aroma is light but with some roasted malts detectable along with hint of hops. Flavor has a discernible malt bottom with some roastiness to it, mild hop bitterness on top...slight tang in the finish. Body is moderate, and elements are relatively in balance...one of the better products by this brewery.

Bottle. This rating is in memory of my late dad and mostly on fond memories from long ago. My dad would bring this home from time to time. He loved this brand because it was the best of the "cheap" brands. This was the very first dark beer I ever drank. From what I remember it was bitter. Not being used to dark beers I didn’t know this was suppose to be a good thing. I do remember thinking I liked it and my friends at the time making fun of me and saying it taste like motor oil. Anyway, just a memory.

Thanks Beer Guy for reminding me about this beer. We used to consume this by the pitcher full at a bar here in the Detroit area quite often in the 80s. Yes, you are right, it wasn’t/isn’t just Strohs with food coloring. Taste of roasted malt were there with the hop twang right at the finish. Pabst should bring this back out everywhere.

Formerly known as Stroh’s Munchener Dark, this brand cannot be found in bottles or cans, only in kegs. I recently found Stroh’s Dark on tap at a little outdoor bar in Central Ohio. I never thought Pabst would continue this obscure Stroh’s brand that was usually found only in close proximity to the Stroh breweries. Used to enjoy it on tap at McCann Street Grill just a mile or two from the Stroh brewery in Longview, Texas. What a great beer! You don’t usually see this kind of character in a nationally distributed domestic beer. This beer isn’t heavy by any means but it’s not just Stroh’s with caramel color either. There are some rich malty notes from specialty malts. You’d never see anything like this from Bud or Miller. Way to go, Stroh’s! Make this one more accessable.

I drank picthers of this in the ’80s in Pontiac, Michigan. It was either I was old enough to get bad hangovers or this is hangover beer. I don’t know which. I never puked it though.

Not a bad beer of the type, but overrated here. Compared to Ballantine Dark, not as smooth or refreshing. Medium body, good malt aroma. A little rough on the finish compared to the best of this type. Good but not top echelon!