Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel

Bottled. Pours a medium amber sort of color. Sweet chocolate aroma. Some roasted maltiness as well. More sweet chocolate flavor upon the first sip. Lots of roasted malty bitterness to balance out the sweet. Finish is bitter and roasty with a hint of sweet. Nice dunkel.

This bottled brew poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized mostly lasting light brown colored bubbles that left behind a fair lacing. The body contained average carbonation, was transparent and copper brown in color. Its aroma contained notes of malty sweet . Its mouth feel is initially smooth sweet malt with a lingering mellow palate and a mild sweet malt caramel aftertaste. Its flavor contained malty sweet notes and was yummy. A nice all-around session brew.

On tap. Brown colour with a rich head. Malty aroma with some notes of roastedness. Very nice smooth flavour with some little roasted notes, malty and very little hoppy.

(500 ml bottle from http://hitimewine.com, marked "02.01.02 P) Pours an orangish brown, has a foamy but solid biscuit head. Aroma is malt, some brown sugar, maybe hay. Some lacing. A little thin, also a bit dry. Flavor of roasted malt and some brown sugar. Moderately bitter finish. Pretty good, reminds me of a brown ale but drier and a little less sweet.

Dark brown with a tall pillowy head. Terrific aromas of fresh brown bread and caramel. Rich roasted malt palate with sweet flavours of brown sugar and toffee balanced by a slightly woody character. Delicious.

(Bottle 50 cl) Dark brown with a huge, brownish head that simply refuses to dissipate. Soft and smooth with notes of roasted malt and only a discreet hint of hops. Typical South German dark lager - very delicious. 020503

Darl ruby mahogany crystal clear with medium size lasting mixed suds and fine bubbles, mid beige colour head. Lightly smoked sweet brown rice malts coffee soapy aroma. Thin soft mouthfeel. Flavour wise its a pleasant enough brew, mostly sweet malts and bit of bitte hops at the end. I would like to see a little more intensity in everything but I guess that is part of the lighter dunkel style. Very similar to the Weihenstephaner dunkel but maybe with a slightly better aroma. I guess I’m not a real straight dunkel fan.

Bought at Fenaknoken in Oslo, Norway. 41 NOK for 500 ml bottle. Excellent dark lager. Nutty malt, nice balance of sweet and bitter. Very tasty. Plum. I enjoyed it on its own, but might go well with red meat.