Otaru Dunkel is a brown beer with a dry, creamy, caramel flavor. It is brewed in a very old, traditional, German way, called Double Decoction. At Otaru Beer we use the decoction method because of the superior qualities it imparts to our Dunkles as well as other beers we make. With decoction brewing we are able to form much richer caramel flavors which cannot be duplicated by simply using dark roasted or caramel malts. It also gives a more nutritional extract, which keeps our yeast happy. And as the saying goes, happy yeast makes for a happy brew master, and a happy brew master generally tends to have more happy, contented guests! We use several different malts and only the highest quality aroma hops available from Germany in order to produce this superior quality product. This beer, just like all our others, is unfiltered, so you get all the good nutrition a beer is supposed to give those who drink it!