Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

At the Weißbräuhaus in Ingolstadt. Brown with a frothy, beige head. Aroma promises roasted grains, charcoal, and licorice. Toasted bitter. Faint fruitiness. Dark chocolate undertone. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Nice one.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Part of Costco Advent 2017. Well, It didn't really seem like a dunkel to me. It was actually pretty good but I rated it on the style. Deep gold with a very small head. A nice lager taste. with a lightly malty Aroma.

(#1476)(#435 DE)(#265 Bavaria)
@"Wirtshaus am Auwaldsee", Ingolstadt, DE

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Ambery brown colour with no head. Aroma is caramel, sweet malts, honey, roasted malts. Flavou is herbal grassy, mild toasted notes with some chocolate and coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, some herbs, floral notes and mild toffee to it.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. Brown, light hazy, lacing foam. Nice sweet roast, caramel, a bit spice. Sweet but quaffable.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can, 0.50l. Aroma of caramel, dandelion syrup, flowers, bread and herbs. Pours clear mahogany color with thin creamy light brown head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet caramel and dried fruit, follows by dandelion syrup, toasted malt and herbs, mouthfeel is smooth and mild spicy, while finish is mild bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Decent dunkel...

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish tan had that fades quite slowly. Aroma of bright caramelised sugars with a good dose of nuts, earth, candy, toasted malt, figs and pitted fruits - very nice in the nose and a welcome departure from the pale lagers that I have been drinking recently (Advent Calendar). Medium-bodied; Assertive cereal and toasted malt grainy notes with some earthiness, a lot of caramelised sugars and toffee with a slight nutty flavours towards the end, but the balance is struck right. Aftertaste shows a lot of sweetness and a nice fruity quality from the figs and prunes with some slight earthy and nuttiness that gives the malt a nice perspective and no hops or bitterness to speak of. Aftertaste shows some balanced malt with a lot of sweetness and earthy notes with a good nutty quality and some light rustic coffee flavours towards the very end, but quite mild. Overall, a nice rich dunkles with a lot of earthy and fig qualities along with some slight nuttiness and a crisp toasted grains. Nice to sample and a good option if you wanted a break from pale beers while in Germany. I sampled this 50 cL can, purchased as part of the Costco 2020 Advent Calendar, from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, sampled in my hotel room here in New York, New York on 18-December-2020.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Half liter can, 12/18/20. #18 from the Costco Advent calendar. Clear dark ruby-brown, thin tan head, good retention. ARoma of raisin, grain, molasses. Taste is molasses, dark fruits. Medium bodied, mild bitternss, decent balance. Solid.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7

Molasses, chocolate malt, pepper, and hay aroma. Dark chestnut brown with nice tan head. Moderately sweet molasses, chocolate malt, and mild bitter fresh hay flavor. Nice body. Solid.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Roast and some light coffee. Cloudy dark brown pour with decent head. Very well done for a dunkel. Easy drinking and pleasant. Great balance. Can from day 18 of advent calendar.