Dunkelweizen (Winter Ale)
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Weizen - Dunkelweizen Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.09
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Shiner Dunkelweizen is a crisp, hearty brew modeled after a Bavarian-style dunkelweizen, German for dark wheat. Shiner Dunkelweizen is fermented with an old-world technique called Kräusening, brewed to be smooth and rich without being heavy on the palate. Its subtle flavors come from the brew’s malted wheat and malted barley.
This beer uses the old Czech mashing technique of taking small portions of the mash and boiling, then mixing it back in the main mash. This technique, called ‘decotion’, takes a great deal more time... but develops the rich dark color and creates the body which is enjoyed in the finished beer.
This beer uses the old Czech mashing technique of taking small portions of the mash and boiling, then mixing it back in the main mash. This technique, called ‘decotion’, takes a great deal more time... but develops the rich dark color and creates the body which is enjoyed in the finished beer.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, dark brown with an orange glow and a creamy, beige head. Medium-bodied with some caramel sweetness and lightly burned accents. There really ain’t much wheat in this - reminds me mostly of a Dunkel. 170406
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2006
at 13:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A hazy red beer with a lazing light brown head. The aroma is sweet with very strong notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet, but quite light with notes of wheat and caramel, leading to a dry wheaty end. The body is thin.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2006
at 01:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Cricket’s Grill, Waco, 2006-12-22, 4-3-5-2-9=23
Dark amber color. Very simple ale, with some caramel.
2006-04-17, 6-3-6-3-11=29
Dark amber color. Aroma of caramel and malt. The taste features simply caramel and some roasted malt. Not bad, but not my cup of tea.
Dark amber color. Very simple ale, with some caramel.
2006-04-17, 6-3-6-3-11=29
Dark amber color. Aroma of caramel and malt. The taste features simply caramel and some roasted malt. Not bad, but not my cup of tea.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2006
at 11:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a deep, dark red with a small white head. Aroma is like a toffe with some hops in there. Flavor is malty and the hops show up here as well. Still nothing to get excitied about. Bland in the end.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2005
at 17:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Doesn’t look like a weizen at all, a bright and clear orangey-brown color, with a medium fizzy head, fades fast. Caramelized aroma, a touch of bread and spice. Slightly rounded up front, and a surprisingly hoppy finish. Lacking the spritzy quality of a wheat, it is instead slick and smooth, drinks like an amber lager. Also lacks any phenols
Earlier Rating: 11/25/2003 Total Score: 3.6
Update 2003: Crystal clear brown with reddish tinge, medium foaming head faded quickly. Not the appearance of a dunkelweizen but not unattractive either. Light aroma is wheaty and minty. Flavor is similar, and well balanced with nice moderate sweetness up front, slightly dry finish. Esters are muted, some citrus and wheaty flavors, weak hints of phenols.
Earlier Rating: 11/25/2003 Total Score: 3.6
Update 2003: Crystal clear brown with reddish tinge, medium foaming head faded quickly. Not the appearance of a dunkelweizen but not unattractive either. Light aroma is wheaty and minty. Flavor is similar, and well balanced with nice moderate sweetness up front, slightly dry finish. Esters are muted, some citrus and wheaty flavors, weak hints of phenols.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2005
at 14:35