Brünhilda

Can from last weeks homebrew comp. Dark brown in color with decent clarity and ruby at the edges with a frothy off white head that dissipates. Bready toasty maltiness with hints of caramel and chocolate. Faint floral hops to counter. Should be more toasty, but it is tasty.

Growler from the brewery. Pours clear, rich brown with a creamy, tan head. Nice aroma, good roasty malts, dry chocolate. Light to medium sweet flavor, nice dark biscuits, cocoa, slight earth and dark berries. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Nicely balanced to finish, more cocoa, light toasty sugars. Solid dark lager.

Draught at Deep Ellum, 2/27/14
Dark mahogany body is topped by an off-white head that is small but moderately well-retained.
Light chocolate, hazelnut and just a touch of coffee in the nose with a touch of creamy-sweet pale maltiness and very little hoppiness. Maybe just a touch of pepperiness. No flaws or alcohol.
Smooth, almost chalky-like texture has some oiliness to it and low to medium carbonation. Malts are well-attenuated, leaving some caramel, chocolate and very light roastiness to it. Extremely clean and with no heavy breadiness and very little sourdough-like flavors that I find in a lot of examples. Nor is it chocolatey sweet or overly filled with coffee. Wonderfully well-balanced and drinkable. Just a touch of earthy, peppery hops add a bit of dryness while there is some minerality to it as well. I’d prefer a bit more hop dryness, just for a little bit more balance to the malts. But otherwise, this is a very nice dunkel and tastes quite authentic.