Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color almost black with a bar pour’s kind of slim white foamy head. Dissipates slow leaving some lace.
The aroma had an estery sweet banana to slight clove-like spice trying to equate with the sweet wheat. Some dark chocolate.
The flavor brings about the dark chocolate rolling over the sweet banana/clove-like esters. Dark chocolate, yes, but also some milk chocolate this time. Wheat bite is there with a decent little chocolatey banana/clove-like aftertaste throwing itself into the finish, fairly quick.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Mild carbonation throws itself against the wheat bite, feels somewhat controlled.
Overall, American Dark Wheat ale or actual Dunkelweizen? Well, it’s good for what it is. Hopefully, American brewers can keep at the true dunkelweizen style and not be taken in by the American Dark wheat, maybe some day. Still, I’m rooting for them. This isn’t bad either, just saying.

Draft at the brewpub. Pours deep brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has well toasted wheat, ripe berries, slight esters, toffee. Medium sweet flavor with nice toasty bready wheat character, burnt toffee, rich ripe dark fruits, some blackberry. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes sweet, a little sticky, with more dark fruits, berries, toffee. Quite tasty. Good take on the style.