6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught 8n vhicago. Kind 9f malty caramel. Some hops. Not supremely memorable

6.5

RB score 3.3

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

GTMW 2022. This is very good. Yeasty, dry, hops and a great palate on this lager. Unfiltered I think. I really like this.

7.2

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

Draught @ Pleasant House Pub, Chicago (Nov 2023). Clear dark red-brown with a foamy beige head, caramel malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter caramel malt taste with rye flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. The rye has brought a slightly different flavor to the dunkelweizen.

6.8

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

Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago. Faintly cloudy dark amber-copper, very small frothy beige head, faint caramel malt aroma, high carbonation, mildly bitter caramel malt taste, thin smooth body, long finish. A nice marzen.

7.1

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

Brewery draught, 12/2/23. Clear, bright brass-maize. Frothy, white head, good retention. Spicy, fresh, strong hopping with crusty bread and light honey-like maltiness behind it. Fresh and crisp, clean. Floral and herbal hops lead the way through a very light-bodied, crackery flavored malt with good attenuation. Wouldn't hate just a hint more maltiness, but it's clean, crisp and refreshing.

8

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

Brewery draught, 12/2/23. Hint of haze. Muddy-auburn. Small, dark beige head is spotty. Fresh, bright, spicy bourbon is full of char and vanilla. Definitely some freshly emptied barrels. No booze. Chocolate, fig and caramel emanations from the malt. Bourbon-forward with plentiful spice, vanilla and gentle oak toast. Somehow there's zero sharpness/acid/alcohol. Soft, round caramel, date and fig. Medium-bodied, good attenuation. Definitely enough malt, but very bourbon-focused, which works because it's not hot. A fair bit of the lager character gets lost in translation but it's hard to care since the flavors are so well done.

7.4

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

Brewery draught, 12/2/23. Gently hazy, blonde-golden. Small, creamy, white head. Floral, soft, mellow. Fresh herbs and light honey-like maltiness. Clean and bright with spring water and hints of lemon. Interesting mix of sourdough and herbal-to-lemony hop notes with a soft, doughy malted body and reasonable maltiness. Pronounced bitterness on the finish balancing gently sweet honey and white bread malt character. Lingering fresh grass, herbs, lemon. Clean. A touch heavy on the hop acidity.