Atwater Dunkel

Brewed by Atwater Block Brewery
Style: Dunkel
Detroit, Michigan USA

Draught at Barcade, New York
Black color. A Dark Lager with some oxidisation. Balanced, with the oxidisation to play a positive role, but nothing special.

in the beginning of my "quest for beer knowledge" I admit dunkel did not initially strike me as "the brew". but i say to all this beer is dark and not too syrup like it has a raisin like initial taste that is not overdone. This beer has a rainwater clean taste and in the finish it is busy on the tip of the tongue. the flavor steeps down to a very farmfresh wheat juice and i say so because it is juicy. a clear winner!

Bottle sample courtesy of my friend Nick- A deep cola pour with a frothed beige cap. Nose of spoiled cabbage and smoke, some fruit. Tastes of sweet cabbage, smokey chocolate, bitter fruits. Medium bodied, nasty cabbage aftertaste. Drainpour.

Dark pour, almost black, no head, light lacing. Caramel alcohol aroma. Crisp hazelnut flavor, nutty earthy undertones, light alcohol despite aroma. Slight sour after. Nice brew, unique.

8-15-08. Bottle. Poured brown with a very light tan head that disapates quickly. Smelled of burnt brown sugar. Tasted of sweet malt, toffee, chocolate, and a litle grainy. Slight medicinal taste. A little thin for something so sweet, but not bad.

Bottle. Pours a brown amber body with an off white head. Roasted malt, lightly bitter with lagered notes. Some off flavors as well, hints of earthy hoppiness. Thin body with nothing much in the way of alcohol.

Pours a clear amber color with a small, off-white head. A touch of dampness, and toast on the nose. The touch of roasted malts and a tiny bit of caramel make it to the taste; otherwise, quite watered down. Many steps above BMC, and drinkable, but not much else.

Bottle. A dark brown pour with way too much head,foam all over. Aroma of dark bread and burnt plastic. Flavor is heavy on the malt, like burnt caramel,tea and something else ? Sorry this was not for me