Atwater Dunkel

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

In the bottle. This was a June 2006 Beer-of-the-month club selection. Thanks to p-man for the beer. Pours nearly black with an oyster white head. Chocolate aroma. The head is large and thick with great staying power. The flavor is smooth. It’s a slightly sweet beer, but has a good roasted taste. Finish is tingly on the tongue. The smoothness and richness of the palate is a real standout to this creamy beer.

Bottle. Dark, opaque brown/black color, large beige head disappeared quickly. Nice toasted malts aroma with a hint of sweetness (fruit or chocolate). Palate was a bit fizzy for my taste, but the flavor was well balanced between the dark malts and some hints of sweetness (again, hints of fruit come out). Overall, pretty good Dunkel.

Bottle. Pours fairly dark with aromas of malts and caramel. Flavor is quite smooth and malty with a nice finish, tones of sweet honey and strawberries. Nice beer.

Bottle from the Beer Yard. Lovely deep brown (ruby through light) pour with 2-finger fluffy khaki head. Aroma of roasty toasty dark malts, some tart cherries and cabernet hints, plus some berries and cacao. The flavor is roasty malty, tart, with some krieky and dry red winey characteristics, along with some of the same lactobacillus found in the amber ale. Medium palate, with more caramel malt as it finishes, along with some hops.
Earlier Rating: 8/4/2004 Total Score: 3.4
Thanks to JPDIPSO for this. Pours deep brown, with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, almonds. Tastes malty, with a caramel, nut, slight hoppy flavor at the finish.

Received from World Beer Direct Beer-of-the-Month club. Pours deep brown with healthy, long lasting beige head. Aroma is burnt buttery caramel. Taste is also somewhat buttery with a medium sweetness on the backside. Palate is smooth with a full body and light carbonation. Worth another pour.

(12 oz bottle: Obtained 30-Jan-06 in trade with Sully, thanks Mike!) Moderately-flavorful, dark, toasty malts are overshadowed by a fair amount of lemony sourness which to me indicates a moderate infection. Still, it doesn’t taste bad, but far too sour for the style. The toasty, mulchy nose is just as sour as the flavor, again not bad, but totally wrong. Medium bodied, and the sourness lends a bit of refreshing character to the mouthfeel, unintentional as it might be. Rusty brown in color and fairly cloudy, especially with all the particles suspended in the beer. Small, off-white head fades to a thin ring rather quickly. So far, I’m 2 for 2 with Atwater beers being infected.

Called Atwater Dunkel on my bottle. The body is very dark brown with a hint of very dark red at the edges. The head is slightly off white. The aroma is cheap pancake syrup with some light chocolate and bubblegum. The taste is dark chocolate with some iced tea. There is also a slight grassy note in the finish. The body is medium with a sticky finish. The highly carbonated brew is a pretty good example of the style.

Bottle from Sully Thanks!

Pours a beautiful black. Aroma is Aqua Net hairspray. Seriously- sniff hard; it WILL remind you of your grandma. Flavor has a tinge of sweet cherry, and a subdued sour drop finish. Palate coats. Not bad.