 StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 26, 2005 Deep, semi-translucent amber brown in color that’s now dispersed its initially creamy white head. Nice malty aroma, some semi-sweet chocolate chunks, hazelnuts, cake batter and pure cocoa powder. Flavor onsets with a chocolate malt ball taste, joined by Rolos and hazelnuts. One of the sweeter dunkels of my day with a borderline doppel sweetness. As a dunkel, definitely one of - if not the - best of the genre. Malt slick hits as creamy and then sweetens it presence and pulls at the corners of the tongue equivocally. Easily Calumet’s best beer.
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 22, 2005 Reddish brown color. Dark caramel flavor with some roastiness, slight coffee, licorice and piney hop notes. Very good.
hezron (604), Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 10, 2005 On tap at the brewery. Dark ruby-black color. Aroma is a nice nutty molasses and toffee. Flavor is initially a brilliant sweet toffee and nutty caramel. It finishes with a nice roasted chocolate flavor. Smooth in the mouth.
iwantalambic (1389), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 24, 2003 Brown with a ruby brightness. Nutty fresh malt, subtle deeper malts exude raisins, nuts, and toasted bread. . . a wonderful slow hoppy/woody finish, very nice. Cheers Argo0!
Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 8, 2003 Dark molasses brown. Big aroma of toffee, raisins, toasted malts. Slightly wet palate. Toffee and brown sugar sweetness offset toasty, slightly woody notes. Hint of peat. Interesting beer, with more assertive roastiness than you'd expect in a dunkel.
Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 6, 2003 RateBeer Summer 2003: Brown ruby color with large bubbles. Deep rich malts that have a slightly roasted quality. Thin and fizzy, but not bad for the style. A very good (and until recently overrated) lager.
heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2003 Dark Roasty aroma. Roasty almost creosote-y aroma. A tad out of balance toward the burnt/roast flavors, but a really nice dark lager.
npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 4, 2003 Summer Gathering 2003:
Brown with a little head (off growler), clear. Sweet, chocolate nose, touch of port wine. Odd, surprising winey notes in the flavor; a bit thin; hints of coffee. Good as lagers go, but seemed to be lacking some oomph. Maybe I just set my expectations too high.
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