Christian Moerlein Select Dunkel

Formerly brewed at Lion Brewery, Inc.
Style: Dunkel
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA

I’ve had my eye on this brewery for quite some. Every time I go to my local BevMo I see these guys, usually on sale. So I decide I’m gonna plunk down $6 and get a sixer of this "Select Dunkel" and see what it’s about. Well, it’s about garbage for damn sure, and I don’t know how I’m going to choke down the rest of this crap. An aroma of boiling corn, combined with some kind of rotted sweetness. The aroma alone made me want to stay far away, but I figured I’d poured it so I better give it a chance. Appearance was cola-like in appearance, clear, minimal carbonation, off-white head. My first taste of this beer was soap. Pure soapyness. Then came the corn. Mmmmm. Soap and corn. Stay far far away from this garbage, as there is nothing "select" about this dunkel.

Draft. Friends had a keg of this one. Another great beer from Christian Moerlein. Nice dark color, nice roasted flavor. An all around good beer.

12 oz twist off bottle, no freshness date.

Dark brown, with a thin tan head. Lace pattern coats the glass like a veil.

Roasty malt aroma, with a touch of caramel and chocolate.

Flavor has sweetish caramel, toast, chocolate.

Body is a touch thin. Finish is short and medium dry.

Name: Select Dunkel
Date: 06/18/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

dark ruby red, thin tan head, touch of lace, roasted malt aroma with light carmel and biscuit malts and a bit of earthy hops, rich blend of chocolate and carmel malt flavor, mostly dry, light bittering, a touch of carmel sweetness starts to emerge, a perfect blend of the chocolate and carmel

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle from BevMo. Nice dark amber/brown color. Slightly watered down roasted malty aroma. Sweet roasted malty flavor. A little watery. Not great, but alot better than the hefe.

Rated 11/2/06: oHIo brewer, found this single locally. Beautiful pour, one of the best I’ve seen for a dunkel. Dark copper with an amber hue, huge light tan head and massive lacing. Aroma is faintly bready, just not much to the nose. Clean on the palate and smooth, a touch too light. Flavor is good but very mild. Sweet malts real simple and easy. Nice beverage but very average.

Nothing too special to rate here, pours brown, with minimal head. A cloying sweet taste, with a yucky aftertaste. Not one I want to recommend to the masses. Thanks to Shigadeyo for the trade, sorry about the low rating.

Bottle sampled on 11/8/06: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a wispy-lacing white head. Dry, toasty, grainy aroma has an authentic German lager profile. Body starts lightly sweet and caramely toward a grainier toasty dark malty finish. Decently balanced and authentic.