Einbecker Dunkel

Brewed by Einbecker Brauhaus
Style: Dunkel
Einbeck, Niedersachsen, Germany

Bottle: Aroma is kind of a nutty, caramel, and sourn combination. Pours a dark brown with a little red to it if held to the light. Small white head with little retention. Strong roasty nutty taste with light caramel. Roastiness increases in the finish with some light bitterness. Leaves a light caramel aftertaste.

I would be much more inclined to call this an American Dark Lager but I digress. Coffe and copper. Fizzy. Undeinable corny dry flatness. Reminds me of St. Pauli’s Dark only much more flavorful. Cherries and much more of a refined sweetness. However it is still carny. Nose is underwhelming. Flavors are as well. Corniness immediately. Flat dry palate with lots of leftover chemically adjunctness. Sweet but not artfully. Very unremarkable. Comes and goes. Flavors remind me of coke. All in all I want my money back but once again I digress. G-rat

You know, this is an older bottle, and it seems to have suffered a bit of a drop off in aroma and flavor. I’m not going into a lot of detail. this beer does me right though. It’s got nice, rich malty flaves, the caramels, and sweetened malt-o-meal. Nice toffee aroma, with maple. I love the blackened grains, stark and bitter and smoky. Like an old curmudgeon in a comfy, malty recliner tossing hop flowers in the fireplace. I can’t wait to try some more schwarzbiers. I bet this is dynamite when it’s fresher. Addendum: Smells a bit like old tree bark, and leather. Clearly sepia; beautiful transluscence with a healthy froth. The lace slips down easily like garters on prom night. Delicious malty darjeeling. Unsweetened baking chocolate, walnuts, dark brown sugar. Give me a pitcher with rye bread, radish, and a nutty, strong cheese.

Deep red-brown body, thick light tan head. Earthy, toasty aroma with a skunky twang. Flavor is light, toasty and surprisingly tangy with hints of baker’s chocolate and yeast. There isn’t too much to like about this beer, and I suspect it is somewhat light-damaged.

Clear, light caramel-y color...spritzy, cola-ish head, drizzles down quick. aroma, pretty mild at first, but develops, sends out scents of anise, espresso, but mostly, coca-cola. Taste: mellow, meek, and mediocre...very light, in flavor and body, with only a vaguely "dark" character that isn’t really any kind of character at all. Can’t believe I paid $2 a bottle..glad I never broke down and plunked down for a 6-pack. a shameful excuse for a schwarzbier...

This beer pours a reddish tree bark and is topped with a big and dense white head that laces well and lasts a while. Interesting color. Nice nose! Sweet roasted malts and loads of caramel. Lightly carbonated but still has a pretty warm and creamy mouthfeel. Sweet roasted grains, caramel with a hint of some dark fruits and chocolate/cocoa. Nice beer.

Deep reddish brown with a off white head. Roasted malt, hops and faint burnt carmel quality. Medium weight with a dry finish and nice sparkle in the mouth. Roasted flavors and carmel are the main flavors followed by a light hop quality. Nice flavor and definatly a well crafted beer.

Wow, I thought this was a scwarzbier. Pours clear dark brown/ruby with a creamy, white head. Aroma of malt, hops, fruit, corn flakes. Tastes of roasty malt, cabernet, slight nuts. Finishes malty, with some chocoff and nuts. Medium palate. Not an elite beer, but a very drinkable one. I’d buy this again, and for a buck a bottle at Half Time, I’ll definitely be seeing this one again.