Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel

I love dunkelweiss! This is a style that isn’t done often enough. Like a normal German weiss with just a touch of malty sweetness. Very refreshing.

...decent dunkel but nowhere near where it should be. Spicy, floral notes, blended with a slightly complex malt flavor. Dark, with roasted hints make this a good all around, balanced dunkel, but should be much better.

Bottle dated 4/08 (and on sale). Dark brown, lighter around the edges. Fluffy head seems a little hollow and fades. Not much aroma. Effervescent carbonation, but there’ too much of it, and it interferes with the taste. At the end, there’s a light roasted cocoa and spice flavor which is really nice. A mixed bag.

Had it after a nice sauna. Great taste - compex mix of bitterness and fruitiness. Second time around I had it in a bottle; not as great as its tap brother.

(cleaning out my beer bottle collection as pictured in my profile and utilizing ratebeer.com) As I recall, this was a nice malty dunkel.

Almost black with a creamy, generous head. Sweetish-fruity smell with citrics and hints of banana and cocoa. Bitter-sweet taste. Watery. Citric coffee palate with a refreshing wateriness. Not bad. Bit too subtle for my taste.

Pours dark brownish/black with a large frothy khaki head. Some chocolate and raisins in the aroma. Fruity raisin and light chocolate flavor. Not very interesting at all. Somewhat thin watery body and lots of fizzy carbonation.

beautiful opaque color ... firm head ... smell of bananas, mango slightly tainted by a hint of detergent ... the taste is buttery, fruity, a slight bitterness, which is not too well integrated ... quite a good beer, which could become a truly great beer with a bit of improvement in the brewhouse ....