Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel

Brewed by Erdinger Weissbräu
Style: Dunkelweizen
Erding, Germany

I too wondered about the weiss/dunkel contradiction but that’s probably something I’m not supposed to ask. The color is that of cola, nice and dark. Compared to other Erdinger brews, this is spicy and malty, especially on the front and middle. The end, however, is a little flat. It becomes just another beer, and yes like someone said more like barley than wheat. I liked all of this one except the finish. The slightly sour, ’typical beer’ taste prevailed at the end and lowered the score a bit. Fifteen minutes after finishing my last sip, I still have a sour taste on my tongue. Not a bad brew at all...just not memorable, either.

Pours dark and cloudy with a big frothy head. Some cidery aromas mixed in with some cloves. Overly lite body. Same with the flavor. Some cidery notes but not much there. I make a better dunkleweizen than this.

Not my favorite style, but a good weissbier dunkel. Very balanced, with a good noble hop crispness that goes well with the wheat bite. A little sour during the drink, nice medium body, head disappears quickly. I wish the yeast gave it more character. Decent beer, and a nice departure from my current favorites.

Darker brown to almost black coloured beer with average carbonation and an average off-white head. Roasted and malty sweet aroma. Medium to full palate. Finish is sweet roasted, again rather malty. Not bad.

Dark, cloudy, nut brown. Flavor stands out and feels smooth, but not gulpable. More of an easy sipping beer. Tastes like chocolate crakers. Not bad, i would try it again, and it is easily my favorite Erdinger.

The truth be told, if this was the first Erdinger beer I had ever drank, this beer would get a higher rating. This beer has a nice dark color and hints of coffee and caramel in the smell. The taste is VERY smooth and although the finish is a little weak, it is certainly easy-drinking. A really nice beer. The problem is that this beer tastes like all the other Erdingers and therefore is anything but unique. I don’t know how the Erdinger folks do it, but everyone of their beers tastes the same. It is nice, just boring and unmemoriable.

A middle of the road dunkel. Pour was a dark brown with a one finger off white head. Aroma was roasted malt and almost chocolate. In a blind smell taste I would have guessed porter. Taste was nice and carbonated with roasted malts, coffee and banana all coming in and out. Not as complex as some of the other German dunkels but good.

Pours creamy brown head. Chocolate aromas some banana, dark brown colour. Crisp dry finish, low bitterness. Medium mouthfeel. Higher carbonation.