French Broad Dunkel-Witte

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Dunkelweizen
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Thanks to JCB for the bomber. Clear deep mahogany color that lets very little light through the glass. Large head. Aroma was dark(er) malts, bread and yeastiness. Flavor was medium sweet (brown sugar) with some peppery spiciness. I can’t really taste any bananas, which is a good thing in my book, but a bit strange considering the styles that were combines to make up this beer.

Bomber. Pours a woody amber brown with a thin head and light lace. Aroma is lightly peppery, dark toasted malts, sweet caramel and some yeasty phenolic character. Flavor is smooth, moslty sweet dark caramel malts, light nuttiness and chocolate, phenols and esters are toned down and becomes a bit boring although nothing really bad going on.

Dark brown colored body. Very faint nose, almost non-existent… some faint bread crust and Munich malt notes. Smooth and oily up front, some light toast, light Munich malt, some caramel malt, and some wheat chewiness in the finish. Simple.

bottle.deep brown pour with a big head. aroma of sweet malt and yeast. slightly bready in the flavor. bananas, toffee, and light milk chocolate. awesome carbonation. real fizzy in the mouth. alcohol was nicely hidden. finished with some bitterness. nice beer.

This dunkel pours a dark brown color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized tan foamy head, with good retention. The aroma is mildly chocolate with some banana and yeast. A medium bodied dunkel. The malts are fruity and sweet with some chocolate and banana. The hops are slightly spicy and earthy. This beer starts off sweet and bready like a dunkel and finishes yeasty and fruity. Lively carbonation. A very drinkable dunkel. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and a touch dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

22oz bottle. Dark brown color with medium head. Aroma was of of caramel bananas, and light roasted malt. The taste was the same with light dark fruit and bananas in the finish. I really don’t know what this beer was trying to be, but it was fun to drink.

22 oz. bottle on 6/14/08. Pours out a deep ruby/brown with a light tan head, but only fair lace. Malt dominated aroma with caramel, toffee, and some dark fruit character. Medium body and generous carbonation, faint stickiness as the malts dominate the palate.

Fruity, caramel malt sweetness balanced by a very soft bitterness. There are hints of some spiciness in the aroma and flavors

Actually, this is somewhat of an unusual beer, as it has a fruity character and sweetness that seems more prominent than a typical German Dunkelweizen, yet certainly fits that category better than it would any other. It’s quite drinkable, and if your tastes lean to sweeter beers, this certainly tips the scales in that direction.

Bottle. Deep clear amber in color with an off white head. Roasty, yeasty and vanilla aroma. Chocolatety notes. Malty and wheaty flavor. Vanilla yeasty notes. Finish is bitter. Light bodied. Decent beer.