Great Divide Dunkel Weiss

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Dunkelweizen
Denver, Colorado USA

Bomber into a tall wheat glass. Pours brown with plenty of red in it with a loose and bubbly khaki head that goes away quick like soda pop. The aroma is somewhat sweet and fruity, and I can’t get over the fact that it reminds me of cooked corn casserole. The flavor is wheat, caramel, and nuts, but with an underlying hint of corn and salmon... or something like that which is putting me off. Medium-high carbonation and a medium body.

Date: August 07, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine beige head
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, light fruityness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of banana sweetness, light earthyness, dark caramel, hint of chocolate
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

bottle thanks to bu11zeye. dark amber with a thin cream head. nose is wheat and slight nutmeg. nice on the palate with a smooth flavor of banana and some roastiness.

Appearance: Pours out a clearish, garnet-hued body with a smallish, off-white head. Smell: A sweet and malty aroma with notes of dark, grainy wheat-based bread, dark brown sugar, dark caramel, and three Tootsie Rolls. Also some scents of chewing gum, clove, and dark fruitiness. Taste: Dark, bready toastiness with sweet flourishes of brown sugar and nutty dark caramel. Hint of Tootsie Rolls. Flavors of bubble gum, spice, and dark fruits join the fray. Another hint of Tootsie Rolls. Oh-so mild touch of banana. Very light bitterness. Final pinch of clove spice in the otherwise sweetish, malty finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation. Fairly smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: Well, it certainly isn’t everyday that you run into a dunkelweizen, though I’m glad I did. Makes for sweet, easy, lightly wheaty drinking on this Wednesday evening. It’s nice to see Great Divide churning out so many new beers this year.

pours a clear amber-red with a small beige head that dissipates quickly, and has some lacing. smell is of malt, a touch of sweetness, and roasted nuts. taste is nutty, malt, a few hops, some roastiness, and caramel, ends a little dry.

Cloudy reddish brown color. Head is tan and fades rather quickly, lacing is very thin. Aroma of some sour dark fruit offset by roasted caramel malt. Taste is on the sweet side and the mouthfeel is slick. Taste does not have a ton of character overall.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Nose is nutty and caramelized with hints of peanut shells. taste is dominated by wet peanut shells, and a little bit of dried cherries. Creamy mouthfeel and medium length finish.

Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. Red orange pour, very clear. Dark fruit smell. Fresh and fruity. Dark malts with heavy fruit on the upfront. Some hef elements also with wheat and clove. Aftertaste is very desirable, lingering with tasty elements. I’m impressed.