Harpoon Munich Dark

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Dunkel
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Bottle. Pours dark brown/ruby with a moderate, quickly dissipating, tan head. Sweet and fruity malt aroma, with caramel and cherries. Flavor is sweet and roasted malt, again with cherries and maybe some vanilla, and ending with a bit of tart fruit and hops. Seems to have a bit of bock character mixed in with the dunkel. Pretty good.

Pours a dark ruby red colour, barely any head. Aroma is of chocolates and malts. Flavor of toffee, bitter chocolate and malts. I found though that this beer felt rather watery, and the flavors felt almost subdued, not really reaching their full potential, hops were very very faint, I found the finish to be kind of sweet. Not a bad beer or anything, but I don’t think I will purchase it again.

12oz bottle: Deep dark ruby red / brown color, crystal clear, with medium sized quidkly dissipearing light tan head. Aroma is very malty, lots of roasted caramel, notes of cherry and vanilla. Flavor is malty, slight roasted barley notes, bit of caramel and oak, hints of ash. Finish is mildly sweet. A very nice brew.

Pours an opaque brown with a thin head, which disappeared quickly. Smoky aroma. Noticeable, but not overwhelming, hop flavor. Left a bitter, citrusy aftertaste. Decent, but certainly not one of my favorite darker beers.

Dark reddish-brown with a good tan head. Strong aromas of sweet malts and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts and caramel. Some hops balance out the sweetness midway. Ends with a bitter tartness. Clean and balanced with an overall roasty sweetness.

My friend bought a variety pack of Harpoon, had this one after trying the Ale. I preferred the ale to the munich dark but I still enjoyed this beer.

i shall start out by saying the lack of appearance is the head. i have no clue why, but out of a 12pk sampler, i never got a good pour. the lack of a palate is ok, because the drinkability is quite solid. overall, this is a very smooth dark brew. it’s definitely a session for me. there’s a chewy chocolate in the aroma that is mirrored in the taste, luckily the hops come around on the taste, because they are barely noticable on the aroma. there’s also a little coffee on the palate, which is pleasant for a session. it’s a very smooth darker brew that i could very well sip all night. unfortunately, the sampler only comes with three. this is definitely a brew i will purchase in the future.

Chocolate dark brown, malty and a bit of chocolate aroma. Lace in glass. Mid mouth feel, an easy drink as well malted with toffee, a drop of coffee.An OK dunkel, a very good American brown, the later because of root beer like secondary tastes.Well carbonated.