 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 16, 2008
<b>09-Apr-08</b> <i>(500-ml bottle: Purchased 03-Jun-07 for $2.79 at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA)</i> I mistakenly bought two bottles of this beer on the same day, but don’t I wish all mistakes worked out this well! The "black wheat" beer goes beyond what the typical Dunkleweizen offers. It boasts a rich, chocolaty nose with banana bread and lightly soured fruits. Very malty tasting, with loads of semi-sweet, dark chocolate lavishing the palate with rich flavor, with moderate breadiness and banana esters also emerging in the finish. The chocolate flavor evolves into a more mocha-like character late in the finish. It’s moderately sweet on the palate, but the mildly bitter roast really dries things out. Medium in weight and carbonation. Medium-dark brown, fairly clear in appearance for a wheat beer. The light-tan head is a little shy, but builds to almost half an inch after the pour before settling to a thin ring. Overall, compared to the typical Dunkleweizen, it’s considerably more chocolaty and roasty and less wheaty and estery, but as the beer’s name suggests, it’s not intended to be a Dunkleweizen. But it’s delicious and is one of the most enjoyable dark wheats I’ve tasted.
Bigmmartin (371), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2009 Bottle from Belmont. Excellent dark wheat beer. Lots of typical hefeweizen characteristics back by big malts. Full bodied for a wheat beer. Nice hefe tangy finish followed some toasted dry malts. Pretty damn nice.
NJJereme (269), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours black with a nice fluffy tan head that sticks around. Aroma of raisins, coffee, malts, and bread. Medium bodied. Light creamy texture around the mouth. Pretty decent stuff.
KyotoLefty (1420), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle.
This beer really is almost black! It is the darkest weizen I have ever seen. It has a tall, firm, fine tan head. The aroma is very nice, malty, nutty, biscuity. It is very appetizing and remarkably rich. Smells of roasted malts, barley and wheat. There is a hint of banana and vanilla, and lots of chocolate. The flavor is very full, nicely roasted. Very interesting, and lovely tasting. Flavors of chocolate, milk, vanilla and nicely balanced by a sour taste. The finish is very dry and quite sour. It is not a very sweet beer at all. Excellent and original.
BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle. Poured brown with a creamy tan head that settles to a ring and left light lace. Aromas of wheat, nut, and light toasted malts. The flavor was much the same as the aroma with a hint of spice also. Medium body and a toasted malt aftertaste.
hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2009 Bottle… Pours very dark, practically black, with a mid-sized, off-white head. Excellent retention. The bouquet is of deeply roasted grain, wheat, light clove, mild smoke and charcoal. Medium-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Flavorful in a subtle way. Chocolate, spicy cracked wheat, a wee bit of pouch tobacco and a hint of clove. Crisp, lightly tangy, almost acrid finish.
DrPiva (90), Alabama, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 18, 2009 Bottle. Huge beige head. Predominant aromas of yeast and bananas but not a great aroma. Flavors of some fruits (maybe banana, orange, etc) and bread. Nice finish. I would love to have this on tap - probably a different world.
Beerlando (2332), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 7, 2009 Fresh bottle. Pours a cloudy, dark mahogany color that shows virtually black at first glance. A tall head of creamy, taupe colored foam settles in slowly to a lasting, 3mm blanket. Wet spots and patchy flares of lacing mark the glass well. Looks pretty. The aroma is nice and subtle, showing freshly toasted wheat grain malt, dry cocoa, and hints of cream. Flavors mirror the nose, based in clean, darkly toasted grain, with a touch of chocolate bitterness and a mild floral hopping. Soft lactose again lends a creamy note. The palate sports a medium body with a lively, lightly fizzy carbonation. Drinks easy. Sessionable. This is a very solid schwarz-wheat.
DerWeg (760), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 30, 2009 Fuzzy brown with gold brown highlights and solid tall tan head. Aroma of yeast and citrus. Flavors of chocolate toffee and dark dried fruit, oranges lemons and cola, yeast and a hint of wet earth. Light palate feel with sides of the mouth a bit lemony, light bitter hops on sweet/sour finish. Very unique, could drink 6 of these.
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