Moosbacher Weissbier Dunkel

Brewed by Private Landbrauerei Scheuerer
Style: Dunkelweizen
Moosbach, Germany

Date: 04/01/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest, Classic City

clear dark amber, fine beige head, sweet dark caramel aroma with a candy sweetness quality, rich caramel flavor, sweetness is balaned by a strange tartness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

Way, wayyy too fizzy. Uninspiring flavor. Not all that bitter, but the malt flavor is weird. Just so-so.

Bottle. Strong molasses and sour apple aroma. Medium brown with moderate head. Sour wheat, dark malt, and molasses flavor. Actually tasted more like a dunkelbier to me - nice but minimal fruity esters.

Pours a rich brown color with thick frothy color that fades quickly. Aroma is of slight molasses, clove and banana. A slight herbal qulity also makes it thru the taste and aroma. Taste is of light malt, clove and banana. Palate is a bit astringent. Meh.

Distinct molasses and yeasty aroma, fading into that bittersweet/musky dunkelweiss thing. Colored like rootbeer candy - greybrown, with a frothy head. Good swingtop bottle. Malty, wheaty, molasses notes. Not very bitter, a bit herbal - horehound/Riccola flavors, moderately sweet. Medium to medium-light body. Overall fair, but not worth swerving into oncoming traffic to pick up off the road.

Bottle as Schwarz weiss. Poured like cola, a pale brownish color and a smallish foamy head, heavy big bubbled carbonation in the glass. Aroma lightly astringent, herbal, just a touch of clove. Flavor is wheaty with some banana. Fizzy. Unimpressive.

Whereas the regular weissbier was mellow and pleasant, there’s a distinct sourness that isn’t pleasant. Maybe a little sulfuric. It’s one of those things that will get easier to drink as you go, but I’d not recommend this one at all.

Rated 2/3/07: Interesting beer, nothing grand regarding a dunkel weizen. Acidic aroma slightly sour, a touch of wheat and some mild fruitiness. Real light brown pour, huge fizzy head that settles, not much lacing to speak of. Mouthfeel is light, finish is weak. Flavor is very similar to their Hefeweizen, sour fruit and applesauce. I enjoyed the regular hefe much more than this.