Ramstein Classic

Brewed by High Point Brewing Company
Style: Dunkelweizen
Butler, New Jersey USA

Vinous aroma allows much more alcohol through than I’d anticipate for this style. It comes out in a phosphoric, minty and anise like foreground that quickly reminds of a strong roasty tea with notes of cloves. Body is very dark, schwarzbier like, but the little off-white head dissipates quickly. Biting carbonation doesn’t last long. Once again, a surprisingly fruity and vinous flavor, nutty, alcoholic and not quite to my liking in its balance despite the rather vast array of esters and malt nuances.

Murky, chocolate brown in color with a gray, fizzing and small head. Aroma is chocolate covered bananas, molasses, nutmeg and yeast. Milk chocolate leads the way for flavor. Some unsweetened chocolate bitterness and hints toward hot cocoa spiked with Irish cream liquor. I’d be okay if they amplified all these flavor elements. Substantial body, with nice accents from chocolate and toasted malts, and a fair share of hops. Aggressive carbonation as expected, but settles down well. Finish is cocoa and toasted pecans, with a chocolate pound cake aftertaste. Increased chocolate and wheat elements in the last few sips. Good stuff. The next best dunkelweiss I’ve had, second to Black Wheat. Thanks again, tpkenned!

Draught at Spuyten Duyvil, New York. Amber colour. Heavily roasted malt nose, and earthy. Flavour is reminiscent of toast bread, and has notes of fruits.

Very good. It looks like a glass of iced tea (same coloring) and smells like a wheat beer. Taste is pretty good - not typical.

Amber in color with a large off-white head. Aroma of cider and oak. Flavor is of fruit and oak with a dry malt finish. Astringent.

on tap at the brewery, a cloudy dark brown with a creamy tan head, the smell of spices and chocolates come out with the sweetness of the wheat. taste was amazing, totally surprised me, a great blend of malts and some chocolates and a fruit flavor i couldnt nail down. a medium to full body with a nice blend of the flavors going down to a crisp, smooth finish with almost no bitterness. i kept going back to the bar for refills, and thought about taking home a keg of this...thats how easy to drink and enjoyable it was.

Pours out a nice cloudy brown color with a nice sized head. The aroma is rather sweet with little notes of wheat. The taste is complex and sweet with a nice balance, a very drinkable beer!

Cloudy brown, with a decent sized beige head. Really nice aroma, with notes of rye and pipe tobacco. Surprisingly light mouthfeel. Delicate woodsy, piney flavor up front. I was trying to figure out the main flavor component when The Bride said "Pumpernickel Bread. It taste like liquid Pumpernickel bread." Indeed. Very rich flavor without being heavy. Very Nice. Thanks to Lou18 for this one!