Schell Dark

Brewed by August Schell Brewing Company
Style: Dunkel
New Ulm, Minnesota USA

At brewery. A bit lighter than I am acustomed to in this style. Malty but not as rich as some. I didn’t get enough hops in the finish, left with a bland generic lager finish with a slight caramel tone.

12oz in a clear bottle. Filtered brown-amber color. Fluffy head. The aroma isn’t so attractive, sugary and macro. Drinkable, sort of a half-ass Newcastle. Malty, nutty, some caramel. Lacks the richness of most German Dunkels. Not horrible, bur certainly below par.

Pours a medium shade of brown with very small off-white head. Tastes of malts, caramel, some floral and metallic hints, and earthy tones. Well-balanced though not flavor.

Bottle courtesy of MatSciGuy. Pours copper with a small tan head. Smells earthy with some dark fruity hints. Tastes of roasted malt and spicy with some nice caramel hints on the finish.

Pours crisp copper brown wiht a decent beige head that has decent retention and a few specks of lacing. Aroma is biscuit, caramel, slightly floral and metallic. Flavor is watery, a little roast, some charred biscuit, plenty of adjunct- corn I guess, some floral hops toward the finish. Not a good beer.

Pours a dark reddish/brown with an unimpressive off-white head. Odd roasted malt aroma. There’s a sour vinegary character that’s difficult to define. Toasted malt taste that is crisp and unsweet. Not a bad beer, but a little odd. Overpriced for what you get.

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pour was a decent enough brownish hue, mixed with lighter notes.. like a sweeter iced tea. Small tan head that dissipates practically completely and does not lace. Aromas are fairly malty, caramel biscuity toasted malts shine through. Taste is similar, a little burnt in parts, but a malt profile matching the nose. Finishes a touch bitter with a bit of hops. I’d have to agree on putting think in the American Dark Lager category. Decent, but not really my thing.

Light brown with a tiny white head. Aroma of dark malt, light toasted malt and mild nuts. Watery body has some caramel and dark malt properties to it and is too astringent for a dunkel, more like an American Dark Lager to me.