Schloss Eggenberg Spezial Dunkel

500 mL bottle had in Vienna on 6/3. Darker brown color of any other dunkel I had while in Europe. Nutty, roasty aroma. Flavor was nutty and caramel. Lightly dry finish. Carbonation was lively on the tongue but not overdone. Definitely the best dunkel I had while in Europe and one that I wouldn’t mind drinking again.

Nothing special of note here. Bland dark beer, with a little caramel roast on it. Pretty thin on the mouth, and little to no head. The comment regarding the "floaty white particulate" was disheartening, and was wondering if the addition was intentional. Would expect, if this was bottle conditioned, it’d have more of a kick, but it came off as boring. (Bottle Pour 4/25/2008)

Bottled(500ml). -Dark brown coloured, medium sized tan head, dusty caramelish nose. Light roasted malt and mild chocolate taste with nutty and toffee notes. Also nutty finish. Just average dunkel, and to be honest I’ve expected more. Hm...first rate from Europe...

500ml bottle. Pours an opaque black with some floaty white particulates. Minimal head quickly fades. Mellow, watery, and smooth. Chocolate toffee taste is there, slightly burnt. The finish is sweet with a hint of pungency. Minimal to no hop presence. An authentic example of the style.

Bottle. Dark brown color, opaque, medium head. Caramel or toffee aroma with hints of chocolate and roast. Full flavored. Bready, toasty, some roast and a nuttiness. A touch too sticky sweet. Full bodied. Very good.

1/2 litre bottle. Poured nicely, with a pitch black hue, solidly opaque, and a substantial amount of Germanic off-white foam sheltering it all from the top. The aroma is sweet and slightly chocolatey. The chocolate is also my very first impression in the flavor which also carries a mellow marshmellowy malt. Not the most stirring beer, but a quality quaff nonetheless. (#3322, 2/14/2008)

Draft at the Saloon in DC. Dark and cloudy amber brown colored body with a tall brown salt-and-pepper speckled head. The nose has a moderately strong spiced juniper and wood note, with a heavy presence of doughy brown sugar yeast. The flavor of soggy bread and semi-sweet malt syrup is about as much as you can get out of this one. Just a faint bit of hops near the finish, and some mildly fruity wood and bread notes make up the rest of this beers flavor spectrum. A bit watery and thin, overall.

Bottle; pours dark. Flavors of chocolate, sweet malt and cola. Beer is pretty good in flavor, but the palate was a little off. Some bread and caramel.