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Vancouver Island Hermanns Dark Lager 3.04 32

Vancouver Island Hermanns Dark Lager

Percentile
50
overall
Brewed by Vancouver Island Brewery
Style: Dunkel

Victoria, Canada

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
323.1/5.03.04/5.05.5%63.5Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
A dark ruby red colored Bavarian Lager with richly roasted malt aroma and a hint of smokiness.
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 Oakes (8142), Kowloon, Hong Kong
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 13, 2000    Updated: Aug 25, 2005
Dark chestnut brown colour. Aroma is somewhat light, but with hints of breadcrust and a touch of molasses. The flavour has some hints of darker Munich malts, a little bit of earthiness. Body is somewhat watery, especially for the style. Sweet, slightly toffeeish finish. I would like to see more body and a more complex dark malt character - it’s just not as rich and assertive as a good dunkel should be.


 jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2007  
on tap @ Pacific Shore-pours a retaining creamy tan head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt, hint of dark fruit. Taste is dark malt-chocolate, secondary light hops bite, dark fruit. OK carbonation.


 JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/103/512/20
Feb 13, 2004  
Dark brown-black with a short tan-coloured head. Deliciously strong smell of toasted grain, chocolate, and bitter hops. Taste starts as delicious caramel, roasted malt, and hops, but quickly transitions into a long, unpleasant tinny finish. Not very well balanced, but would be fantastic without the metallic end on finish.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/57/20
Jun 12, 2004  
Meaty, lactic, licorice aroma. Clear, dark brown with thin off-white ring of head. Lactic, meaty flavour. Smooth but thick mouthfeel. Lifeless and still. Bottle (sampled at Mondial 2004).


 Radek Kliber (3986), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 12, 2004  
Sweet medium roasted malt that seemed to be a bit like a bock. Medium bodied, slightly oily texture. Smooth mellow with bunch of soft malt. Short finish.


 beerguy101 (3971), Newark, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 8, 2002  
Dark black color, medium head. Roasted malts, slightly sweet. Nicely hopped, good balance. Mouthfeel is full and round. Smooth taste. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.


 jerc (3954), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Jun 7, 2004  
Bottle. Very very dark ruby body with a moderate tan head. Creamy aroma, flavour has some malt and a dry roastiness and a fairly dry finish. Mondial 3T (Radek).


 joss (3687), Garching b. München, Germany
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 19, 2003  
Aroma hard to detect Dark red-brown, lowish head. Slight malt taste which lingers a bit, generally too bland however.



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