Warsteiner Premium Dunkel

Brewed by Warsteiner Brauerei
Style: Dunkel
Warstein, Germany

Bottle. very cola looking. not bad at all. surpised i like it. not a fan of war. pilsner but this was good.

Canned sample. Cola coloured, with medium carbonation. Aromas of minerals, stale malts, and a bit of lemon. Flavors are of whole wheat toast, a bit of roasted malt, and a bit of red apple. Farily dry finishing, albeit somewhat chemical-like. Not nearly roasty or flavorful enough.

Can (500ml). Pours a deep ruby-amber with a large frothy tan head. Aroma’s mild, sweet, sugary and fruity along with caramel malt and a hint of roastiness. Flavour’s watery but not bad at all: Very lightly roasted malt, sweet, some nuts and a light bitter finish. A bit of sourness in there too. Light to average bodied. Not bad, it’s easy to drink and a decent effort from these guys.

I really enjoyed this. Poured from a bottle. Once I took a look and examined it, it looked like a root beer. This was my first impression. Once I tried it, I thought, "Wow. Not bad at all". Very easy to drink and smooth with no strong, bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied, rather malty.

(Draft @ FS, HOU). Pours a very dark red-brown body, somewhat transparent. Big frothy off-wn. Funky spicy aroma, maltiness, dark fruit. Dark fruity musty taste, maybe like over-ripe bananas. Grapey. Malty. Fizzy. Good.

I like this one. Its very light in taste for a darker beer. Also, it is very malty. I’m glad a found a bar that has something a little different so I know this will be my fall back there.

Pours mahogany into a shaker. Coca cola head. Dark caramel aromas. Dry and crisp from front to back. Not much in the flavor department but not obtrusive.

<b>10-Sep-08</b> <i>(12-oz bottle: BevMo in La Jolla, CA)</i> This beer pours a fleeting off-white head that looks rather stark sitting on top of a dark-brown body. The aroma of toasted bread hits the nose, but also includes a fair amount of corn and a touch of metal as well. The entry is malty, pleasantly toasty, gently roasty, and lightly sweet, but the flavors drop off quickly for a bland finish. A slight sourness adds a balancing layer to the sweet, malty underbelly. Hops are very light in flavor, noticeable only in the finish, and bitterness is appropriately light. Medium in body with noticeable thinning in the finish. Carbonation is moderate and somewhat prickly on the tongue. The thin ring of foam leaves no lacing on the glass. This is about what I expect from imported Warsteiner: an okay dunkel with characteristics suggesting mass production. In a way, it is reminiscent of some Mexican dark beers, and that is a sad statement. Drinkable but uninteresting, so not worth getting again.