Warsteiner Premium Dunkel

Bottled. Very light, malty aroma of chocolate chip cookies (bready with a hint of chocolate) and a bit of rusted metal and then finally some caramel. Dark cherry wood in color with a thin, white head that dissipates except for a ring around the edge of the glass. Thin, metallic flavor with a touch of grassy, skunked hops. I let this warm up for an hour and it still just doesn’t taste that great. Not as metallic and more caramel as it warms, but still not complex. Watery texture with a thin, crisp finish.

Draft - A nice Dunkel. After I let it warm a bit the roasted malt flavors came through. Not the best I’ve had, but good.

Decent dark body, good roasty aroma and flavor. Very clean on the pallete though. I woudln’t turn down another, but I wouldn’t seek it out either. It just didnt’ have enough complexity to it to keep my interest.

Bottle at Maker’s, OKC: poured dark brown with a small off white head. Another beer served too cold in Oklahoma. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying it. After warming up, lightly roasted malt and hops became apparent in the aroma. Mild malts in the flavor with a short sweetness. Lightly roasty. A pretty decent beer.

On tap at Fox & Hound in Southaven, MS of all places. If you’re in the area, they have the best draft and bottle selection around (Except for the saucier, or course) Anyway, about the beer. It has a lingering burnt, hoppy flavor at the end. Not my favorite kind of beer, but I liked it. Decent aroma, flavor, and head. Nothing earth-shattering, but it sure beats a Bud Light any day!

On tap at Pub Italia, Ottawa. Nice dark brown body with a thin off-white creamy head. Fair malty aroma that unfortunately lacks strenght and complexity. Its malty/hoppy taste is well balanced and carries roasty hints. Ends with a decent bitter/roasty finish.

Translucent brown pour with thin head that quickly dissipated. Weak to moderate aroma of caramel malts. Sweet flavors of toasted malts and caramel. Thin body, carbonated sipping.

Clear brownish red, almost no head to speak of. Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Roasted caramel malt and coffee flavors. Hint of hop bitterness on the back end. Tastes like a good session beer to me.