Warsteiner Premium Dunkel

Brewed by Warsteiner Brauerei
Style: Dunkel
Warstein, Germany

Red-brown, loose cola colored head that falls quickly. Aroma is metallic, caramel, toast, biscuit. Taste is sweet, but still some steel, caramel, light cocoa.

Draft. Dark brown body, thin white head. Pretty average flavor: dark roasted caramel malt, bit of soapy hops in the ifnish. Medium-thin mouthfeel. Light version of the flavor in the aroma. A perfectly nice beer, just nothing remarkable.

Draught at Old Chicago. Unsweetened molasses aroma at first whiff. Some sweetness emerges at second whiff. Clear dark reddigh brown in color. Small, off-white head that mostly diminishes. Not much lace. This is a maltfest. Significant alcoholic mouthfeel which is somewhat surprising given only 4.9% ABV. No bitterness whatsoever, although I suppose one shouldn't expect any from a German Dunkel. Not much sweetness making this a bit boring and one-dimensional.

Bottle: Dark brown with a finger of creamy beige head. Aroma of lager malt and a little grain. Tastes mildly sweet with maltiness. Very light hop character and a faint roasted note. More of a dark lager. Unimpressive.

So happy to find this in the French Quarter during Mardi Gras. There are actualyl quite a few places to grab some real brews here though I’ve seen some very old labels and it does it get pretty hot here during the summers -- it’s good to look for signs of good storage if you do find a rarity here. Anyway, this one was black with off white foam, a small perfume nose, a light medium body effervescent body and medium bitter finish with roasty hues. Not bad!

not much of a head, a great dark beer though. lacks the coffee flavor most dark brews have, and thats what i find appealing about this one. although i do like the coffee flavor, its good to find a dark that doesnt have it. this beer is good out of a bottle, and even better on tap. great effort

Dark, clear brown. Nose is slightly malty with rye bread whiffs. Flavour is roasty with some bread and caramel. Finishes a tad sticky. Nice simply easy drinker.

i was looking forward to finally trying this.....pours a dark brown colour, exact colour of the bottle, not alot of aroma but hints of cocoa. the taste is spectacular! nicely bittered! very smooth and great aftertaste! a winner in my book.