Dunkel Lager - The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

Zraly

Virginia

4.28/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep amber with chestnut highlights. Light tan head. Smell of bread.

Very balanced. Bread with a touch of roasted caramel. Mouthfeel is lush; rich but not heavy. Good carbonation and medium-bodied. Smooth, slightly spicy hop presence in the finish. So easy to drink, and so fresh!

Just simple, straight-forward drinking. Give me meat and bread.

Serving type: growler

12-23-2011 22:19:33 | More by Zraly

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -2%

05-16-2013 15:36:56 | More by leftstagebrew

Jason

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-19-2013 17:57:26 | More by Jason

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.81/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Tap at the brewery

Pours a clear brown with a white lacing.

Aroma of coppery bready malt with some caramel.

Tastes of light bready malts with a light hop bitterness.

Medium body with a tingly carbonation on the roof of the mouth.

A really good dunkel, great flavor and highly sessionable.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2013 22:40:39 | More by Cylinsier

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -2%

04-11-2013 17:32:51 | More by DaPan

mtalley999

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

03-29-2013 01:46:59 | More by mtalley999

JMUbrew

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

03-04-2013 17:57:37 | More by JMUbrew

swh1972

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

02-22-2013 01:44:39 | More by swh1972

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.25/5  rDev -20.3%

02-22-2013 00:59:16 | More by LXIXME

n2185

North Carolina

3.94/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear copper with two fingers of off-white head that fades into a thin cap with a little lacing.

S: Sweet crystal malt aromas with candy sugar-like notes, biscuits, sweet breads, and some apricot-like notes.

T: Crystal malts here as well with sweet and hearty bread flavors dominating. There are some caramelized sugar flavors as well and a slightly bitter finish.

M: Light body with medium carbonation, this beer is crisp and refreshing.

O: A drinkable and refreshingly clean beer. I wish the flavor had the complexity of the aroma, but it's still tasty, smells nice, and is quite enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 17:02:34 | More by n2185

Hyhat

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

02-07-2013 14:26:25 | More by Hyhat

LooseMoose1978

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -2%

01-28-2013 19:08:39 | More by LooseMoose1978

jorrx003

Florida

4/5  rDev -2%

01-13-2013 22:05:31 | More by jorrx003

sommersb

Tennessee

4.23/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Tasted On: 01-07-2013
Freshness: Bottled on 11-19-2012
Packaging: 22 oz. brown bottle, pry-cap
Glassware: Willi Becher
Purchased: Single from Brawley's Beverage, Charlotte

Appearance is a clear, reddish-brown beer with a huge tan head. Retention is excellent and lacing is very good.

Aromas are clean, of dark malts and brown bread, plus some caramel sweetness and earthy hops.

Taste is rich and consists of toasted malt flavors, but is not in the realm of burnt or bitter roast. Hop bitterness is light and has a woody character. The malt sweetness is light as well, for a good balance. It doesn't taste as sweet as the aromas led me to expect.

The mouthfeel is of medium carbonation and a body that is between light and moderate. The finish is somewhat dry and has a light bitterness of the hops.

Overall, this isn't a flashy beer, but is a well-made and tasty dark lager. Old Mecklenburg does a great job on German styles and this is no exception.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 02:06:01 | More by sommersb

oberon

North Carolina

3.55/5  rDev -13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a 1/2 liter stein a deep chesnut brown with garnet hue,a reat looking fluffy tan coloread atop.Some bready notes,iron/metallic and light chocolate linger in the nose,lighter but true to form.A little sharp in the mouth with dryer lightly toasted bread flavors along with some light nuttiness and mild caramel-like sweetness.It's a more subtle dunkel and it's good for easy drinking and pairing with food like Iam doing tonight.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 22:22:03 | More by oberon

Lantern

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

12-28-2012 21:33:22 | More by Lantern

crawdadwilly74

4/5  rDev -2%

10-31-2012 11:26:17 | More by crawdadwilly74

jbarbou9

5/5  rDev +22.5%

07-10-2012 23:51:21 | More by jbarbou9

Dapperticus

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2%

06-09-2012 03:56:38 | More by Dapperticus

ncstephen

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-21-2012 02:10:56 | More by ncstephen

Illmaticzx

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -2%

04-22-2012 04:46:38 | More by Illmaticzx

Falcone

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-04-2012 02:33:59 | More by Falcone

BlueFeetAndBeer

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

03-18-2012 22:10:37 | More by BlueFeetAndBeer

JRod1969

New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

03-17-2012 19:13:23 | More by JRod1969

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

3.98/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from tap into pint glass at clt airport.
Pours a syrup looking amber brown.
Smell is of typical dunkel malts; slightly sweet. Taste is very similar. Ssweet malt and a slight chocolate note. Really smooth and full of flavor. This is a very nice dunkel. Not quite exceptional caliber but still very good.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2012 21:01:18 | More by DrinkSlurm