St. Pauli Girl Special Dark - St. Pauli Brauerei C.L. Wilh. Brandt Gmbh & Co.

vtisme

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured a dark brown into my pint glass from a bottle, very little head with minimal lacing.
Smells like a BMC beer to be honest. nothing in particular stood out besides that. Put your nose to it, and then a bud, and at least they smelled similar. (i am sick though so this could be a false positive reading) It tasted as it smelled, but the malt came through in the aftertaste which i wasnt expecting and i was happy to see. The low alcohol content makes it very easy to put down a bunch of these, but the taste doesnt justify it.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2009 17:23:17 | More by vtisme

akocina

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -1%

05-08-2013 19:38:47 | More by akocina

ktanner99

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev -1%

05-04-2013 02:21:15 | More by ktanner99

Jamison85

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +15.5%

04-20-2013 16:56:31 | More by Jamison85

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -9.2%

03-09-2013 22:38:03 | More by ejimhof

DragLine6

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +15.5%

03-09-2013 07:03:05 | More by DragLine6

allbrigs

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +32%

03-08-2013 04:40:58 | More by allbrigs

smokinyodas

Florida

3.19/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Clear dark brown pour, fast dissipating fine white head. Lightly roasted malty aroma and sweetness flavor with a tad bit of biscuit and bitter spices from the hops. In short it's just a below Average Dunkel and probably not the best example of the class, but it's still easily drinkable. And if I was to describe this beer it would be like a watery Pilsner with lightly roasted malts.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 04:55:41 | More by smokinyodas

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +23.8%

02-10-2013 16:54:33 | More by DmanGTR

avisong

Virginia

3/5  rDev -1%

02-04-2013 04:05:00 | More by avisong

matjack85

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +23.8%

02-02-2013 22:23:41 | More by matjack85

UCLABrewN84

California

2.9/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

Best before 7/2012. Oops.

Pours a clear dark reddish-orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks and dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and bread. Taste is much the same with burnt and fruity flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a slightly below average beer that is drinkable but nothing I would want to drink again.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 04:14:08 | More by UCLABrewN84

fivetime

Idaho

2.5/5  rDev -17.5%

01-22-2013 05:30:17 | More by fivetime

richwalpole

2.75/5  rDev -9.2%

01-12-2013 08:13:50 | More by richwalpole

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

3.25/5  rDev +7.3%

01-06-2013 05:24:29 | More by OregonGrown7

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.73/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

I was expected/hoping for a more...shall we say, ethnic?...version of the Girl on the label. Oh well... This stuff pours a clear garnet-brown topped by a finger of sandy tan foam. The nose comprises barley, very light and watered-down cola, and very-lightly-toasted biscuit. The taste brings in more of the same, with a thorough sense of sourdough-ish bread pervading the proceedings. The body is a hefty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a wet feel. Overall, a pretty limp beer, with hardly any character to its name. Thankfully, though, this means it has little in the way of true offensiveness as well, but that's a pittance of a consolation.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 22:43:25 | More by TMoney2591

CRK

South Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +40.3%

01-04-2013 03:07:42 | More by CRK

soupieman

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -1%

01-01-2013 16:54:06 | More by soupieman

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -1%

12-30-2012 23:55:33 | More by Damian74Shensky

metter98

New York

3.18/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is clear very dark ruby red in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down a bit and left some bubbles covering the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of sweet toasted malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has some sweetness along with some notes of tea leaves and hints of nutty malts. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: Although this beer came in a green bottle, it doesn't taste skunked. The beer is very easy to drink and I would have no problem drinking several of these in one sitting.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 02:10:43 | More by metter98

Danflurry

Texas

3.25/5  rDev +7.3%

12-28-2012 15:32:00 | More by Danflurry

cliff1066

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -9.2%

12-28-2012 01:31:39 | More by cliff1066

DoubleJ

California

2.85/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

It took me almost 6 years since my encounter with first and only St. Pauli Girl to go to the dark side. At this rate it will take me another 6 years to go to the non-alcoholic version. Here comes a 12 ounce green bottle. On to the beer:

Amber brown in color with caramel hues. Carbonation bubbles are visible in the body despite the dark color. The head forms small on top, with little retention and leaving a few dots of lace. The nose has a slight toastiness, husk, a little caramel. Actually kind of bland at first sniff, only to become more full with time.

St. Pauli has the character of a dark lager, but a little more watered down and with the addition of sulfur. Modest dark bread and touches of raisin make a decent overall flavor. The body is light and spritzy, yet easy enough to drink.

Better than the pale lager, but a way's away from a good dunkel. That said, it would be an acceptable choice in a pinch.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 19:08:57 | More by DoubleJ

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.13/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a clear medium brown in color with some ruby red highlights and some very light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall fizzy dark beige head that reduces to a medium mottled patch of very thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of Munich malts with some nuttiness and more than a touch of sweetness to it. Very light notes of toasted malts.

T: Upfront there is a decent amount of malts in this beer - I detect roasted and Munich malts with some light amounts of nuts and light to moderate amounts of sweetness. Light notes of earthy malts which lend a very light amounts of bitterness in the finish which fade quickly.

M: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation.

O: Overall this is a very easy drinking beer that is sessionable and would definitely be worth having again.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 22:49:25 | More by dbrauneis

JimmyFlatRock

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -9.2%

12-13-2012 00:28:33 | More by JimmyFlatRock