Dinkel Acker Dark - Dinkelacker-Schwabenbraeu AG

nomad

Kansas

3.63/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Deep ruby-russet with light mocha tone, the beer has an appreciable off-white head with judicious carbonation and good lacing. Quite nice.

Smells of good cocoa tones almost turning into coffee, and a few caramel notes and slight earthiness, too.

Fine but not round or full malt core with good toasty backbone. Not much more evident, though a good drinker. Little in the finish besides herbal hops and fading, formerly crisp notion of toast and cocoa. Mouthfeel falls toward thinner but the carbonation is right on.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2005 19:58:49 | More by nomad

tbeer40

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-08-2013 00:49:38 | More by tbeer40

DmanGTR

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-10-2013 16:54:54 | More by DmanGTR

kobeer

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

07-27-2012 17:01:23 | More by kobeer

soju6

Missouri

3.43/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a dark brown color with a off-white head and good lacing.

S: Aroma of roasted malt, some caramel sweetness and hint of fruit.

T: Flavor is a mixture of roasted malt and a bit of caramel sweetness. Mild bitterness and a dry finish.

F: Medium body, smooth and creamy, nice balance.

O: Easy drinker, good for a few.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2012 17:00:57 | More by soju6

cdwil

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

12-30-2011 21:39:17 | More by cdwil

jophish17

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

12-26-2011 06:39:00 | More by jophish17

CaptJackHarkness

New York

4.5/5  rDev +23%

12-10-2011 00:41:11 | More by CaptJackHarkness

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +9.3%

12-08-2011 19:47:58 | More by Rochefort10nh

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

11-19-2011 04:19:09 | More by jmdrpi

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

2.53/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Wanted to give this one a try after having the Dinkel Acker Pilsner. This beer is similar to most of the Dunkel beers out there. It's got the muddy brown color with little bit of yellow around the edges. It had the aroma of clove and banana. This beer also has a similar flavor to the pilsner a bit.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2011 03:06:16 | More by Knapp85

crossovert

Wisconsin

4.28/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

11.2 oz green bottle, I'm hoping for no skunkage.

It pours a dark brown with a hint of reddich/orange/gold. The head is fizzy and off-white.

The smell is classic, no skunk here. It has caramel, cocoa, and dark bread. Along with this is some honey and some light husky grain. I'm not really smelling any hops.

The flavor is excellent, everything you want in a dunkel. It is smooth and caramally with some cocoa, raisin, and munich malts. The hops are present in the flavor and add a little zest to it.

It is extremely drinkable. A winner.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2011 19:28:32 | More by crossovert

JayS2629

Alabama

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A- Dark brown with a thin tan head, creamy walls of lace.

S- Caramel, tones of chocolate, dark fruits, and sweet malts.

T- Sweet malts, hints of chocolate, dark fruit and undertones of coffee

M- Medium body with creamy feel

D- Very drinkable, not complex, but not boring.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2010 05:26:51 | More by JayS2629

megahurts4

Louisiana

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Dinkel Acker Dark

Appearance: Dark brown, small head, and some good lacing.

Smell: Caramel honey.

Taste: Caramel, slight honey, and subtle malts.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light.

Overall:
It's a nice lager. It isn't very powerful, but it has decent flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

10-12-2010 06:31:23 | More by megahurts4

jeremyd365

Michigan

3.93/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured a thick, oily dark with little head. Smelled and tasted of chocolate with a little hint of coffee. It had a solid body but didn't seem too heavy and was very drinkable. It was the same price as the Miller Lite's so it seemed a pretty good value.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2009 14:39:29 | More by jeremyd365

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a green bottle into a weizen glass. Has a dark brown color with a 1 inch head. Aroma is sweet and slightly fruity. Has a good but not strong flavor with mild bitterness. Feels a little creamy in the mouth. Drinkability is o.k. Overall this is a pretty good beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2009 22:58:05 | More by tone77

Schwab

Florida

3.88/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - I poured beer into glass and it left about 1.5" head in glass which unfortunately disappeared fairly quickly. It has a nice dark color, somewhere between red/amber/mahogany.

S - Roasty malt flavor, no hops or anything else.

T - Dominant dark malt flavor, no real hops, slightly bitter (just barely) and well balanced.

M - Great flavor, leaves slight dark malt aftertaste in mouth for another 15-20 sec.

D - Smooth beer, definitely great for heaver foods such as bbq, not necessarily your thirst quencher for 90+deg weather. Great beer!

The overall carbonation was somewhat flat; however, from the past, I know that many munich dunkel beers are like that. I personally like this beer and cannot wait to get another one.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2009 01:19:58 | More by Schwab

Rennpferd

Wisconsin

4.38/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

It poured very flat. There was no carbonation. It was a nice dark amber with a clear body.

It smelled very sweet and malty. It had characteristics of a cider.

A very robust malt flavor was present on the front of the pallet. It slowly gave way to a nice crisp and dry hop finish. A perfect transition from one aspect to the other. It had a solid medium body that was not too hearty but slightly filling.

A very drinkable beer. They taste and mouthfeel really make up for the middle of the road appearance.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2009 01:27:44 | More by Rennpferd

biggred1

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear, dark amber with a thin collar of foam that leaves minimal lace. Light toasted graininess in the nose with faint coffee grounds. Tastes of caramel malt, chalky cocoa and finishes with a coffee like bitterness. Light bodied and pleasant but not spectacular.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2009 23:57:25 | More by biggred1

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A mix of light ruby and dark amber at the bottom of the glass, that slowly descends into darkness as you go from bottom to top. Nice one finger head after the pour, but recedes to a nice film. Great bubblin too. The aroma is Munich malty bread and no real discernable hops. Watery heavily toasted and lightly roased malts. Ths gives a little hint of bread. Then some very faint lemongrass mint evens out the finish. Very smooth, watery a well as a little herbal note in the finish. Very drinkable, just needs some more flavor to make it a better German session beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2008 06:22:19 | More by scruffwhor

Offa

California

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

This dunkel is quite tasty, easy to drink with some complexity.

It's somewhat dark brown with a somewhat small off-white head that steadily shrinks to a wispy top.

The aroma is mostly sweet brown bread, toast, and leaves with hay and a hint of pine.

The taste is a little on the dry side and has toasty bread crust, leaves, hints of root beer and cola. It's clean snd very pleasant, even somewhat zesty and very easy to drink, yet but a bit bland.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2008 19:24:17 | More by Offa

snaotheus

Washington

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a dark nutty color with a light, thin head. Very malty, not very hoppy (typically German in my experience). Sweet, thin feeling in the mouth.

Had it on tap in a half liter glass at Schultzy's near the University of Washington. I kinda wish I had ordered a whole liter.

Serving type: on-tap

10-13-2008 02:30:40 | More by snaotheus

superdedooperboy

Georgia

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed on-tap at the Limelight Cafe in Augusta, GA.

Poured a nice, deep ruby-mahogany with a creamy, pillowy tan head that dissipated to a thin filament on the top of the beer and left nearly no lacing on the glass (most likely owing some to the chilled glass in which the beer was served).

Smelled of toasted malts and toffee.

Rich, full-bodied and smooth in mouthfeel; flavors of sweet, sweet caramel malt and a bit of brown sugar dominate the palate with some biscuit in the middle and finishing mostly sweet but with a slightly dry bitterness as well, with the sweetness lingering afterward.

Drinkability suffers as the beer, while enjoyably sweet in flavor, is almost cloyingly sweet, lending to a feeling on the palate almost comparable to a Doppelbock. I doubt I could down more than two of these (at the very most) in a sitting, at least without something less sweet in between.

Overall, a very pleasant brew, if a bit too sweet on the tongue. Not recommended for those not fond of this quality in a beer, but for fans of dunkel lagers, this is certainly a nice variation of the style.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2008 03:20:39 | More by superdedooperboy

BeerManDan

California

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The color when poured in a glass, was a medium dark brown with a reddish hue. No foam or lace at all. The smell of roasted malts and a sweet candy aroma was evident. The taste was of roasted malts, with a touch of caramel and just a hint of coffee. Not the intense flavor I was looking for, but it still was a pleasant taste overall. Nice quincher on a hot day or just standing around BSing with the guys and girls!

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2008 21:44:26 | More by BeerManDan

steveh

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A -- Clear, dark mahogany color with a thick, off-white head that settles to a persistent, finely bubbled cap.

S -- Toasty malt nose with very slight spicy hops back. No skunkiness, thanks to the sealed 12 pack -- xare needs to seek these out.

T -- Same toasty malts, starting sweet and finishing dry (as a good decoction mash will yield). Some faint bittering hops in the finish.

M -- Soft mouthfeel with a light-medium body.

D -- Wonderful drinkability -- a dark beer without the perceived stereotypes (as it should be). I'd been dying for a nice Munich style Dunkel and I'm happy I opted for the D-A again.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2008 21:43:29 | More by steveh