Warsteiner Premium Dunkel - Warsteiner Brauerei

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

1.53/5  rDev -55.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Watery brown colour, with odd old smell. Tastes like sucking on a piece of cloth. If you really need to drink. Very grainy, too much carbonation. Like a club soda with some cheap gin or scotch drop poured in. Some malts, perhaps a hint of roast, acidic.

Serving type: on-tap

02-09-2005 03:56:53 | More by northyorksammy

MuddyFeet

North Carolina

3.08/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Overall, a rather boring beer. Not much really stood out in this beer. It poured dark in color, but with a thin appearance. The head was thick and frothy. The aroma was slightly malty. The flavor was malty again, with a slightly creamy finish. I could not notice any hops. The mouthfeel was overall kind of flat. It kind of reminded me of a toned down mild, perhaps good as a session beer?

Serving type: on-tap

01-31-2005 00:03:36 | More by MuddyFeet

necoadam

Connecticut

3.6/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at East Side in New Britain CT

Came in a half-liter mug. Appearance was medium brown color with some good carbonation visible.

Smell consisted of some cocoa, a touch of chocolate and some malts round out the nose.

Taste was ok as well. Caramel and malts are the backbone to this brew. It's a touch of the sweet side, but the cocoa balances the sweetness out. Wasn't too bad I gotta admit. Perhaps it was a little too soft on the palate. On-tap this was pretty decent, but I don't know how much better it is in the bottle. But this was good.

Serving type: on-tap

11-11-2004 20:37:08 | More by necoadam

drewbage

California

3.2/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Sampled on draft at the Yard House in Pasadena, CA in a standard American straight sided cheater pint.

Beer pours into the glass as a dark brown brew with almost no head in this pour virtually up to the lip of the glass.

Aroma is lightly nutty with the barest hints of toffee hiding behind a CO2 masked aroma of light hops.

Beer comes to the palate with a dry nut body and just the lightest residual sweetness... Surprising in the face of the dry nutty notes to the rest of the brew.

Overall.. drinakble.. unoffensive, but certainly nothing to make a man jump up and holler. (For the record.. I would take this over Newcastle any two days of the week)

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2004 22:00:13 | More by drewbage

Bierguy5

Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

Pours a dark brown liruid, with no head at all. No lace left on the glass at all. Smells slightly of a roasted malt, but also sweetish. Taste was not bad, a small amount of roasted flavor, with very little bitterness. It seemed a bit thin in the mouthfeel department. It was however, very drinkable. This wasn't as bad as it sounds, it just didn't stand out. There wasn't a whole lot of anything in this beer. It was smooth though.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2004 14:51:29 | More by Bierguy5

Gavage

New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Bronze in color with thick head that strangely produced no lacing. The aroma was of light roasted malt. The flavor was of roasted malt, caramel, and some bitterness. This beer was on the much lighter side of what should be a medium bodied dunkel.

The mouthfeel was thin and somewhat watery. This creates a very drinkable dunkel, and could be a decent afternoon session beer that won't weigh you down.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2004 12:44:40 | More by Gavage

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A clear, russett brown body is capped by a short head of creamy, off-white foam that holds well before dropping to a thin collar. The nose is clean with the exception of some slight lager yeast sulphur. It offers a light note of dark kilned malt, but it's neither chocolatey or roasty. Its medium body and fine, median carbonation leave it gently crisp and smooth in the mouth. The flavor reveals a bit more chocolate and dark caramel than the nose suggests (but not much more), and an edge of floral/grassy hops rounds it out. It finishes dry with some light residual bitterness and a mild, lingering, dark maltiness.

Serving type: on-tap

11-02-2003 03:02:21 | More by NeroFiddled

Dogbrick

Ohio

3.35/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On draught at the German Village Oktoberfest. Dark reddish-brown with a thin beige head. The aroma is lightly nutty. It is light-bodied for a Dunkel, with notes of coffee and nuts. The finish is crisp which makes this a decent session beer overall. However it lacks any real character or complexity.

Serving type: on-tap

10-06-2003 17:04:33 | More by Dogbrick

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A beauty that is impressive in appearance and tastes good as well. The dunkel is dark amber with a firm tan head and decent lacing. The aroma is malty and has a bit of breadiness added in to tne mix. Clearly the flavor has a strong malt start, but it also has a nicely dry finish. The feel is medium and it is not a crisp as desired. Nice drinkability.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2003 03:54:48 | More by AtLagerHeads

Ellbert

Ohio

3.2/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

This was a decent beer. It looked okay. It was very much like a light macro with its apperance. Very light golden color and you could see right through it.

The smell was better. It smelt of a more complex light macro and the taste was the same, light but complex. Instead of rice it was malt. More robust than it looked and smelt.

Mouthfeel was ok. Pretty much what I expected from the look but it didn't match the flavor.

I could drink this all night. A very easy brew to drink.

Drink UP

Serving type: on-tap

09-16-2003 02:42:40 | More by Ellbert

kaszeta

New Hampshire

3.73/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Tasted at the 2003 AOBF: Stammtisch

Pours with a deep amber body, with a very light frothy head. It has a nice earthy aroma, with plenty of malt, and a bit of grass. Taste is similar, with nice malt and grain flavor and a fair amount of hops. Substantial mouthfeel, rolls over the tongue. A pleasant Dunkel, but there are better ones out there.

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2003 19:56:58 | More by kaszeta

Reidrover

Oregon

2.28/5  rDev -34.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

On tap at Gustav's Restaurant, Clackamas, Oregon.
Beer looks like a glass of black coffee with a tan head..by "black coffee" i dont really mean completely black..but a mahogany brown colour.
Smell was quite subdued..slight chocolaty style malts but not much.
Very thin and watery tatslessness..poor carbonation..flat horrid.
Thin and wat too watery on the tongue.
Not very drinkable at all..i wonder if there was some problem with the keg?

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2003 00:38:42 | More by Reidrover

taez555

Massachusetts

2.88/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer poured a rather clear but dark brownish amber, almost red in the right light. The head was a very small white.

The nose was very subtle. A little bready, some slight hints of earth, but very subtle in the bar.

The taste was watery and light. Very lightly carbonated. Some nice dark bready malt flavors. A surprisingly earthy hop intenceness that could almost be mistaken for a skunk flavor, but is just a classic german hop charector. Beyond that though, very light and watery. A mellow bitterness and earthy hop taste.

If I wanted to give someone a sample of what a real dunkel at beirgarden in germany tastes like I might give them this and say "it's like this, but better" It's not too bad, but I've had a lot better.

Serving type: on-tap

09-08-2003 04:59:43 | More by taez555

UnionMade

Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the Warsteiner tasting at Eli Cannon's on April 24th, 2003.
Dark brownish umber, with a mahogany hue through the light. Puffy almond head that quickly dimishes, but most likely because of the burger I was eating at the time.
Smells mildly roasty and light, with a crisp clean lager-ish quality. Mild herbal hopping balances out the malts. Malts are sweet and clean.
Flavor is light and roasty, yet sweet. Very clean, well done. Mild herbal hopping comes through towards the end and finishes the beer with a light crispness. Not exceptionally flavorful, but extremely clean. Moderate small bubbled carbonation. Smooth. Aftertaste is very mild, leaving little flavor to be wanting more, but still a very good pint. I'd take another.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2003 17:52:26 | More by UnionMade

BittRnessabounds

Colorado

3.15/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this on tap at Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown, CT. The keg was tapped 2 days prior. This Dunkel poured a fairly nondescript brown with a modest head that dissipated quickly, and not much lace remained. The smell was sweet and malty but not very complex or interesting. The taste was much of the same. It was very difficult to pick out one strong or dominant flavor, but there were slight hints of fruit and perhaps chocolate. The mouthfeel was not great, fairly light bodied, with moderate carbonation. All in all I would call this a just slightly above average beer that was enjoyable enough, but I probably wouldn't seek it out.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2003 21:05:52 | More by BittRnessabounds

LarryKemp

Texas

3.68/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer was dark brown but lacked a good head - of course that could because of the time lag between pour and being served by waitress. The aroma was mild with a no hoppiness in the nose. The flavor balanced malts and hops but the hop bitterness stung the tongue slightly. The mouthfeel was light to moderate. The beer was very drinkable although it was mild in all aspects. I would say this is a middling Dunkel

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2003 19:52:50 | More by LarryKemp

bditty187

Nebraska

3.48/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Out of the tap, I received a dark-ruby bodied beer with a limited white head. The body lacked the substance you’d expect for the style. This was noticed in the taste and mouthfeel of it, a little thin and a little watery. The nose had a familiar aromatic backdrop – the same as Warsteiner’s Premium Verum, I thought that was odd. In the foreground was the malt, raisin, alcohol, which proved it was a Dunkel (the smell was balanced well). The taste was subdued but enjoyable. The simplicity of the flavor works and it’s drinkability is excellent. You could get tennis-elbow it is so easy to drink!

I think this would be a fine session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

10-04-2002 12:09:56 | More by bditty187

WilliamPhilaPa

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on tap at a friends wedding Saturday. I must say I had no problems drinking this all night, they had a few other German brews Dab, Warsteiner Pils which is also decent. But this dunkle offered the most I think. It may not compare to some other dunkles but nothing bad about it. Pours a clear dark brown/almost black. The head is a tan/brown color, very small but creamy. Taste was is slightly more assertive on tap.On the palate there is a slight malty sweetness that is enjoyable, slight fruitiness, and slight bitterness also.
Mouth feel is slightly watery but smooth.
Overall a good beer for the price, I believe a case is around $20 in Philly.
I'm just happy they did not only have Coors Light, and Miller Light at the Banquet hall.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2002 07:36:54 | More by WilliamPhilaPa

AaronRed

New York

3.53/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Having this on tap, I could taste that it was fresh. Nice looking, clear but dark, with a nice creamy head. Taste was somewhat assertive; a little bitterness hits the back of the throat, but does not detract from the slight malty sweetness. Not my favorite, but certainly worth trying. Smooth for such a dark beer, as only the Germans can do.

Serving type: on-tap

03-29-2002 20:06:25 | More by AaronRed