Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel - Erdinger Weissbräu

FLima

Brazil

3.39/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Murky brown color with a two finger off-white head with medium retention.
Light aroma of earthy hops and sligthly toasted malts and wheat.
Similarly, taste of toasted malt and wheat with earthy hops and notes of caramel and condiments.
Light body with medium carbonation and tiny bubbles. Zesty feeling.
A light body dunkel with good drinkability, though I found the other Erdingers more interesting.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 20:10:28 | More by FLima

dar482

New York

4.29/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The color is dark brown with a light brown head.

There is not much of an aroma, but of some banana and malt.

The taste does not fit the color. It's light like regular hefeweizens (wheat beers). It has a crystal malt taste. I would compare it almost to lighter fruitier red/brown ale.

The mouthfeel is light and the finish is easy. It's extremely drinkable and really a treat. I would have this many times again.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2013 02:14:54 | More by dar482

AmitC

Indiana

3.99/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a 500 ml bottle into a Weihenstephaner hefe glass.

Color is dark chocolate brown with a good amount of ruby hues. Head is about two fingers thick with a good retention. Not a huge head for a dunkel. Decent lacing that does not stick much. Bubbly. Almost opaque.

Aroma is very thin. Strength is moderate to low. Wheat for sure. Typical hefe yeasts. Some roasted malts. Coffee. Caramel. Sweetness.

Taste is full of wheat. Some huge malts as well. Yeast is a lot. Coffee and caramel. A bit of roastiness. Finish is dry and semi sweet.

Mouth feel is full bodied. Good thickness and well rounded. High carbonation. Easy to drink and very pleasant. No astringency.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 01:05:10 | More by AmitC

AdamBear

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A-cloudy brown with a thin tan head that fades to nothing

S-dark German grains and caramel. Definitely smells tasty but not of high quality. Has an artificial aspect to it

T-comes in as it smells. Dark German grains and caramels. Tasty but once again it tastes slightly artificial as if caramel syrups were added to it. Nothing off to it, no bad flavors.

M-high carbonation with a semi dry finish

O-definitely not how an authentic German should be tasting. Still though, it's an enjoyable beer by all means. I just expect a lot more in terms of raw flavor.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:43:06 | More by AdamBear

djura

Serbia

3.08/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Found it in Romania.

A - Dark as night color with nice dirty foam. Medium carbonation.
S - Dark fruits,blueberry,some sweet malt.
T/M - Huge carbonation,bitter finish,caramel-burned sugar. Not so drinkable,no wheat taste in it,too much carbonation.
O - Expected much more from this, but it is average beer for the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 20:39:29 | More by djura

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a straight pint glass.

Pours a cloudy light brown colour, with a lively white head.

Smells very sweet and malty.

Tastes... very sweet and malty. Almost overbearing in some aspects, as it is a very general malt taste, very bready, and almost chewy if you can imagine that.

Overall an okay attempt but this is really an example of how bland some wheat beers can get.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 19:49:36 | More by CwrwAmByth

delta490

Virginia

3.8/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a 500ml bottle into an Imperial Pint glass. Fairly short-lived creamy light tan head (probably due to the glass used), but it did linger and leave some lacing. Nice deep brown (almost black) and no light gets through. Not much aroma detected, but had a nice roasted malt taste, with coffee and little bitterness on the finish. Had a nice mouthfeel, as well.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 08:28:09 | More by delta490

standardcherry

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle served into a pilsner glass. Best before May 2013.

A: First dunkel I've had but I guess this is a good looking one. Lightly clouded dark brown color with a big off-white head.
S: Light fruitiness (apples/banana), and caramel malts. A bit grassy/bready. Pretty good.
T: Opens with a bready flavor. A bit of apple and spices in the middle. Finishes with a clean malty caramel flavor.
M: Light/medium bodied with a bit of a high carbonation. A crisp and smooth finish. Leaves some stickiness in the mouth.
O: First ever dunkel but I'd gladly try more. A good beer that I'd drink again.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 04:01:58 | More by standardcherry

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500 ml bottle into signature weizen glass, best before 9/2013. Pours very hazy dark brown color with a nice 2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice rocky cap that lasts. Spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass, with plenty of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, banana, clove, pear, apple, brown bread, wheat, pepper, floral, and herbal earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance, strength, and complexity of malt and ester notes. Taste of caramel, chocolate, banana, clove, brown bread, wheat, pear, apple, floral, herbal, and yeast earthiness. No bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, banana, clove, pear, apple, chocolate, floral, brown bread, wheat, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice balance and complexity of dark malt and yeast esters, with good robustness of flavor; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish as expected. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a moderately creamy and very crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed at all after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice dunkelweizen! Very nice balance and complexity of malt and yeast ester flavors; and extremely smooth to drink. A very enjoyable well rounded example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 06:50:02 | More by superspak

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Erdinger is the epitome of the Germanic dark wheat beer for me, and although not a style I'd personally choose, think this is a well brewed example. Stays true to form, despite the lengthy shipping distance to the LCBO in which it was bought for a "trip down memory lane"...

Pours a hazy dark brown with an impressive tan head, that has good staying power as well as lacing. A visually impressive pour. Aroma is wheat and "German" yeast forward, although with some caramelized and roasted dark malt undertones. Very rarely do I pick up on "toffee" that many others smell, but even I can find it in this nose. The sweet flavour is rather simple and uninspiring, but true to form. Caramel notes and some roasted malts, but I find the wheat and yeast typical of this style pretty overwhelming. As I'm not a big fan of either flavour, this is the first time I've purchased this beer outside of Germany.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 01:24:52 | More by hopsolutely

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

2.73/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: Deep mahogany colour, pours a huge thick frothy head that is off white in colour. Looking through a light you can see the active carbonation.

S: I keep getting a tin smell from the beer. Soft notes of caramel/toffee

T: There is an upfront tin flavour, then you get caramel and toffee a bit and some nice soft coffee on the palate late in the taste. Some residual bitterness that is very soft.

M: Carbonation is nice for a wheat beer. Sort of an oily feel to it too.

O: The tin flavour just takes it all away for me. Not all that great of a wheat dunkel.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2012 00:35:17 | More by Kremlock

Everydayoff

Thailand

3.6/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap served in an Erdinger weizen glass at She Bar, Bangkok.

Dark brown color with thick frothy tan head that stands with great retention, it collapses to everlasting foamy laver covering atop. There is plenty of intricate lacing clinging here and there. Suggestion by a nuance of dark fruits in the aroma yet also reminds of citrus, banana, some spice and hint of roasted malt.

Load of citrus and dark fruits contact the palate sensation. Bready malt and hint of roasted malt participate with some spiciness. The body is medium with smooth mouthfeel and dry finish. Pretty good overall.

Serving type: on-tap

10-13-2012 15:18:05 | More by Everydayoff

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Erdinger Hefe-Weizen Dark has a thick, fizzy, beige head that quickly dissipates, a little bit of lacing, and a dark brown, very cloudy, bubbly appearance. The aroma is of tea, chocolate powder, sweet brown bread, yeast, and maybe raisin. The flavor is almost identical, and there is essentially no bitterness associated with the beer. One picks up a good amount of tap water in the taste. Mouthfeel is medium, and Erdinger Hefe-Weizen Dark finishes mostly dry, refreshing, and watery. Overall, it is a very good beer, but not an excellent one.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2012 20:51:30 | More by RonaldTheriot

Guden

Maryland

2.9/5  rDev -22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a hefe glass at Tiroler Hut in London.

A- very dark with caramel brown highlights and a big fluffy white head holding some yeast.

S- not a lot here. I was expecting banana, clove and a little roast, all I get is some sweet grain and corn.

T- like the nose the flavor is seriously lacking. Grainy wheat and a hint of toasty bitterness, and some metallic yeastiness.

M- medium to medium light in body but with the creamy wheat character and high carbonation I expect of a hefe.

O- I was very disappointed by this beer. Fortunately I drank it after finishing my excellent Austrian meal so it did not get in the way of that.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 21:48:02 | More by Guden

Brabander

Netherlands

3.23/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I got this bottle a few months ago from Jeroen (PapaEugene). I brought him two Westvleteren brick boxes and 12 Westmalle extra bottle and Jeroen gave me some German beer bottles for the trouble. Thanks Jeroen!

Poured in my original Erdinger Weißbier glass the beers looks absolutely good. Colalike fluid and a big lightbrown head with millions of bubbles.

The head disappears after a while and then i looks like there is only cola in the glass.

Nothing specific to smell, far away the malt but that's it! Taste is very neutral and there is still some carbonation left.

No spectacular beer...

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2012 16:23:05 | More by Brabander

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.65/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served in a bottle at Tonic (Hilton Beijing) in Beijing, China

A: Pours a cloudy dark brown in color with heavy amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a three finger tall frothy and dense dark beige head (which stood about one full finger above the top of the glass) that had good retention properties, eventually reducing to a patchy surface of thin film and some small thicker patches and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light aromas of dark malts and yeast with just a hint of sweetness. Additionally there is a light presence of clove that can be detected.

T: The flavor is dominated by the dark malts which also have a light amount of sweetness to them and there are some lesser notes of clove and yeast.

M: Light to medium bodied with heavy amounts of carbonation. Smooth.

O: This beer is light and easy to drink but does not have the same strength of flavor and aroma that some other examples have in the style. This is a very solid beer but not anything special.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 01:28:01 | More by dbrauneis

TheBrewo

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

We pour a beer the hues of the darkest chocolate. It holds a tight two finger head of medium brown bubbles. This shows great retention, leaving sheets and spots of lacing around the glass. Carbonation appears average, and no sediment is noted. The aroma is rich with deep malts. These are caramel, chocolate, and roasty to the max. There is booze and butter on the back. This is all cut by a fruity sweetness of fig and black cherry. Our first impression is that the flavoring is calm and warming. As we sip, light roasty grain comes in. At first it seems a bit watery, but it quickly opens up with more depth and fire. Caramel sweetness comes first, but is quickly followed by that deep roast from the snout. The peak shows light diacetyls and buttery notes. This is brief, being quickly replaced by chocolate, and that same roasty grain from the front. The end shows the most bitter part of the tasting, with booze and pricking grain. The grain here touches on paler notes, and is washed down by another quick flash of dark roast. The aftertaste breathes of chocolate, roast, toast, baker’s yeast, grass, and minerals. The body is medium, and the carbonation is medium. Each sip gives big froth and cream, with a nice slurp and smack to the end. The mouth is coated with this initial wetness, but becomes dried with a thick astringency. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks easily.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was the depth to the grain profile in both the nose and taste. If we had one complaint, it was that the nose was a bit too light. We wish that it popped more right from the time of opening the bottle. The flavoring was robust enough, and was well balanced among the complexity, for a nice treat.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 20:53:06 | More by TheBrewo

BlurryVisi0n

New York

3.95/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served in a weizen glass.

Appearance: Pours a dark cloudy brown, bubbles all over the body. Off-white head about two fingers length over the body.

Smell: Light banana, and and little malty. Not bad at all but not the best beer you will ever smell either.

Taste: This is good, definitely at minimum a four, it is complex with banana and hops. Lightly bitter and you can say a sweet but not soda sweet just enough to offset the hops.

Mouth: Medium to heavy no doubt, it is so smooth you at the moment couldn't think of nothing better to drink.

Overall: This is definitely a great brew, having this during a barbeque [priceless]. Drink up and enjoy, Salud!

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 20:27:20 | More by BlurryVisi0n

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Unfiltered and a very dark brown/black. Pours a large head of foam that takes awhile to die down to a solid film and lacing. Looks great.

Aroma is of banana and clove upfront, some baked apple notes, malts are thick and caramelized in the back. Remains quite light and inviting.

Taste offers a very creamy and malty character. Initially fruitiness (more apple) and then a really good complexity with a host of light spice flavours and ripe banana, with plenty of dark malt character. Plenty going on to keep the palate interested.

Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated first with a moderate body. Quite yeasty and dry but is nicely balanced by maltiness. Fairly creamy feel to it, and remains quite light for all the dark malt flavour.

This is good stuff, quite nice to drink. Wouldn't rank it up with Weihenstephaner, for a couple setbacks. It doesn't have the same depth of standout flavour, and the mouthfeel while pleasant, is far less full and has more of a thin carbonation aspect. Still worth trying, and nice drinkable stuff.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 23:23:49 | More by mick303

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

i liked this one. on sale at the duty free fridge in delhi, india. poured a reddish brown color with a glorious rising off white head. smells like fruity yeast, german malts of many varieties, and a touch of hops. flavor is nice, very well balanced without the sweetness that usually comes with this style. more of an amber taste to me, with the wheat malt being playing more of a supporting role. notes of caramel and banana also present themselves in turn. feel is a little light i think, but i liked this beer a lot despite that. its got relaxed bubbles and a long complex finish. i could have drank quite a number of these if i had more rupees. good juice!

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 13:24:13 | More by StonedTrippin

UCLABrewN84

California

3.58/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Best before 12/2012.

Pours an opaque dark brown with a 2 inch foamy dark khaki head that settles to a thin cap on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of wheat, caramel, and some yeast aromas. Taste is of wheat and caramel mainly with some slight yeast flavors. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is easy drinking but nothing really stands out with this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 02:34:16 | More by UCLABrewN84

Converge

Alberta (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

500ml bottle poured into a 22.3oz weizen glass.

A - Pours a hazy dark brown, with reddish highlights. Huge foamy tan head, with fair retention and minimal lacing.

S - Smells a little off to me. Caramel malt and some light notes of dark dried fruits. Pilsener malt, subtle grassy hops, German yeast and mild skunk. Nice and bready, with yeast and dark fruit, but also some light skunk and metallic oxidization.

T - Bready, yeasty, with some slight oxidation in the finish of the first sip. Over-ripe banana, light spices, wheat and caramel malt, and cola syrup notes come through as well. Maybe some plum. Overall it's definitely lacking compared to other Dunkelweizens, but nothing terrible by any means. Just average.

M - Medium bodied with lively carbonation, too high for my liking, but still very smooth. Slight stickiness as well as some yeast build up on the palate.

D - A decent representation of the style, but even in my limited exposure to Dunkels I've certainly tasted better. Just an average, run-of-the-mill German brew, but a drinkable and solid one at that.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2012 04:20:41 | More by Converge

BierStein711

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

pint bottle poured into weizen, jet, cocoa black

Four finger dark white head

Smell: alcohol, wheat malt

Taste: chocolate malt, munich malt, cocoa, alcohol

Mouthfeel: moderate, not too thick

Overall, I'd have this again.

Not a bad offering from the world's number one Weissbrau.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 21:42:20 | More by BierStein711

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Hazy brown with some ruby notes, 2 fingers of eggshell coloured head, some lace. Smell is malty with some dark breads, grainy wheat with a slight roast, also a metallic like scent was present at first but as it warmed became non existent. Taste is malty, dark breads, chocolate, faint flavours of bruised banana, light smokey roast flavours in the finish as well. Medium carbonation, medium body, odd grainy rough feel on the palate. This is just OK but nothing about this really comes together for me, honestly cant picture a situation where I would have this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2012 14:01:36 | More by peensteen

mbehrns

Alberta (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer is Pretty good, a little to much Carmel flavor for me... Won't turn it down but won't rush to buy it again... After all, I really like beer. It was about 3 1/2 dollars at the local beer store in Calgary. I tend to think there's probably many other beers that are a better bang for the buck.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2012 03:27:14 | More by mbehrns