Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen | Chad'z Beer Reviews #332

Season 11, Episode 2. Originally aired 16 September 2010

BREWERY'S DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION:
Samuel Adams® Dunkelweizen, literally translated as "dark wheat" beer, is a darker version of the traditional Bavarian wheat beers dating back to the 15th century. Dark amber-brown in color, this brew is coarse filtered, leaving a notable haze and offering a dense, white rocky head.
Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen is brewed with authentic Bavarian wheat beer yeast, which imparts a wide spectrum of flavors and aromas from spicy clove and nutmeg to tropical fruit and banana. This traditional yeast is rarely used by American brewers so the flavors it creates are often unfamiliar, even to craft beer drinkers. The yeast character is complemented by the taste of the malted wheat that adds a cereal note. The result is a beer that, although quite complex and flavorful, is medium in body, with a crisp finish.
Flavor: Caramel and toasted malt notes integrated with the traditional German weizen beer fermentation aromas of clove and banana.
Color: Dark amber brown
Original Gravity: 12.6° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 5.1 %ABV -- 4.0 %ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 168
Malt Variety: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, Malted wheat, Carawheat® malt, and Carafa® malt.
*Carafa® and Carawheat® are registered trademarks of Weyermann Malt, Bamburg, Germany.
Hop Variety: Hallertau Mittlefrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: W-68 ale yeast
Availability: Seasonal (Aug. - Oct) in the Harvest Collection Variety Pack
First Brewed: 2009

HOW THIS BEER RATES:
Rate Beer: 78 (overall) 88 (style)
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Beer Advocate: B (users) B- (bros)
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My rating: watch the review and see!

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[vrolsh]

Henry cracked me up with his attitude towards Sam Adams. Thanks guys for telling it how it is :)

[YayBeerReviews]

Well, I'm bummed. Can't get that many dunks around here. Weihenstephaner is probably the best one I can get without a long drive. It would have been nice to have a choice. I will still give this one a shot, but I am not a Sam-Fan already, so... sigh.