8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into lager glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours crystal clear deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of nuttiness, roast, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of nuttiness, roast, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, light nutty/roast, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with no fruity/yeasty notes. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 5.7%. Overall this is an excellent Munich dunkel lager. All around great complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, easy, and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and rich Munich malt showcase, with just enough noble hops to balance sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example.