92 Ayinger Ur-Weisse, Privatbrauerei Aying (Germany). 5.8% ABV (7/11)
Cloudy deep amber color with a gray cast. Earthy aromas and flavors of dusty ripe banana bunch, baked yams, and spicy pudding with a vibrant supple fruity-yet-dry medium-full body and a long, harmonious Asian pear, honeyed fig, and nut-accented finish. Delicious and stately.
90 Leavenworth Biers Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, Fish Brewing Co. (WA). 4.7% ABV (7/10)
Deep mahogany color. Aromas of chocolate covered espresso beans and dark toasted banana nut bread follow through on a round, buoyant entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium body with very good depth and harmony of flavors. Finishes with a long, zesty peach marmalade, praline, and grassy hop-accented fade. A delicious, crowd pleasing dunkel weiss.
89 Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss Dunkel, Wurzburger Hofbrau (Germany). 5.5% ABV (7/10)
Hazy copper chestnut color with taupe blanket. Phenolic aromas of pewter, pumpernickel rye, dried banana muffin have a hint of singed rayon. A supple entry leads to a dryish medium body of toasted banana nut bread, molasses, and wafer. Finishes with a soft, melon rind, oily nut, and turned earth accented fade. Somewhat odd nose holds this back a bit, but otherwise a very nice beer.
89 Dunkel Weizen, Sprecher Brewing Co. (WI). 4.65% ABV (7/10)
Clear deep copper mahogany color. Aromas of toasted spice cake and sassafras follow through on a round, supple entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium body with good depth and a tangy citrus marmalade and herb bread-accented finish. Very tasty and refreshing.
88 Dunkel Weizen, John Harvard’s Brew House, Framingham (MA). 5.7% ABV (7/10) %{Brewpub}
Dark reddish mahogany color. Aromas of toffeed nuts, sarsaparilla, and banana cake follow through on a round entry to a dryish medium-to-full body with good depth and smoothness. Finishes with a tangy, roasted Brazil nut, white peach, Meyer lemon zest, and wheat berry-accented fade. A nicely framed, very serious and dry dunkel weiss that carves out its own distinctive niche of flavor.
86 Shiner Holiday Cheer Dunkelweizen, Spoetzl Brewery (TX). 5.4% ABV (11/10)
Deep reddish mahogany color. Rich peach pie and soda, and chocolate covered nut aromas with a round, frothy, fruity medium-to-full body and a pecan brittle and grassy earth-accented finish. Tasty and fun.
86 Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen, The Boston Beer Co. (MA). 5.3% ABV (7/11)
Clear copper color. Aromas of chocolate covered graham cracker and banana-maple-almond fudge with a supple, frothy fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body and a crisp kiwi, licorice, leek and praline finish. A tasty, easy drinking dunkel with pair with food.
83 Dunkelweizen, Bastone Brewery (MI). 5.2% ABV (7/09) %{Brewpub}
Deep brown color. Fruity caramel fudge aromas follow through on a round entry to a fruity-yet-dry medium body with dark caramel apple and banana soufflé note. Finishes with a tangy apple nut granola and tilled earth fade. Nice roasted character.
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