König Ludwig Dunkel
Served on draught into a Konig Ludwig Dunkel .3L glass in Berlin, Germany. A: Pours a dark brown colour with a lovely head of moderate cream and fair retention. Appealing. Sm: Light scent of treated barley, very hoppy but subtle. Maybe some chocolate. T: Chocolate and cream on open to balanced build of hops with a creamy finish. Rather nice. The cream is balanced on either side of the body yet the chocolate bleeds into the body, a very nice effect in a dunkel. Mf: Silky but not too dry or wet. Glides along the tongue like a hydroplaning tyre. Quite fantastic. Dry on the open, but not overdone. Dr: If the open wasn't so dry, I could down pint after pint, but this beer doesn't go for repeated session style drinking; it's meant to be enjoyed. Give it a go, lads.