Schwanen Bräu Kellerbier Dunkel in Krug & glass
Brewery: Schwanenbräu
Town: Ebermannstadt
Style: Kellerbier
Color: unfiltered light amber
Head: off white, thinning
Nose: floral hops, some grain
Body: medium
Palate: hoppy from the start, quite dry, undercurrent of grain
Finish: dry, bitter
Served: on tap at the brewery’s Schwanenbräu Keller
Impression: This was listed as Kellerbier Dunkel at their Keller but the website said their Lagerbier Dunkel was the beer available. So, I assumed it was the same beer and was happy enough as I’d liked it at their pub in town many years prior. It came in a Krug so I couldn’t see if it looked the same but it sure didn’t taste anything like what I remembered. I got the next one in a glass and it definitely didn’t look like the same beer. Check out my review of the Lagerbier Dunkel to compare. It was a dark brown filtered beer more in the Dunkles family while this one was much lighter in color and unfiltered. It was also much hoppier. I liked both of them but would have to admit that this Kellerbier makes a great session beer, what you’re looking for when in a Bierkeller.
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