Fürst Carl Dunkel
Brewery: Fürst Carl Schlossbrauerei
Town: Ellingen
Style: Dunkles
Color: mahogany
Head: off-white, creamy
Nose: richly malty, caramel, slight roast
Body: medium, fizzy
Palate: balanced, richly malty, coffee, undercurrent of roast and hops
Finish: lingering, semi-dry, bittersweet
Served: on tap at Fürst Carl Bräustüberl
Impression: The beer I’d had years ago in a bottle, not knowing it was from Franconia mostly lives up to the memory. It’s overly carbonated and the CO2 creeps in on what is essentially a very nice Dunkles. It’s got a bit of roast to the malty palate and dries out nicely in the lingering bittersweet finish. Shame it’s poured so poorly.
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