Mike Loves Beer

Name - Penn Dark
Country - United States
Type - Munich Dunkel Lager

Appearance - Poured a deep brown color with very minimal sand colored head.

Smell - Subtle smells that are mostly malts.  A bit of chocolate and a roasted smell to it.

Taste - Some sweet malts that have hints of chocolate and brown sugar.  A slight roasted taste at the end.

I love when you can find a lager that is not typical of what most of America has come to think of lagers.  This one does that from it’s dark color to completely different smells and tastes.  While not the best lager I’ve ever had this is definitely a good one and would recommend it.

Overall Grade – B-

Name - Hofbräu Dunkel
Country - Germany
Type - Dunkel Lager

Appearance - Deep red almost brown color.  The first glass produced a very small head that disappeared almost immediately but my second had a much fuller white frothy head.

Smell - Malty smell but was a little sweet like citrus.

Taste - Sweet taste similar to the smell.  A hint of honey.

Dunkel lagers are quickly becoming a favorite of mine and this one definitely is up there.  I kind of chose this one at random just because it was a dunkel.  I was not disappointed at all as it was a nice full taste that I was hoping for with that bit of sweetness.

Overall Grade – B+