I
have great friends! They buy me lots of beer and that's rad. One of
those great friends is a brilliant and charming SL, who gifted me with a
pair of brews for my birthday, one of which was Dunkels Bock, from
Toronto's Bandit Brewery. Like Bandit's other brews, this one featured a
raccoon on the label of the 500mL bottle.
At 6.3%,
Dunkels Bock had some real heat, without being too strong. It was a
swampy brown brew that poured with an eggshell head. It's aroma wasn't
particularly pungent, but it had notes of grain and brown sugar, and a
bit of spice. The flavour proved to be extremely malty, with lots of
sweetness, some earthy tones, and some clove spice. Not a lot of
bitterness, but there was a fair degree of boozy warmth that belied the
6.3% listing--I'd have guessed stronger.
A dark
lager with some heft and some heart, I thought that Dunkels Bock was a
strong effort from a good new brewery. A tad sweet, but really quite
nice.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10.
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