Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen

I've featured a few Hefeweizens as my beer of the week, but I think this is our first Dunkelweizen.  As the name suggests, a Dunkelweizen is very similar to a Hefeweizen, with one distinct difference: it's darker.  Dunkel is German for dark, and in Southern Germany ordering a "Dunkel" will most likely get you this delicious dark, malty and yeasty beer.  If you like Hefeweizens, you'll notice how the roasted malt brings out even more of the flavors that that crazy unfiltered yeast brings to the table.  From the official website: "Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen is brewed with authentic Bavarian wheat beer yeast, which imparts a wide spectrum of flavors and aromas from spicy clove and nutmeg to tropical fruit and banana. This traditional yeast is rarely used by American brewers so the flavors it creates are often unfamiliar, even to craft beer drinkers.  The yeast character is complemented by the taste of the malted wheat that adds a cereal note. The result is a beer that, although quite complex and flavorful, is medium in body, with a crisp finish."  Yeah, this is a good one, you'll enjoy adding it to your beer tasting experience... Cheers!

 Official rating: B