Trader Joe's does a lot of things right, and this Dunkelweizen is no exception, so don't let those Whole Foods hipsters talk you out of Trader Joe's JosephBrau brand just because they can't find their favorite Kasha bars, or [insert other funny unusual products] there.
Dunkelweizen is made of roasted and caramel wheats, usually not more than 13%, but there's no telling here. The balance is made with "pale malted barley" here.
Color & Froth: a brown color and frothy head are true to the style, if not better than most wheat beers on execution (I've had wheat beer flatten like a pancakes on me). Tight bubbles that last awhile, and a cloudy brown, just like the over powering 5 hop DunkelweiZenGuy I made for Christmas.
Aroma: a nice mix of bread with bananas and clove in nearly equal measure. Maybe a banana bread with clove powder on top if you wan't to be catchy about it. By comparison, since I'm not particularly religious about the whole bread, banana and clove wheat beer trip, so I just over-hopped the DunkelweiZenGuy I made for Christmas, like the Chinese took Tibet.
Favor: same same, sweet banana bread with this lingering clove flavor, with a moderately sweet, caramel concentrate flavor that reminds me of soda extract, or more to the point-- you'll find bourbon notes and tones in this beer. It might be a good choice to wash back some locally distilled whiskey if you have a mind, and if you don't, there's always Jim Beame, or Diageo's acquired brands- Bulliet and Dickel.
Body-- medium bodied, malty feel, but a little thin vs. what might have been. Nice balance of malt to ethanol, and nicely balanced aroma to taste.
The pickled masses at Beeradvocate.com rate this beer at 80. I think it's better than that, but you'll have to pour one to find out.
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