Beers similar to Dunkel

Dunkel·Germany·4.5% ABV·One of 95 Dunkels in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Dunkel's roasted and bready character. Chestnut brown, with strong roasted malt aromas and the scent of a crusty farmhouse loaf. The body is full, and hop and roasted-malt bitterness mark the finish. Dunkel is brewed at 12° original gravity and 4.5% ABV, in a brewery that has been brewing in Passau since at least 1618. The Fürstenbau dates from 1692.

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10 beers like Dunkel

Guidobald Export Dunkel

Privatbrauerei Wieninger

Germany · Dunkel · 5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and bitterness like Dunkel; adds chocolate notes.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedtoastybreadybitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Dunkelchocolatecoffeenuttyclean

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Schwarze

Innstadt-Bräu

Germany · Dunkel · 4.7%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Dunkel's fullness and bitterness — plus coffee notes, minus toasty notes.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedbreadybittermalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Dunkelcoffeespicysweettoasty

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Rød Tuborg

Tuborg

Denmark · Dunkel · 4.3%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Dunkel on fullness and malt character — adds richness, but without the bitterness.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedbreadymaltytoasty

Structure: very close

Compared to Dunkelrichsweetbitter

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Wieninger Dunkles Lagerbier

Privatbrauerei Wieninger

Germany · Dunkel · 5.2%

88%

MATCH

As with Dunkel, same fullness and malt character, plus floral notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Schammelsdorfer Dunkles Landbier

Brauerei Knoblach

Germany · Dunkel · 5.3%

88%

MATCH

Same fullness and bitterness as Dunkel, adds dryness, a notch stronger, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Bärni Spezial Dunkel

Brauerei Felsenau

Switzerland · Dunkel · 5.2%

87%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and malt character with Dunkel; adds hop character, a notch stronger, but drops fullness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Tucher Urfränkisch Dunkel

Tucher Privatbrauerei

Germany · Dunkel · 5%

86%

MATCH

Alongside Dunkel on malt character and toasty notes: adds dark fruit notes, drops bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Engel Dunkel

Biermanufaktur Engel

Germany · Dunkel · 5.3%

86%

MATCH

A touch more richness, a notch stronger, no bitterness — fullness and malt character as with Dunkel.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Weihenstephaner Tradition

Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Germany · Dunkel · 5.2%

85%

MATCH

Stronger — same malt character and toasty notes as Dunkel, adds dark fruit notes, a notch stronger, but without the fullness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Beck's Dark

Brauerei Beck & Co.

Germany · Dunkel · 4.8%

84%

MATCH

Same fullness and malt character as Dunkel, adds sweetness, but without the bitterness.

Structure: very close

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