Dunkles Weissbier is a grainy, bready flavored beer. Dunkle is German for “dark”. There are slight caramel notes along with toasty, bread crust like melanoidin character that the Munich malt imparts on a beer.
Although it has a nice rich color, it does not contain any roasted flavors or aromas.
The hop character is pretty much non-existent. It contains an even balance between bittering and sweetness.
The Shifting of Rights
The Degenberger family originally had exclusive rights to brew Weizenbiers (which is the name of the larger category of German wheat beers). The