It has been a great October to enjoy so many wonderful German beers. Today’s beer is Deb’s Dunkel from Scriptown Brewing in Omaha, Nebraska. Dunkel in German means “dark”. These lagers typically are a copper to brown in color. The notes can include bready, caramel, and sometimes even chocolate.

Deb’s Dunkel has great caramel and bready notes. One thing about a Dunkel is they tend to be less sweet than some of the other German lagers. The body is soft and the finish has a bit of hop bitterness to it.

A key to Dunkels is the Munich malt used in them. This Dunkel has the following malts:

• Munich 1 lighter in color and brings out notes of light caramel, honey, and bread.

• Munich 2 darker with just a little more roast to it but has similar notes to Munich 1.

• Melanoidin provides amber color with honey and biscuit notes.

• Carafa 2 is dark brown in color with espresso aroma. Has coffee and chocolate notes.

The hops used in Deb’s Dunkel are German noble hops and include:

• Tettnanger tends to be more floral, herbal, and grassy.

• Hersbrucker has floral, spice, and light fruit notes which is perfect for many different German Style beers.

Another great German style beer from Scriptown! Deb’s Dunkel is very sessionable at 5.1% ABV and such a great fall beer.

Cheers!