Beer Review: Red Hook Dunkel Weizen

Price: $2.29 for 22oz
Brewery: Red Hook, Woodinville, WA
Style: Dunkel Weizen
ABV: 6.0%
Color: Amber, to dark red.
Aroma: sweet, fruity, malty, wheat
Body: Medium
Stomach Aspect: Light, already had 22 ounces and I could drink another 22 ounces.
Head: Poured to a thick, off-white, tightly grouped head.
Head Retention: Very little. Doesn't leave much trace from previous pull.
Taste: Caramel, slight hint of pear or other fruit, strong wheat flavor, little hop flavor at the end of the brew. Malty finish that stays on the the tongue
Conclusion: When smelling the brew you're presented with a lovely bouquet of fruit, with hint of hops and spice. The beer has a wonderful deep Amber to dark red color, that is very clear. The head is a nice thick, creamy off-white with tightly dense bubbles. Taste the brew and the taste buds on the front of your tongue come alive! The beer immediately introduces itself. The sweet fruity flavors are very prominent in this beer. Moving the brew to the middle of the tongue and the flavor fades but push it to the back of your tongue and you get a nice spiciness, with some good light hop bitterness and flavor. Swallow the brew and the hop flavor is more prominent (even thought the hop profile is very weak), but the malty finish with the hint of caramel and or toffee flavors go wonderful with the wheat flavors, all of these just make the beer refreshing to drink. This is a wonderful, refreshing Dark Wheat (Dunkel Weizen) brew. I've already drank the brew and I'm wishing I had more. If you're a wheat beer lover, you really need to try this brew, it might just make you love beer that much more. I've had several Red Hook brews (one of my favorites from this brewery is Black Hook Porter), and they still continue to produce brews that are refreshing, great tasting, and Northwestern.
Public Aspect: I'm not sure how people would take this beer just by looking at the label. I mean,the main problem with beer drinkers is they find what they like and that's all they drink. The label isn't much to catch your eye, but once you pour the beer, the aroma and color will start to perk interest. Once friends and family get a drink of this brew you may have to fight off the hoards to drink it yourself. This is simply a good beer.