What a week it has been my friends! Why just this past Sunday was father's Day, and as my kids took me to Der Biergarten in Atlanta for a late lunch, I enjoyed two beers I had wanted for some time: Rothaus Tannen Zapfle and Bitburger Winterbock.
Tonight, fortune favors the bold again as I sip a glass of Von Trapp Dunkel. I got an assortment of Vermont's Von Trapp beers from Half Time Beverage, an online beer store I had not tried before. Von Trapp does not distribute to Georgia, so this was welcome news indeed. I even went directly to Ebay to buy a matching Von Trapp glass to enjoy them in.
Von Trapp Dunkel has an alcohol content of 5.7% by volume with 22 IBUs. My can is stamped best by 07/07/22.
About Von Trapp Brewing
In a sea of Vermont craft IPAs, Johannes von Trapp found himself craving the light, refreshing brews he enjoyed while visiting the European countryside- beers 'you can have at lunch but won't need a nap after.' So, in 2010, Johannes, the youngest child of Maria and Captain von Trapp, brought his dream to fruition, gathered a group of the finest local brewers, and began von Trapp Brewing in the basement of the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort bakery, the Kaffeehaus. Since then, the brewery has grown immensely, moving into a state-of-the-art, 30,000-square-foot brewery featuring a Rolec Brew House with the capacity to brew up to 36,000 barrels of beer annually.
Von Trapp Dunkel in a Von Trapp Brewery Glass
Tasting Notes
Von Trapp Dunkel pours to a deep chestnut color with a thick creamy tan head and a nose of light chocolate and toasted nuts. Taking a sip, the beer is medium in body appropriate to the style. It offers chocolate as the nose did and toasted nut Munich malt goodness. Toffee pokes through as well. It finishes balanced with a kiss of grassy herbal hops and an oh so subtle bitterness.
Value & Verdict
I paid $2.99 for my can from Half Time, and Total Wine sells it for $11.99 the six-pack in cans. Not in Georgia, though.
An excellent Dunkel indeed, and one I look forward to enjoying again, perhaps some day at the brewery.
