Harpoon Munich Dark

Pros: Complex taste; Creamy texture
Cons: Not really German dunkles, as the name suggests

Brewed by the Harpoon Brewing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, Harpoon Munich Dark is a brown ale brewed in the style of a German beer. Harpoon first began producing this product in 1998 and today it is one of the company’s year- round offerings, ...

Pros: It's a great beer.
Cons: It's not a great Munich dunkles.

Are you afraid of the dark? You really shouldn’t be. Many people have preconceptions about dark beer that prevent them from drinking it. “It’s too bitter,” I often hear, as if bitterness was something that must be avoided at all costs. Do...

Pros: nice appearance, initial taste seems decent
Cons: too much carbonation, lighter body than I expected, finish too sour

Since I haven’t traveled to Germany for beer, most of what I know about German-style beers is hearsay. One of the things I learned from a good friend who spent more than a month in Germany a few years back is that German beer is usually served ...

Pros: a really tasty, good drinking beer
Cons: not a classic rendition of the style

I have been drinking beers from theHarpoon Brewery for many years now. I have found them to be a very good brewery. Of course, most beers brewed in New England are pretty good. That is almost a given. There are a lot of fine breweries in ...

Pros: Moderate bite, moderate after-taste.
Cons: Kind of expensive for a Boston brew.

I'm not a big fan of dark beer. But, I am a big fan of Harpoon. So, over the past month, I've bought a few twelve-packs of Harpoons mixed selection: three bottles of Ale, three of Pilsner, three of IPA, and three of Munich Type Dark. I was a bit...

Pros: smooth, balanced, and yummy
Cons: none

Harpoon's Munich style Dark lager is a well balanced beer. This dark beer does not have an aggressive roasted taste, no coffee or burnt flavor, but has a delicious dark malty flavor, with the right balance of hops, not overly bitter. A great dark beer t ...