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Gold in Munich Dunkel

Dunkel

Von Trapp Brewing, Stowe, VT

Category
Munich Dunkel
Entries
49
ABV
5.7%
IBU
22
Style
Munich-style dark lager
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Tasting Notes

This Munich-style dark lager is brewed and fermented with traditional Bavarian ingredients and techniques, creating robust malt notes of caramel and chocolate…

Source: vontrappbrewing.com

The Beer's Page at the Brewery

Brewery Medal HistoryCategory HistoryBrewery Website

Hop Profile

No hop profile is on record for this beer.

Beer Details

Description
This Munich-style dark lager is brewed and fermented with traditional Bavarian ingredients and techniques, creating robust malt notes of caramel and chocolate with a smooth mouthfeel and crisp finish.Source vontrappbrewing.com
Tasting Notes
This Munich-style dark lager is brewed and fermented with traditional Bavarian ingredients and techniques, creating robust malt notes of caramel and chocolate with a smooth mouthfeel and crisp finish.Source vontrappbrewing.com

Research Notes

Dunkel is a year-round Munich-style dark lager brewed by Von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, Vermont.

Award

Category Medal Entries Brewery Location
58, Munich-Style Dunkel Gold (1st place) 49 Von Trapp Brewing Stowe, VT

Specs

Field Value Source
Style Munich-style dark lager Von Trapp: lagers and beers
ABV 5.7% Von Trapp: lagers and beers
IBU 22 Von Trapp: lagers and beers
Hops Not Found Not Found
Malts and grains Not Found Not Found
Yeast Not Found Not Found
Adjuncts, fruit, spices Not Found Not Found
Other 12 oz cans in six packs; 1/6 and 1/2 barrel kegs Von Trapp: lagers and beers

Brewery Description

This Munich-style dark lager is brewed and fermented with traditional Bavarian ingredients and techniques, creating robust malt notes of caramel and chocolate with a smooth mouthfeel and crisp finish.

Source: Von Trapp: lagers and beers

Tasting Notes

This Munich-style dark lager is brewed and fermented with traditional Bavarian ingredients and techniques, creating robust malt notes of caramel and chocolate with a smooth mouthfeel and crisp finish.

Source: vontrappbrewing.com

Ingredients

The brewery names no specific hop, malt or yeast, saying only that it uses traditional Bavarian ingredients and that the malt gives caramel and chocolate notes.

Hop Profile

Not Found

Brewing Details

Field Value Source
Color (SRM) Not Found Not Found
Original gravity Not Found Not Found
Final gravity Not Found Not Found
Water Not Found Not Found
Process Not Found Not Found

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Munich-Style Dunkel calls for light brown to brown color, chocolate, bread or biscuit malt flavor, 4.8 to 5.3 percent ABV and 16 to 25 IBU. The published 22 IBU fits; the 5.7% ABV sits above the range.

Awards History

Year Competition Category Medal
2026 Great American Beer Festival Munich-Style Dunkel Gold

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

Von Trapp Brewing is in Stowe, VT. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.

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Gaps

  • Not Found: Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked vontrappbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.

Research Notes

  • The brewery lineup page lists the beer as Dunkel Dark Lager with ABV, IBU, description and packaging; it has no dedicated per-beer page.
  • Search results (brewery menus and a review) agreed on 5.7% ABV and 22 IBU; no conflict was found.
  • No hop, malt or yeast names are published anywhere that was read.
  • No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
  • Researched 2026-10-13.
  • Field pass 2026-10-13: Additional hop searches and the brewery's Dunkel sell sheet yielded no named variety; sensory references to floral hops do not identify a cultivar.
  • Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery lagers page gives tasting words, 5.7% ABV and 22 IBU; no named hops or malts.