dunkelweizen

noun

dun·​kel·​wei·​zen ˈdu̇ŋ-kəl-ˌvī(t)-sᵊn 

ˈdəŋ-, 

-ˌwī -

variants or Dunkelweizen

plural dunkelweizens or Dunkelweizens

: an unfiltered, dark-colored, highly-carbonated ale typically brewed with roasted malted wheat

I like to drink dunkelweizen in cool weather; it tends to remind me of autumn.

—Gordon Strong

Dunkelweizens typically have a dark golden to dark brown color, are highly carbonated and lightly hopped, with an alcohol content of approximately 5.5 percent.

—Linda Murphy

Unlike a Hefeweizen … a Dunkelweizen also uses … darker malts that give this beer a coffee, toffee-like quality.

—Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune

compare dunkel, hefeweizen

Word History

Etymology

German dunkel "dark" + Weizen "wheat," going back to Middle High German weiz, weizze, going back to Old High German hweizi, weizi — more at dunkel, wheat

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above