Beer of the Week: Black Walnut Dunkel

If you love walnuts, this week’s beer is for you. It’s from Perennial Brewery in St. Louis, and The Hopleaf’s Michael Roper really loves how dark and intense it is. Beer with dessert? Why not. It’s barely 7% abv, and with all of those rich, intense walnuts to draw upon, it has a sweet intensity that might turn out to be a great pairing throughout the meal. This chocolate brown German Dunkelweizen is aged on Missouri‐grown black walnuts. “Big aromas of banana sit on top of this malty wheat beer, and it finishes with a nice black walnut nuance on the palate,” says the description on the brewery’s website. Cheers.