Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Style: Doppelbock
Andechs, Germany

Comparative tasting with Weltenburger’s Asam Bock.
Appearance: Bottle from recently opened german beershop called Beer-Specialist. A lighter doublebock with mahogany color with ambery, coppery red hues. Breezily carbonated look. Tiny beige head with ok retention and nice lacing.
Aroma: Nutty main impression with almost oaky wood scent. Some rosted malty tones with pure grainy, rye-bread quality.
Flavor: Roasted walnuts, sweet chestnuts, dried figs with subtle toffee sweetness at the mid-palate. Moderate, spicy hops at the end.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with soft, but lively carbonation. Smooth alcohol warmth.
Overall: A more pale kinda Doppelbock what i expected. A bit similar to Salvator,with even more balanced malty falvor profile with huge dried fruity, sweet components.

Chocolate. Raisins. Dates. Toffee. Fresh, doughy, brown bread. I think I have a new favourite beer. This is incredible.

Chocolate note at the beginnig, softly sweet nice rye fruits and confit plumb on a . Bitter-sweet with nice alcoholic note at the end. Nice color, red-ruby, soft carbonation, very enjoyable. Great double bock that keep you warm in winter Superbe double bock, rechauffe bien!

Pours ruby with a large but fading head. Nose shows loads of caramelised, bready malt, with a faint hint of soft alcohol. Equally malty flavours, with loads of caramel and toasty note, and again, some soft alcohol. Creamy slick mouthfeel, with soft carbonation.

Pours a brown and dark amber color with a very tall, spongy bubble looking off-white/cream head. Aroma has a very pungent fruity date note up front,, a very heavy toffee nose, mild tootsie roll chocolate sweetness, modest amount of caramel malt, some solid toasted and nutty malt notes round out the aromas. Flavor starts with a combination of date, toffee and toasted malt note moving into a mild noble hops grassy kick in the middle with it finishing off with a caramel, slight walnut nuttiness and some light smokey malt note. Beer is modest to heavy in feeling with a moderately high carbonation rate. Head retention is average and the 1/4 inch head remains atop the brew through the entire rating. Overall the hefty malty notes really meld well with the modest fruity and nutty notes present in this brew. The alcohol is almost completely hidden behind the smooth, heavy body of the brew. Great beer.

A: Pours a nice deep brown with a nice tall cream colored head. Okay retention with nice chunky lace. S: Very malty. Tons of caramel, and brown sugar. T: Malty as well. Rich sweet caramel and brown sugar. Hints of chocolate and light dark fruit. Subtle molasses and a hint of nutty toffee. Malty goodness for sure. M: Medium in body, smooth and sweet.

Bottle. Pours a lovely clear copper colour with a light tan head that diminishes quickly to surface cover. Lots of malt on the nose as well as notes of toffee, dates, raisins and spice. Flavour is also quite malty with notes of caramel, chocolate, dark fruit and clove. Smooth mouthfeel, with moderate carbonation and a long bitter finish. A very good doppelbock, less sweet than a lot of others, and with a little complexity in the flavour.

Dark red, small, diminishing had, beige coloured. Aroma is malty, with (lots of) caramel, cinnamon, clove. Full taste, fruity, smotheing like figs or dates. A little carbonation, slightly bitter, long finish, somewhat dry. Nice.