Atwater Teufel Bock

Brewed by Atwater Block Brewery
Style: Weizen Bock
Detroit, Michigan USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen

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This is a Weizen Dopplebock. Had it tonight on-tap at Bocktown...and surprised this isn’t in the database yet. Poured into a snifter. A- Body is a hazy, somewhat cloudy transparent mahogany color. Served with a nice 1 finger white creamy head that has great retention. Lacing left all the way down the glass. S- Chocolate malt, sweet bready yeast, phenols, and a hint of caramel and nuttiness. T- Much like the smell but more pronounced. Upfront is a balance of malt presence between chocolate, caramel and nutty. There is a hefty sweet, bready yeast backbone. There is a bit of astringency to the finish...but nothing over the top as the flavors intensify. What is left to linger is an alcohol heat and a sweet bready yeast. P- Low to medium carbonation and a nice medium body that is heavy is bready yeast and astringency. The astringency is kept in check and is not over the top in any way but is definitely a component of the body. O- This is a very good beer and probably the best from this brewery that I have tried. I’ve had a few other "weizen dopplebocks" and this is probably the best of the ones I have sampled. This one is also a very big beer at 10.9%...the ABV is detectable but drinks more like a 8-9% beer. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 02-19-2009 02:44:39

I really like this beer. It is a clear mid-brown to dark amber, foamy head that will go over the glass if you’re not careful. Aromas are malt, acid, a bit of fruit - fairly though not amazingly complex. The flavors are excellent - a bit of sweeness, dryness, and a nice sour note to really turn the thing around. This has the feel of a very distinguished beer to it; it’s only if you analyze it carefully, evaluating its complexity, that it falls short of excellence. Very good.

I enjoyed this beer on draft at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore. The beer had a dark brown, somewhat clear color with a small creamy off-white head that had great cling but little retention. The beer had an aroma with earthy hops, some grain, barley, and caramel, and a good bit of figs and raisins. The taste was sweet with a deep fruity raisin effect and some sour grainy notes too. The beer was very wet and smooth, with low carbonation and on the thinner side.

On tap @ HopCat in Grand Rapids. Pours caramel brown with a white head. Nose is banana, booze, clove, and apple. Flavor is about the same. Lingering sweetness and somewhat boozy. Interesting beer with caramel/ apple sweetness.

This was an interesting enough beer. Smooth with good malt character and a lot of hops in the end. I had a couple of the six one on day and finished the rest on another. On the second day I detected much more of a roasted coffee flavor -- bitter, dry. Overall good. Not too much alcohol noticed.

On tap: The aroma consists of moderate caramel, chocolate, and faint medicinal notes. It’s a transparent dark amber with a moderate khaki head. The flavor starts with caramel and faint chocolate. The finish has some faint banana and a hint of citrus and earthy hops. Medium-full bodied with mild carbonation.

On tap at Frisco Grille: Transparent dark copper amber pour has a thin ring of clingy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel and toffee with some light fruity esters and a touch of bready German yeasty notes. Starts with decent fullness and effervescent carbonation along with a rich sweet caramel and malted wheat flavor. Could use some more authentic Bavarian yeast and banana clove notes, but has pretty good complexity and bitter balance. A pretty decent weizenbock.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber brown with a one finger beigh head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, raisins, alcohol and nuts. Flavor was sweet with caramel, raisins, dark fruit, toffee and some nuttiness with a sweet dry finish

Deep orangey copper in color with an off-white head. Malty, somewhat sweet, with a taste of toffee, nuts, and orange. Smooth with a creamy finish. A hint of hops, but not at all bitter.

12 oz bottle. Pours a reddish brown with some haze and a small off-white head. Aroma of ripe dark fruit, caramel, toffee, and fresh bread crust. Flavor mainly of dark fruit, especially raisin, with some flavors of bread crust and toffee, maybe a bit of spicy anise. Light palate for a beer of this ABV, with a clean finish. Despite the light palate, the alcohol is pretty well hidden. Not bad.