Brand Dubbelbock

Brewed by Brand Bierbrouwerij (Heineken)
Style: Doppelbock
Wijlre, Netherlands

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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22 Oct 2012 saw me, my wife and 26 other members of the CAMRA Investors club have a wonderful afternoon as guests of the brewery: after a film show and giuded tour of the brewery we adjourned to the tasting celler bar where we were given seven different brews to taste: I had plenty of each! This lovely amber brew was just about my favourite of the bunch on the day. Malty and caramel smells filled my nose and those flavours carried on into the taste, this is a fairly sweet brew although it does have a slight undercurrent of hop bitterness just below the surface. It catered for my sweet tooth nicely and although it wasn’t rich or creamy it did hide the alcohol level well. I would have liked more fruitiness and depth of flavour for a Dubbelbock, but it was better than OK.

Pours brown-red with tanned head that lasts for a while. Aroma of dark fruit and caramel. Taste is a bit sweet, some bitterness, fruits and caramel. I really liked this one!

30 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Mitra. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Fruity malty aroma. Good bitter taste with some caramel sweetness. Very full round mouthfeel with a hint of alcohol warmth. Great doppelbock

Draft. Pours a clear brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt, spice and licorice. Flavour is medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Krachtige volmondige roodbruin bier met rijke smaak van karamel. Met een lekkere hopbittersmaak.

Clear chestnut brown colour, large foamy mokka coloured head which dissapears, soft syrup sweet smell, bitter dark coffee like smell low to medium carbonation, some hints of fruits like craneberry can be discovered

Beautifull head, little aroma of malt and grassy hoptones. Nice dry finish over a bitter-sweet balance. Better than the first impression from the aroma.

Bottle@home (0,3l) Cream colored head, lasting. Dark brown-red color. Aroma malt, hops, liquorice. Taste a little sweet, liquorice, some bitter. Palate nice mouth warming. IMHO one of the best dutch bock beers.

These bock’s are mostly too sweet, but this one is OK. Nice brown color and lasting foam. Easy drinking, reasonable low on alcohol. Fruity.

Ordinary bock beer, if you can call this style ordinary. Brown-red colour. Very small head. Aromas of spyces. Taste of sweet malt.