Ettaler Curator Doppelbock

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Ettal
Style: Doppelbock
Ettal, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Deep brown pour with small brown head. Aroma of raisins, prunes and figs. Wow! Big flavor of dark fruits and chocolate. Very creamy. Delicious.

Pours a dark copper with a tan head. Aromas of candied fruits, toffee, and notes of coffee as well. Really complex. Flavors of roasted malts and molasses with notes of plum and fig on the finish. So much going on, the abv is slightly noticeable on the palate which was a little surprising as it is just 9% aside from that, a very respectable brew.

Smak och doft av humle, malt, mörk torkad frukt, körsbär, sirap, bröd chokladtoner och kaffe. Välbalanserad och honungslen. Liten beska, lagom söt.

Birra natalizia. Nel bicchiere appare ambrata con riflessi rubino, con un dito di schiuma moderatamente persistente. Aroma che ricorda quasi una weisse più un qualche sentore di caramello e di amlti tostati. In bocca si presenta dolce: di nuovo sentori bananosi e di lievito tipico delle weisse. Poi decolla sprigionando la potenza alcolica e caramellata di una doppelbock. Finale lievemente amaro ed aromatico. Buonissima.

50cl bottle poured a dark brown with minimal head.Lovely mixture of aromas especially when warmed a little.Aromas included caramel,figs,chocolate,raisins and dark fruit all promising nice things to come.Nice things did come,a lovely complex mixture of flavours including dried fruit especially raisin,caramel,chocolate,biscuit,home made toffee and a nice background nuttiness.Drank a case of these and would certainly try again.

#389 Im Blindtasting hätte ich auf den Andechser Doppelbock getippt...und das ist ja ein ganz Großer! Leider bin ich nicht so der Bockbier-Fanatiker. Dieser hier sieht gut aus und geht auch relativ gut runter. Wer auf malzaromatisches, deftiges Bier steht, wird sicherlich nicht enttäuscht. Hopfen-Freunde werden hingegen ihr Waterloo erleben... Test vom 5.12.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,11,12,10,10,10 - 10,65

Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a thin head. Rather malty and sweet with some notes of caramel in the nose. Taste is also sweet, but just a tad roasty.

2008 vintage bottle. Thanks to KyotoLefty. Cherries, vanilla, umeboshi, dark sugar, and chocolate nose. Clear dark brown color. Molasses, a bit oxidized in initial; mid palate has a thin sweetness; final has streams of lingering bitterness. Medium bosy. Very pleasant. Not cloying. Maybe just a bit long in the tooth.

.5l bottle dated 25 Oct. 2012, purchased at Kloster store in Ettal, and consumed nearby in July 2012. Pours a clear, mahogany with orange-red highlights and a well-proportioned tan head. The head is moderately dense and has very good retention. Has a nice floral/malty aroma with pleasant notes from the alcohol. The taste is not quite as nice as the aroma, but still about as good as can be expected for the style, at least until the finish/aftertaste. High ABV is partially hidden in the aroma, taste and feel. O: excellent example of the style.

.5 L bottle purchased from Spirits Crossroads. Poured a deep blackish/brown with super dark burnt edges and a foamy smaller to average sized super light beige head with lots of clinging bubbles on the original pour. Aroma of raisins, dates, figs, prune, plum, old molasses, brown bread dough, hint of caramel. The body definitely thickens as you sip this one and although the carbonation is there is starts to compete with the syrupyness of the body, coating mouthfeel and a drier finish. Flavor of saw dust, cellar, old dark grape skins, raisin, prune, old fruit cake, dark toast and old caramel. Funny thing I didn’t fully read the bottle when I pulled this out and thought it was a dark wheat beer, yeah 9% was a bit of a surprise.