JosephsBrau Winterfest

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
San Jose, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Tastes very sweet, with an aftertaste that is certainly not bitter but very fizzy. Different than most winter seasonals, less full of spice but definitely still a lot of flavor.

Aroma is strong dark malt. Appearance is brown with hint of dark red. Small head. Taste is dark malt, dark fruits. Plum, raisin, hint of cherry and grape... some roast. A little alcohol heat. Palate is medium+. Overall not horrible, but wouldnt buy again.

12oz bottle. Another 1 dollar tick from Trader Joes. Filtered burgundy-brown color. Thin, steady soapy off-white head. Pretty clean, with some deep malty tones. Caramel, toffee...maybe some mild vanilla and coffee tones as well. Quite pleasant actually, a little thin and mild in some respects, but still enjoyable enough. I’d venture back to this beer, something I can’t say for much of the other Trader Joes line of beers. Gordon Biersch know how to make a Bock, and while this one isnt so pungent or Bocky, it does have some really pleasant Lager tones.

Clear red-brown with a tan head. Malt, raisin nose. Moderately sweet, burnt sugar flavour. Dry acrid finish. Not really a dopplebock.

Rather light with some yeast and wheat flavors. A bit dark and very bubbly. Short mouthfeel. Medium copper color. Easy drinking and rather smooth. Doesn’t seem very doppelbock like though.

Picked up at Trader Joe’s, enjoyed on random Saturday night. Aroma of pure malt, somewhat roasted. Appearance is a dark amber with a thin white head. Taste is surprisingly neutral, it’s clear and smooth but I really don’t get anything at all from it aside from a very faint flavor. Meh.

Picked up at Trader Joe’s. Aroma is light caramel. Pours a dark amber/copper. Taste is medium with a pretty sweet finish. Surprisingly light on the palate. Good value winterfest lager, alcohol content catches you by surprise. Would buy again.

Bottle. Pours garnet brown with a small, beige head. Chocolate malt aroma with some brown sugar, caramel, grape and cherry. Sweet flavor, heavy malt presence, plenty of dark, ripe fruit in line with grape. Some mild roast. Medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes sweet and fruity with some lingering maltiness. Not bad.

Disappointing. Not a very richly flavored dopplebock but also weirdly flavored. Unlike other dopplebocks I’ve had. Serving: Bottle

Poured reddish brown with a light tan head that quickly faded...Spice, bread, dough, slight citrus on the nose...light sweetness, with a slight bitter finish. Somewhat oily palate, average carbonation...fairly long bitter finish. Not bad for $1.