Kaltenberg Ritterbock

Brewed by Schloßbrauerei Kaltenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Kaltenberg, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Bottle. Translucent ruby and fairly calm, with a few visibly rising bubbles in the body. Dark fruit aroma rolls out concord grape jam on whole wheat, followed by craisins, plum juice, cherry/boysenberry fig neutons, fir trees and amaretto toffee candies. Flavor takes an interesting turn. Strawberry dust over graham cracker crust. Grape tootsie roll pops. A harsher alcohol dominion puts out flavors akin to a cherry blossom branch soaked in vodka. Other elements pull from maple bark, autumnal pipe tobacco and liquor-laden crème brûlée. Gentle carbonation, gummy stickiness and medium viscosity but maintaining a pressing harshness in every single sip. Alcohol presence and arid, stinging hop profile seem to override the malt bill. Alcohol clings and rings at the tonsils in the finish, partially sweetened by cherry-almond nips and spiced tobacco leaves.

Bottle shared with Elena, ever so discreetly, at the Vienna airport. Pours clear, copper-caramel with a fluffy, foamy off-white head. Rich toasty, bready caramel malt aroma. Strong and sweet flavor with lots of caramel, light toast, bread, some booze, slight leafy bitterness. Full bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Warming finish with some boozy sting, caramel, slight dry and toasted malts, slight herbal and leafy bitterness. A heavy-duty beer overall. Very sweet but the alcohol definitely pokes through. Decent.

chocolate, floral, basement aromas, bubblegum, clear, orange, brown foam, medium sweetness, medium sourness, lightly bitter, medium body, full body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish,

Rödbrun öl med livligt skum. Doftar mycket malt, sött och fruktigt. Mycket maltig smak med inslag av hasselnöt och torkad frukt.

Clear reddish body with a thin tan head that left quickly. Smells of syrup and roasted cereal. Taste is thick of malt and a alcoholic bite. Earthy. No lacing. Palate is sticky and long lasting. Good doppel bock but not the best.

Malziger, mehr aber deutlich süßer Antrunk. Im Ansatz durchaus würzig, dies wird aber nur wenig weiterverfolgt, so verläuft dieses Aroma im Mittelteil. Die Süße bleibt dagegen weitestgehend erhalten, wird aberzum Abgang hin deutlich schwächer. Im Hintergrund ist das Bier hier etwas stechend, der Alkohol ist erkannbar, aber gut versteckt. Etwas unausgereift, besonders im Nachgeschmack etwas schwach; insgesamt aber ordentlich. Vielen Dank an AUCBURG1986! Test vom 11.12.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 9,10,9,8,12,10 - 9,55

Bottle, best before 170810. Dark reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma: sweet malt, raisins, just a tiny hint of buttered corn. Taste: raisins, dried fruit, warming alcohol, very malty, not exactly port I guess, but vinous. Full-bodied, almost moussy. Nice and warming.

Pours a dark chestnut-brown with a slight off-white head. Very nicely hidden alcohol and bit less malty and more bitter than similar doppelbocks. Very nice beer!

Light malty, sugary-sweet with alchol tones. Ruby brown with thin layer of off-white head. Roasty sweet and light alcohol.

Bottle 330ml. Color dark clear brown with medium brown head. Aroma caramel, alcohol. Taste caramel, honey, dark fruit.

Part of the Great Munich Beer Raid 2010. 330 ml bottle in Germany. Dark clear brown color. A full tan head awaits you. Aroma is Caramel, Malts, and alcohol. Taste is mellow malts, fruits, and nuts.Palate is sweet followed but some bitterness.