Paulaner Salvator

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Doppelbock
Munich, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

I had this beer with some thai leftovers- it helped put out the fire! Full bodied, not very hoppy. Molasses notes with a crisp finish. Not very much of a head out of the bottle, but i’ve had it on tap and it was even more scrumptious.

I truly enjoy this beer - yes, it does have an alcohol flavour character to it...to my tastes a cognac like alcohol flavouring which I find addictive. Closer to a biere du garde from my experience. This is a 9pm by the fire type of beer.

One of the best Doppelbocks in the world. It is really smooth, but not one of the the very sweet kind, like animator or andechs doppel bock dunkel. Its rich and dark and with a really strong palate. If you like doppelbock you have to try it!

Intense malty aroma. Crystal clear red/orange colour with a quickly diminishing head. Rich sweet malty flavour with small hints of spice. Drinks really nicely but the bottle is too small.

Very nice deep amber color with a super creamy-like head thats frothy and very tight. Looked like a lighter whipped cream and was light tan in color and nearly three fingers high. The lace clings in large patches that remain a long time on the glass. Smell is a very buttery roasted malt, like slightly burnt popcorn, but thicker. Is also somewhat sweet and toffeeish. Taste is super subtle of toffee, roasted malt, sweet, and is kinda creamy/silky smooth, a little bit chewy, with a lingering dryness that settles in and goes into the finish, which gets lighter. The finish, again, reminded me of that dry mouth feeling you get from eating dry popcorn. I really liked the feel of this beer, its so complex and layered. The taste is well rounded and has great subtle complexities as well. Absolutely drinkable and enjoyable. Highly recommended as far as dopplebocks go.

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2004 lots of malt and caramel on the nose, fantastic ruby/copper colour, huge malt flavour with lots of caramel, hints of pepper and citrus. fantastic creamy, buttery mouthfeel with long lingering bitterness which complements the malty flavours superbly.

This beer was rich. A dark brown/amber color and an off-white head. Heavily malted beer with a strong, sweet finish.

UPDATED: JUL 27, 2009 Lots of flavors, none overpowering. I tried this side by side with Boont Amber, and compared to that the flavors seemed mild. Anyone who likes 1554 should love this. I’ve been buying Salvator by the 6 pack for 3 years, bought a 6 pack recently that tasted bad! In every other example I would rate it at least 4 out of 5!