Schloss Eggenberg Urbock 23°

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Golden, like a dark Pilsner. Sweet malty aroma of caramel and fruits. Flavor: Caramel, mango, chewy. Sweet finish with some alcahol burn. This is a seriously underrated beer in my opinion. It has the kick of a Barleywine but keeps the personality of a true German Dopplebock. One cannot be much happier while getting one’s ass kicked! I will come back for this one.

Bought in Austria; thanks, Mathieu. Very (overly) sweet, so much that the fruityness is in total subtilies. Dry finish and discreet hop presence. A boozy sipper, that wasn’t easy to drink. I know you have bought something better if it had been possible, Mat...

bottle, clear golden orange with no foam, aroma has some green grape, woody stems, orange peel, flavors of souring fruit, refined sugars, malty finish

Golden color. Sweet aroma, close to some barleywine, lighter; light malt and very ligh liquorice and banana. Good body strength and structure, not too sweet, final well bitter; quite malty.

Bottle. Golden orange colour with a thick, disappearing white head. Aroma of raisin, grain, orange zest, vanilla. Mouthfeel is sticky, a bit syrupy, medium in body. Flavour is sweet with plenty of oak, some apple, more dark fruit, alcohol. Finish is long with oak and mild bitterness.

[2332-20090725] 330mL bottle. Mildly toasted eggy grains aroma. Clear, orange brown body with a quick foamy white head. Very sweet malt flavour with a long sweet grainy aftertaste. Medium-full body. Interesting to try though overly sweet.
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Bottle. Well it seems I liked this beer a little more than some of the recent reviews. Pours a golden amber with a creamy white head that doesn’t last long. The aroma is quite thin with a little bit of honey and a touch of oak. The flavour is quite sweet: notes of vanilla, caramel and candied lemon, with the creamy palate accentuating the overall sweetness. I first tried this a couple of years ago and didn’t realise that it was a lager until this current bottle. All in all quite pleasant.

Bottle. Moderate malt notes of light bread and caramel, light orange and dough for the hops andyeast, with dates, brown sugar and alcohol in the background. Head is small, white, with no lacing and is fully diminishing. Color is clear light bronze. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately bittersweet, lightly acidic and salty. Palate is medium, syrupy with an almos flat carbonation and finishes lightly alcoholic. Kind of pale for a Dopplebock, and the lack of a head makes it appear like a blah beer, but the aromas and flavors are bold and pleasant. The soft carbonation is a bit dangerous in that there is very little impedance to quaffing this beer in three big gulps.