Schloss Eggenberg Urbock 23°

Golden red hue, translucent with a fading white head. A typical amount of carbonation but less that other high gravity ales. A very fruity aroma giving impression of pears and grapes then more wheat than any hops you usually expect in this type. The taste is brandy like with a a puckering sweetness and high alcohol concentration, this is expected from 9.6% alcohol, one of the highest I have tried. Not surprisingly the palate is gooey. All in all its preferable to some other super strengih german bocks on the blocks.

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Unknown Vintage (At least several years old though...)

4/06/2009: My personal opinion is that Austrian beers just don’t get the love or respect that they deserve. I know that they aren’t overly fantastic, but they are generally solid, flavorful, and true-to-style beers. Schloss Eggenberg Urbock 23° fits this description nicely. I was not disappointed and it delivered well on everything I was expecting from it. The slightly sweet caramel maltiness is delivered in the flavor along with sweet dates, cherry, hints of nuts, dry oak, golden raisins, light tobacco, and a good amount of smooth, warming alcohol similar in flavor to brandy toward the finish. There is even a suggestion of aged, dried apricot and spicy hops with just a whisp of bitterness. This beer isn’t too heavy, nor is it too light. I think it is just right for a doppelbock and slides down effortlessly. Even the deep golden/light coppery color is attractive. I am very satisfied with this beer.

11,2 fl. oz. bottle (Alc. 9,6% vol.) found at West Side Liquor and Wines in West Harrison, Indiana. Rating #490 for this beer.

Great looking beer, not much aroma, and the alcohol overpowers the palate a bit too much.

Pours a crystal clear light light gold with just a few odd bubbles for a head. The nose is sweet with malt. Clean. A little bready, with alcohol. Perhaps a touch of strawberry and champagne. Some very slight peppery hops. Medium to fuller body with small fizzy bubbles, but not a lot of carbonation. Alcoholic beast. Malty, some bread. Peppery hops appear a bit. Very clean. The sweetness dries up in a hurry. A fair amount of lingering heat. Perhaps suggestive of stone fruit. Cognac of beers? I’m not so sure...

33 cl from Carlota’s shop in Valladolid. A lot of malt, sweet and impressive colour...9,6% is nice for me. Samichlaus little sister.

330 ml bottle from lcbo. pours weak. very clear with a minimal head, aromas of brown sugar. surprising smooth for a 9.6%

Looks like a pale american lager. Taste reminds me of cheaper strong american lagers. Rather coarse and rude on the palate. Overthe top in alky content, probably should be styled as a strong lager. Not much bockness in this brew except for the alky. Overall; in your face. Medicinal finish and a little dizzying. Strong as cognac, fer sure.