Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
Style: Doppelbock
Kelheim, Niederbayern, Germany

Bottled. Pours a ruby colour, with an off-white head. A sweet caramel & toffee aroma. Dark & sweet malts dominate the flavour, sticky-like finish. An above-average Doppelbock.

500 ml bottle - pours a dark chestnut hue with slight reddishness at the edges and a thick, creamy two-finger head that laces the glass elegantly. Fresh dark rye bread aroma, along with lots of sweet malt, molasses. Very full-bodied and rich, lots of complexity - dark rye, bready yeastiness, some very slight fruitiness, hazelnut, capped off with a bitter finish. Not my favourite style of beer, but I can appreciate the quality here.

Color is dark, deep ruby brown. Head is creamy, lacy and long lasting. Lacing is nice. Aroma is sweet malts and hops. Flavour is roasty and malty with chokolate and "mämmi". Palate is soft, full-bodied and sticky.

Dark and opaque ruby brown with a medium foamy beige head that leaves a lot of lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, dark fruits, burnt toffee (tire brûlée) and some herbal notes. Flavor is burnt toffee, roasted malt, yeast, herbal hops and dark fruits. Light carbonation with a medium body.

Bottle - dark ruby red colour with a large eggshell frothy head. Very pleasing on the eye. Rusty malt aroma. A lovely malt and nut flavour, somewhat sour too and has quite a sticky mouthfeel, chocolate and malt in the finish. Very nice indeed.

0.5l bottle. Pours an opaque brown with no head. Very dark. Aroma is quite strong and smells of malt and hops mostly, like molasses too. Palate is smooth. Flavour is very very very malty. Varies from being overly malty to quite complex, with hints of caramel, toffee and nuts. Very strong.

500 ml bottle from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.

App.: Clear, deep mahogany with a moderate tan head. Aroma: Cola-like herbals, woody, deep burnt sugar, a bit earthy, some dates/prunes and molasses, rye bread crust. Palate: Medium body, fairly soft carbonation, a bit syrupy. Flav.: Lots of dark rye bread crust, some molasses/toffee/burnt sugar, a bit of dark dried fruit, a bit of wood, much like the nose; finishes a bit off-dry with a little bitterness.

Tasty and certainly to style. Doesn’t blow me away.

Pours a dark brownish-amber-red color with a thick tan head. Aroma of dried fruits (raisins, dates, a hint of apple), some brown sugar, molasses. This beer really had a LOT of intense flavors... rich sugary roasted malts, raisins, candied fruits, a very slight hint of hops. Mouthfeel was soft and silky, a tiny bit sticky. Overall pretty great stuff, a nice surprise to find this beer.