Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel

Deep reddish brown with a thick tanned head of about 2 cm. The head settles after a while and leaves some lacings. A rather big smell, very malty. Caramel, roasted malts, coffee and dark fruits. Grassy and spicy hop notes. The taste is better than the smell would have you believe. It’s not overly sweet, but here’s still plenty of malty sweetness. I like how the expected caramel and bready malts are complimented by roasted malts and coffee - interesting and not very common. Lots of date-like fruity notes. Wood and a subtle herbal hop note. The finish is mildly bitter with a well integrated alcohol flavor and lingering malts. Rather full bodied and very smooth. Quite a lot of carbonation. As for doppelbocks go - a style I sometimes have a hard time dealing with due to the cloying sweetness some of them showcase - this is one of the better I’ve had. The sweetness is not overly powerful and the "dunkel element" in this one adds lots of levels and flavors. Nicely balanced. But still, it’s not the most interesting beer in the world, and after one bottle I’ve had more than enough. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Bottle shared by malrubius at Paul’s homebrewing session. Pours a clear reddish brown with a linen white head. Very pleasant aroma of malt, brown sugar, molasses and a bit of prune. The flavor is equally enjoyable with lots of rich malt, dark brown sugar, molasses and a bit of prune. There is some slight smokiness to the flavor as well. Overall, a first rate doppelbock. Thanks for sharing, Mike!

Brown coloued with a small beige head. Aroma is fat malty of caramell, toffe and light minerals. Flavour is generously malty, sweet and thick with carmelized fruit, caramell, nuts and other malt goodness. On the sweet side but still very balanced.

Bottle purchased to the monastery. Dark brown color with beige head. The aroma is toasted with some appearance of fruit and caramel. The body is light and the dry taste of malt and hop.

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours light brown with a white head. Aromas of burnt sugars, chocolate, caramel. Flavours of caramel, roasted malts, dark fruits, molasses. Finishes malty and hoppy.

real sweet with a real caramel aroma. Just the thing for autumn. Really an art doing this without sugar. long live "dem bayerischen reinheitsgebot" I recommend!

500ml bottle@Munich, Germany. Malty and sweet dark Doppelbock from the Kloster Brauerei.

Pours a deep mahogany/brown, bit of tannish foam that dissipates quickly. Odor is a bit sweet and cloying, as is the initial taste. Seriously, not sure what the big deal is, I’ve had much better DB’s than this one.