Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Style: Doppelbock
Andechs, Germany

Draught at Kloster Andechs. A dark strong bock, smooth caramel flavours with a hint of fruitiness. Wonderful chocolate roasted malt aroma followed by a dry finish. The best companion to the Schweinhexen I had.

Pre-Great Taste sampling at 1FastSti’s house


Thanks to StewartOfGondor for bringing this back from Europe. I thought it was going to be the last rate of the night until very late when a special suprise came out. Check my next review to see what it was. If this was a decent nightcap, the next was an encore to end all encores.

Aroma / Appearance - I actually found aspects of this beer mystifying. The nose reminded me of wet cat food, cocoa, honeycomb and cookie dough. Sans the cat food it would have been great. The body was a rich caramel, almost toffee, with thin oily head playing around the glass.

Flavor / Palate - The taste makes up for most of the flaws of the nose. Almonds, caramel, apple butter, brown sugar, wheat, roasted malt and a vague sweetness play throughout the sample at various stages. A nice cross between a doppelbock and a dunkel, it hhas good qualities of both. Fairly unique and enjoyable though not quite a 4 in my opinion.

Rich appealing flavors...a meld of sweet roasted caramel, brown sugar, dates, plums, and an earth hop bite. Finishes with a dry alcoholic astringency. A high quality beer that the LoSBD tasting heartily agreed was a highlight of the day. Good luck finding it though!

Bottled. Dark brown in colour. Minor beige head. Lacings. It has a malty aroma, roasted and sweet. The flavour is sweetly malty and it feels just right. It has a sweet and filling aftertaste.

Huge thanks to StewardofGhondor for sharing this one! Thanks Joel! Pours a dark brown color, small light brown head. Aroma is a dark fruit/nut kick. Flavor is a sweet blend of continuing dark fruits, cherries and plums with a healthy kick of chocolate and roasted barleys. Very nice brew. Thanks for lettin’ me try this one Joel.

Not sure if I’m down with the whole dopplebock think. Thick and syrupy. but this one was pretty good. flavorful, i guess but i was too drunk to really enjoy it.

Poured a mostly clear, reddish/bronze body with thick legs beneath a sticky, tan head. Caramel aroma, lightly fruity with mild vegetal notes to distract. Big malty flavor with a sticky finish, our tasting group was fumbling for synonyms of "caramel". Mild alcohol astringency and a dry finish. The best of four German brews today, but I found it rather weak in its style category.

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