Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Bouteille 330ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur brune-rouge foncée et claire. Nez malté de caramel toffee sucré et légèrement rôti, moyen d’alcool, moyen-léger de fruits (raisins, léger de poires) avec des traces de café,de sucre brun et de houblon herbeux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture aux notes liquoreuses. Goût légèrement fruité (raisins, léger de poires, traces de cerises et de prunes) accompagné de notes d’épices (poivre très doux) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel et de toffee sucré et légèrement rôti avec des notes de sucre brun ainsi que des traces de pain. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un moyen-léger goût d’alcool aux petites notes réchauffantes (liquoreux) jusqu’en finale, où se développe également une légère amertume de houblon herbeux avec des traces de noix et de café. Post-goût moyen-long, légèrement amer d’alcool doux, léger de rôti et de houblon herbeux avec un léger goût fruité (notes de moût de cerises, traces de pelures de prunes) et des traces de café.

Bottle. Pours a clear dark brown color with a small off white head. Nose is light nuts with a sweet malt note. Palate is full and clean. Flavors of light nuts and a hint of brewed coffee grounds with a light malt note and some dryness in the finish.

Poured to a fluted fest glass at Brixie’s Holiday Beer Tasting in Brookfield,IL. The color was clear, deep amber or that of whiskey. The head was nice white foam followed by clingy, white ribbons of lacing. The aroma had a Munich malt scent, and some light toastiness. The flavor was rich malt, hints of caramel and sweetness, and mellow hop bitterness. A very smooth, representative Doppel.

11.2 oz bottle from LCBO. Pours deep brown in colour, with little head. Aroma is overwhelmed by alcohol. Flavour is intense, slightly sweet, with some coffee. Slightly creamy body.

330cL bottle Venice, Italy. Amber body, creamy offwhite head. Aroma rich with burnt toffee, milk chocolate, cafe au lait and dried fruit undertones. Thick texture, balanced well with bitterness, moderate carbonation. Plenty of toffee and biscuity malt on the body. Hints of roasted malt and raisins. Finishes reasonably bitter, lingering dried fruit. Very nice, maybe didn’t enjoy it as much as the Urbock though.

Amber brown, thin beige head, light lacing. Aroma is malty, chocolate and caramel, brown sugar, molasses. Flavour is malty and sweet, caramel, light chocolate and a splash of alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, sweet, warming.

Not bad but seems a bit on the light side at times. Alcohol is fairly well hidden.

330ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on January 10, 2009.
Best before February 2010.

Clear deep brown of color with a beige head. An aroma of malt, sweets, toffee, alcohol and weak fruits. A flavor of malt, sweets and toffee.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown/black with a one finger off-white head. Aroma of toffee, brown sugar and some light caramel. Flavor was sweet malts, mild coffee, caramel and toffee with a smooth and dry finish.