Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Bottle. Pours deep red/brown with a thin beige head. Sweet malt aroma with caramel and light fruit. Medium/full body. Flavor is again sweet malt with caramel and brown sugar. Hops are noticeable in a rather short finish.

33cl bottle. Pours a deep, clear copper and russet with a thin, off-white head. The aroma is strong with lager yeast at first and then waves of toffee and melanoidin-rich malts enter the picture. The flavor starts bready, toasty, and malty with a good bit of residual sweetness, some graininess and a very light touch of fruity notes - from the malt and hop character I think, not from esters. The middle of the tongue finds some fruity bitterness and some roasted malt notes - like caramel, hints of chocolate, and lots of toast. The finish has a decent kick of hop bitterness and a touch of alcohol complementing an otherwise full and sweet ending. The aftertaste is lush and rich with malt syrup and hops. The mouthfeel is creamy and full in body, but far from thick or syrupy. The suds are nice and light without the bite that is characteristic of many lagers (which are frequently highly carbonated). Overall, the flavors are a bit grainy and the dose of yeast in the aroma is reminiscent of a much lighter and less flavorful brew, but the beer ends on an up note with some nice flavor developing in the middle.

12 oz bottle. Clear dark copper/brown with a slight fine white head and a bit of lacing on the glass. Sweet caramel malt aroma with a hint of spicey hops. Rich carmel and molasses flavor with just a bit of someting metallic. Some nice alchohol warming. Medium creamy mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. The rich malt sweetness fades to a little hop bitterness in the finish.

Cola colored with minimal tan head. Aroma is a bit of wet dog with mild pumpernickel. Taste is sweet with the aforementioned pumpernickel from mid-taste into the finish. Soft, viscous mouthfeel is very nice.

Super malty, spicy, with hints of apple cider, toffee and licorice. Lively carbonation and thick body. As doppelbocks go, this hits the bullseye.

Sweet aroma of sugar and malt, dark copper, almost head. Taste is very woody, some malt too, medium bodied, balanced, quite bitter. Enjoyable.

Golden-brown colour. Molassesy nose with earthy accents. Sweet, soft, lush malt. Clean. Light molasses, wood, tobacco with a faint alcohol finish. Just a simple, beautiful doppelbock.

bottled. Dark brown w/ a bready-old smell made enjoyable by a funky fruity boozy background. For taste, see last sentence only dilute it to being almost watery. The beer’s still great thou (& fucking underrated!). I’ve really enjoyed this stellar yet pricey brewery so far.