Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Bottle, LCBO Spring Release 2009. Dark chestnut brown, neat bubbly fluffy brown tinted white head. Mild aroma - some malt, a whiff of alcohol, not much else. Taste is good - very malty, alcohol not present at all, great medium drinkable body. Very sweet, not sweet, maybe alcohol burn in aftertaste. Not bad at all - I do not get excited about this style, but this one is good.

Bottle at Chaucer’s Pub in London, Ontario- Dark copper with a foamy eggshell cap which leaves only slight lacing. Nose of rye bread crust, orange peel, spices, pumpernickel, lots of malts, some pit fruit. Tastes quite sweet, of malty bread crust, prune, toffee, caramel, brown sugars. Quite sweet towards the end, no real ABV burn, but I found myself looking for a little more hops than what was being offered. Good overall.

Pours mahogany into the glass, with a thin ring that diminishes. Sweet, malty nose... a bit sugary. The flavors are of aerated sugars, malt... a bit unilateral, but comes to a roasted finish. A touch of hops just at the end complements the slight touch of well-integrated ABV burn. The mouthfeel is a bit thinner than expected, and lends a "just ok" feel to an otherwise decently put-together doppelbock. Unfortunately, it gets lost in mediocrity.

Bouteille de 330 ml, acheté au LCBO de Rideau et King Edward (Ottawa) le 10 février 2009. Brune acajou, petit collet. Arome d’orge malté légèrement sucré et de noix rotis. Le goût un peu moin légé, des saveur de choco noisette, bien malté, amèrturme sec et fruité. Très intéressant comme doppelbock!

Pours deep mahogany into a stem glass. Mocha micro head with excellent retention slowly pancakes, but does not recede. Dried pit fruit aromas. Sweet, creamy and malty from front to back. Lasting, dry licorice finish. Turns a bit sour as it warms.

This bock poured a deep orange colour with a quickly dissipating, foamy head. To the nose there are scents of ripe fruit, raisins, molassass, spice and wine. First taste is smooth with heavy malt flavours along with molassass and caramel burnt coffee and hopps. The finish is slightly bitter with burnt coffee and malt lingering through the palate.

Bottle from Vintage Cellar. Ruby brown color with a decent tan head. Aromas of dark caramel and darkish fruit. Near full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavors are near cola/prune with lightly roasted dark malt. Could be slightly woody. Lot going on here. Finishes dry with a nice touch of bitterness. A really good doppelbock.

Bottle. This beer pours a reddish brown with a one inch off white head. There is caramel in the aroma; fig, raisin, licorice, brown bread, breakfast cereal, vanilla. The mouthfeel is solid, coating, lightly carbonated. I taste dark grape, raisin, fig, lightly burnt or roasted nuts.