Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Shared with Pyrozoid. Dark amber/brown poor with a tiny beige head. Aromas of toffee, dates, prunes, sun dried raisins and brown sugar. Lack of body for an 11% brew, somewhat watery. Sweet palate with a malty, dry finish. Flavors of dark fruits and caramel. No obvious traces of alcohol...

Bouteille de 330 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler. Biere de couleur rouille cuivré asser foncé avec un mince collet tres collant. Odeur d’oeuf, un peu sucré, raisins et poivre. Gout de rinsins, un peu sucre au debut et un peu crémeux. Biere un peu décevente.

Bottle from Systembolaget. Deep brown red with a off-white head. Malty aroma. The flavor has lots of malt, but I find it more roasted than sweet. I didn´t have high expectations on this beer because I´ve found moast Bock-beers boring, this proved me wrong.

Dark brown colour, with an aroma of malt and sweet. Taste is crisp with a caramel aftertaste. Not the best doppelbock I have had but very good.

It has been a while since I have had this style but this is a pretty tasty drink. Lots of prune and red fruit combined with a tinge of sweetness to round everything out. Pours a pretty dark brown with some purple hues. Well carbonated and reminded me at first of a semi flat Dr. Pepper. Big fruity pine aroma.

330ml Bottle - Pours almost black, lots of ruby red shining through, and a reasonable off-white head that quickly dissipated. Aroma is sweet and malty, raisins, prunes, and something just slightly sour. Flavour is initially sweet and very malty, an edge of peppery spice, and then a wallop of alcohol. The alcohol is quite heavy and there is something almost metallic dominating the palate late. Aftertaste brings some good hopping, still heavy on alcohol, but altogether enjoyable. I am guessing the metallic element should not be there, and without it I would have enjoyed it even more.

A clear dark red/amber colored beer, with a beige head. The aroma is fruity with caramel malts. The taste of brown sugar with caramel and some nots of fruit. and the flavor of alcohol. In the aftertaste are a lot of sweets with some bitter.

11.2oz bottle
8.5% ABV
I tried this beer on December 13, 2008 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a transparent reddish-brown with a very thin long lasting tan coloured head. The aroma is sweet caramel malt with a little hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, some caramel, some toffee, and little bit of a bitter finish.