Schloss Eggenberg Urbock 23°

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

I agree with last two reviewers, the ratebeer folks (and MJ in his 500 classic beer guide) have misidentified as a dopplebock when the class ’Imperial Lager’ is much better suited. This exceedingly strong ’cognac of beers’ is well made, I’m quite sure. I simply don’t have the palate nor the desire to consume cognac nor this strong concoction.

pours golden, it really smells like sapporo to me, and looks similar, this is supposed to be a doppelbock right? hmm more like an imperial lager i would say. not bad but not at all what i was expecting

0.33 l. Orange-gold with a small head that mostly fizzes away. Earthy-spiced toffee and slight sweet corn and apple in the aroma. Flavors of toffee, grain, port, slight banana, bitterish nut, earthy herbs and dried wood. Medium body is smooth with a nice alcohol tongue tingle, and a chest-warming finish.

Pours a clear gold with a thin layer of foam and lots of bubbles, minimal lacing. Aroma is very lagery, stale skunky hops. Taste, well things are looking up; this is sort of like an imperial lager more than any doppelbock I’ve ever tasted. Wow. Very much like any lager you’ve had at first, but then you realize it’s super strong, thick, and full of alcohol. I definitely taste raw figs, apricot, spicy towards the finish - I can see how the "cognac" description fits at this point. Warms nicely at the finish, coats the throat, nice and chewy and reasonable carb. I do like this beer, but not within the context of a doppelbock. How about European Strong Lager?

330mL bottle purchased from LCBO in Toronto. Pours a poor fizzy pale gold. Little head and no lacing. Decent malty aroma. First taste is sweet. Very sweet. The taste remains syrupy throughout. The malts don’t balance out the sweetness and the hops are not noticeable. Not an enjoyable beer.

330ml bottle, 9.6% a/v Pours a bubble-less gold colour with a nice rich white head. Aroma is almost like malt liquor, bad memories of highschool days ;-). The taste is much more refined then those beers though. Very sweet off the start, with a very malty characteristic, thick and rich for a light beer. It is cloyingly sweet and is suited for sipping.

330mL bottle: Clear amber in color with tan bubbly head which quickly dissipated. Aroma is sweet, reminiscent of extra dose of malt. Flavor is initially sweet and very boldly, the malty flavor dominates giving way to fruity notes. Alcohol is very present throughout the tasting. The palate is syrupy and sharp. This is a good beverage meant to be slowly sipped with canape style food.

Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 07.2007, savoured on April 21 2008; eye: golden with a orange hue, clear, slight effervescence, beige head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: low odours profile, malt, caramel, alcohol, light fruity, bread; mouth: liqueur-like, warmth of the alcohol is quite present, caramelized malt, malt, caramel makes it rather sweet, a bit of bread, orange, finale in alcohol and caramel with a hint of pepper, creamy texture, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, meilleure avant 07.2007, savourée le 21 avril 2008; œil : dorée avec une teinte orangée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse beige qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : faible profil d’odeurs, malt, caramel, alcool, léger fruité, pain; bouche : liquoreuse, chaleur d’alcool est bien présente, malt caramélisé, malt, caramel la rend plutôt sucrée, un peu de pain, orange, finale en alcool et caramel avec une pointe de poivre, texture crémeuse, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct