Schloss Eggenberg Urbock 23°

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Deep golden color with a whit head that disappears except the outer ring. Aroma a mix of sweet malt, alcohol, fruit and honey. More of the same in the flavor. I detect some hop notes trying to assert themselves but losing to this hugely malty beer. Very nice mouthfeel. Long lingering finish with some spiceiness, alcohol and more sweet malt flavors.

Bottle. Medium head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma is sweet with molasses or honey. Taste is sweet and malty.

Pours a light golden color w/ a slight orange tint. Shallow froth to none. Aroma is sweet. Light to medium nectar w/ residual effers. Flavors are sweet and cigar like w/ a major hop showing through to balance it out. Honey, cherry candy, ginger, vanilla, leather, and tobacco. Finish has a strong bittering. A killer brew.

Pours a clear golden color with a small white head that disappears very quickly. Aroma is that of caramel, peaches, and sweet malts. Flavor is extremely sweet, fruity, and spicy with notable alcoholic warmth. Like drinking a strong spicy peach flavored syrup with an alcoholic bite. Flavor sticks around for a long time in your mouth. Almost no bitterness. Full-bodied syrupy consistency that coats the mouth. A complex brew, but way too sweet for my taste.

Beautiful golden color with fine head. Sweet flavor but too strong and very alcoholic.

Poured from a bottle a beautiful clear golden yellow color with very little white head that disappeared in a few seconds. It has a very strong and appetizing aroma of malty candy, fruit, citrus and a bit vegetables. Flavor is very rich with great texture. Tastes deliciously sweet and nutty. Finish endures for a while with a nice light nutty aftertaste. Drinking it warms you up but the alcohol is hidden well for me anyway, a truly delicious treat.

Bottle (Utobeer): Slightly hazy golden with a short white head. Sweet, malty caramel dominates. Can ba bit cloying. Alcohol burn in the finish. Drinkable, but only just.

The aroma has caramel malt, light fruits, and alcohol. The appearance is light amber - gold with a small head. The flavor is strong and sweet with lots of alcohol and cane sugar. I think there is a little oak in there too. The finish is slightly malty with much warming. The alcohol taste is just to overwhelming to make this an enjoyable beer to have without a meal. I know that it does fit the style but I wish they could at least hide the alcohol a little since it’s 9.6% not 19.6%. I now know why it’s called the cognac of beers.