Weihenstephaner Korbinian

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Doppelbock
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

Thanks to my brother (pojo41) for sharing this one with me. Poured an attractive dark brown/reddish color with a good head that didnt dissipate too quickly. Aroma was very malty. Flavor was also very malty with hints of chocolate, dark fruit, and roasted malt. Mouthfeel was good. This was a very nice doppelbock.

bottle thanks to swalden_28. poured a dark brown with ruby hues and a beige head. aroma of malt and dark roast grains. flavor pretty much the same.....hops were present as well. had medium carbonation. this was a great treat.

Bottle. Dark brown, slightly red and clear with a good head. Malt bomb of a beer, sweet caramel and toffee with some dark fruits. Super smooth texture. The end brings a long roasty, mocha-like aftertaste. Doesn’t show the ABV and is a bit too easy to drink if anything.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX.....Pours a dark hazy brown with red hue’s.....Nice aroma of dark roast and some fruit. Flavor much the same......Dark malt, fruit, some hop bitter, semi sweet....Palate is light, soft body with med-high carbonation....Overall, pretty good shit!

Aroma of dark malts, chocolate, caramel, and dark fruits. Pours brown with a fine head. Has a nice malts profile with chocolate, dark fruits, and some toast. Sweet and malty, finishes with a hint of alcohol.

50cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown to black with thick and frothy tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of candy sugar, molasses, brown sugar, dark ripe fruit. Flavor is also sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, ripe fruit, molasses, nuts and spice. Generally medium to full-bodied with a sweet and malty finish.

My Weihenstephaner Korbinian came to me in a large 22oz bottle which I promptly poured into my tall 24oz bomber glass. She poured a rich earthen brown with tinges of burnt amber accentuating her sides and the curves in the glass. A small head of foam fades into a blanket on top of my brew. As I tease her nose, brussels lace trickles down the sides with each swirl. Rich roasted malts greet my nose with sweet caramel notes, prunes, faint chocolate, and wet earth. Her succulent and almost syrupy viscous body fills my mouth with sweet malts, caramel, fresh prunes backed by lightly sweet chocolate. Semi-sweet chocolate maybe? A warm beer, she has a heavy body which thankfully doesn’t cloy too badly, otherwise she would be very hard to finish. As is, each quaff glides across my eager tastebuds and leaves a brisk, almost lemon-rind finish. For a very full body, I am surprised and delighted to find my Korbinian to have a pleasant effervescence as she warms. Malty sweet, succulent, with rich dark prunes, chocolate, spice, and a drying bitter citrus finish.
An excellent Dopplebock if I do say so myself. Ayinger’s Celebrator is still my favorite dopplebock to date, but Weihenstephaner proves that they haven’t lost their touch over centuries of brewing and perfecting their craft. History is best enjoyed with a beer in hand, even more so when that beer in hand is a part of brewing history itself.

(bottle) pours the darkest ruby red colour with a quickly diminishing light brown head. smell is sweet, with lots of dark fruits and hints of chocolate, caramel and a light roastiness. roast flavour is dominant, with chocolate, dark fruits and light woody notes in the background. medium to heavy, sweet palate with mild carbonation.