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Weihenstephaner Korbinian

Weihenstephaner Korbinian - Doppelbock

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Doppelbock

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7543.71/5.03.7/5.07.4%95.9Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
A double bock beer that has what it takes. Not just for lovers of strong beer. With a malty aroma and great taste, our Korbinian is a true beer speciality. It goes well with smoked meat and fish as well as wild roasts and fowl.
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 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 5, 2008  
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.


 otakuden (518), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2008  
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.


 jfb (413), Weihenstephan, Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
(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.


 jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2008  
(bottle coded 0188): Pours a ruby-brownisn body. Big creamy off-tan head, lasting. Malty caramel roasted aromas. Some dark fruit, plum or so. Caramel, roasted flavors. A little coffee, a little semi-sweet chocolate. A tiny bit of nuttiness. Very good.


 BillKismet (1897), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Gorgeous chestnust color though with a faded head. Pleasantly intense malt ball aroma and dusted malt, exquisitely well-rounded. Med-um-body that is slightly watery for a doppelbock, but posses a flavorful malty component, again of malt balls and some bitter-sourness on the finish. A solid example of the style. Perhaps some smoked Rauch malt is used as well.


 Indulgence (141), Ajo, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Poured a deep, opaque dark brown to light black thickness with a 1 finger head, the head eventually settled into a slick of foam that coalesced around the shoulders; no lacing adhered during the tasting; nose of banana, clove, ginger, malt, toffee and molasses, complex, Flavors of the nose w/ the complexity seemed to strike a more even balance in the mouth. Mouthfeel was light considering the bold nose and flavors. Not much carbonation present and alcohol was very well-hidden. Definately worth a try.


 Pershing (146), Garland, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Dark brown with a malty aroma. Full bodied and moderalty sweet with a nice lingering finish left me wanting more. One of the best Dopplebocks I’ve had in a while. I realized this was a great beer when half was gone in just a few moments.


 dmac (1420), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
16 oz bottle purchased at Spirits RB. Mostly sweet aroma with notes of raisin, dark fruit, slightly sugary and a touch of smoke in the background. The sweetnes translates into the flavor nicely with lots of dark fruit showing up from the malts, molassess and some black liquorice. Very solid beer that was a pleasant suprise.



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