Weihenstephaner Korbinian

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

16.9 ounce bottle - $2.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, very dark reddish-brown body with a foamy, bubbly, light beige head. Smell: Deep, dark breadiness marked by some slight roast undertones. Minor hints of cocoa, dark fruits, and nuts. Smells a bit like that American single-slice pumpernickel bread you occasionally find wrapped in plastic. Taste: Presents a pleasant taste of powdered, unsweetened chocolate and viciously crushed cola nuts sprinkled atop a thick piece of crusty, very dark bread. Modestly sweet. Lightly fruity taste of plums dunked in simple syrup. Mild bitterness midway with a touch of dried herbs. Finishes very smooth with the dark breadiness giving way to a bit more fruit and just a touch of alcohol warmth. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-light carbonation. Rather smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: A bit darker, lesser alcoholic and fruity than many doppelbocks out there -- I dug it! I mean, there’s only so much alcohol and fruit a man really needs, right?

Pours to a dark garnet body with a lasting large creamy tan head. The aroma is a malty raisin bread and light cookie dough. The flavor is malty with brown sugar, strange malted grain profile, light bubblegum, lots of yeasts, mild green raisins, light woodsyness like Anchor OSA. Flat feeling dry palate. Leaves my mouth watering. Nothing really going on here to excite.

From bottle. Rich malty nose with Twizzlers and chocolate, light metallic twang over the molasses. Sweet, a bit dusty. Mild fruity character in there, not much hop bitterness, though. Characteristic German Doppelbock aroma, very rich. Dark brown with ruby tint, clear, with thin off-white lacing head. Medium-heavy watery body, with medium-heavy carbonation. Starts sweet and rich, with molasses, caramel-like maltiness, toffee, and chocolate. Mild bit of acidity and bitterness, with light alcoholic notes, too. Not as complex and deep as Celebrator (from what I can remember, anyway), but still a nice Doppelbock in the German tradition. Finish is lightly bitter with a dry metallic tang and lasting sweetness. Beany nutty sweet after with a bit of warming.

Aroma of freash baked bread just out of he oven. Dark ruby red body when held to light and tan foamy head. Flavor was sweet, slightly bitter and licorice candy. Not overly sweet and not overly bitter. Good Doppelbock.

This is a very nice beer - and i think its official that doppelbock is an excellent style. Chocolaty, full of spark and and fizz. A top notch brew.

There are a lot of bad beers in German, despite the country’s reputation for being master brewers. In fact, some my lowest rating of all time are for German beers. This is NOT one of them. It really shows why German brewers have gained the reputation they have. Starts with a light malty nose with some spice. Dark brown color and a foamy head. Sweet caramelly tastes, berry and chocolate notes in the middle. Like a dunkelbock with some wheat. Cinnamon spicy end. Creamy texture and a full body. Very smooth. Everything is perfectly balanced and the alcohol is in the background, but intensifies everything.

Super hazy brown coloured body, muddy looking, with a super-dense large light-brown head. Near perfect looking, especially for the style. Aroma of prunes, roasted malt, cardboard, blood, metal and some fresh fruit. Medium-bodied; Strong metallic bitterness with some malt flavours starting. Followed by some sweeter prune/pit-fruit tastes and finished by a metallic twang. Aftertaste is actually fairly bland in comparison to the wide range of tastes. Overall, not that great of a beer, I was expecting better from the brewery, but definately worth trying! I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 16-October-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Ruby-brown colour. Sweet malt, raisin and tobacco aroma. Great malty flavour with some brown sugar and smokiness. [Toronto Christmas Party ’04]