Weihenstephaner Korbinian

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

Roasty malt and prickly carbonation for the style...Freshly picked grapes still covered with muddy earth...A nice bock, but certainly no doppelbock...

Bottle (many thanks to Kölschtrinker !): Very dark amber coloured, small foamy off-white layer; distinctive malty-fruity (dried fruit) nose with a tinge of burnt malt and coffee; robust bitter-sweet flavour, medium to full bodied; sweet-fruity finish, mixed a bit with sugary molasses, followed by some almost tart bitterness in the aftertaste. A decent Doppelbock, well balanced.......

500 ml bottle. Deep brown garnet tinted colour with a beautiful light brown head. Beautiful malty aroma, toast and lightly burnt sugar over a delicious cherry fruitiness. Toasted malt and a lightly spicy hoppiness. Flavour is very similar to the aroma with deep sweet decocted complexity. Toasted nuts, brown sugar, molasses and a soft herbal flavour.

500ml bottle. Doughy tan head on top of a murky dark brown body. Buttered waffles, maple and toast on the nose, with a decent burnt bread crust and light cream and smoke scent. Creamy and silky up front, sweet over the middle, smooth in the finish. Flavor is creamy smoke and pastry, light butter or diacetyl note, but really it focuses on a large dose of creamy smoke.

Bottle. Ruby, clear body with a dense, beige head. Caramel, raisins, sweetness and a little earthy note in the aroma. The flavor is quite sweetish, mostly brown sugars, with caramel, dried fruits, a little roasted note, and some warming alcohol. Quite full-bodied, and finishing with a slightly roast, caramel and quite sweetness. Definately a nice brew, yet it lacks a bit to be The doppelbock. Maybe it’s a bit too sweet, hence lacking some balance. (070725)

Dark red/brown coloured. Chocolatish head with medium lasting. Aroma is sweet, fruity and malty. Flavour is malty and has fruitnotes and is medium spiced. Flavours is not as distinct as I had hoped for. There is some alcahol burn in the aftertaste. Not the most complex dobbelbock, but still a good beer.

(bottle) Clear and dark mahogany colour with a medium sized beige foamy head. Moderately sweet aroma of dark and roasted malts, caramel, toffee and cacao, also shy hints of hops. Sweet flavour, medium to full body, smooth carbonation. Sweet roast-malty taste with caramel and dark chocolate, sweet malty and warming finish with a shy but present bitterness. Not too complex and quite sweet, but really quaffable.

Nice brew. It pours a coffee brown color with a slight off-white head. The aroma is chock full o’ sweet maltiness. Good full-bodied, modestly carbonated mouthfeel. The taste is of roasted malts, some dark fruit sweetness, and a dash o’ the hops. Sweet malt & fruit finish. A fine example of what a doppelbock should be. Lagers can be excellent.