Weihenstephaner Korbinian

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

Bottle at ØLbaren - thanks Mette for the taste !! Dark brown - offwhite head. Bread, malty, caramel, berries, a lot of nice tastes but a bit watery finish..

Deep brown beer with good active head, towering even. The aroma is strongly alcohol-sugared. Indeed, the flavor is rich and thick with cooked sugar, nuts, roasted malt. Even some raisin here.

(Bottled) Quite clear, dark red cola brown color with a smallish, tanned head. Very malty and caramely, very slightly sour and moderately fruity aroma with smoky hints. Very full-malty, slightly sour and roasty, surprisingly neutral (not cloyingly sweet despite the huge amount of malt) flavor with licorice hints, and a mildly bitter finish. Obviously no signs of alcohol here. Quite full-bodied, velvety and smooth-carbonated palate. A solid, enjoyable and warming, sweet and caramely-malty doppelbock from a great brewery. Not quite as balanced as the Weltenburger Asam-Bock, though, and the sweetness may be too much for some.

50cl bottle. Trade with Bierkoning. Thanks. Pours unclear brown with a creamy white head. Aroma and taste is sweet of roasted malts, loads of caramel, rye-bread & dark dried fruits. Mouthfeel is smooth, filling, slick & soft. Slight syrupy & sugary but a very nice roast takes over. In the best doppelbock category! Super quaffable!

Tap @ Weihenstephan Malt and slightly sugary nose. Dark chestnut color, creamy big brown head. Dark malty and roasted almost vineous - raisins, plums. Fullbodied yet sparkly mouthfeel. Dark roasted raisiny aftertaste.

Bottle. Red black colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, malt, caramel. flavour is roasted, hop, fruit, malt, caramel, dried fruits. Nice beer.

2004 bottle. Light burgundy red with dark stained-oak brown creates a lovely-looking body, or so I think. Initial head is full and of a light mocha-beige color. It recedes slowly to cover, leaving light in its wake. Aroma of prunes, raisins, chocolate godiva liqueur and that elegant, if somewhat too clean (for my senses) weihenstephan yeast. Very malty overall, this brewery is another one which does a great job with extraction and presentation of malts. Flavor begins with a sweet coffee and caramel mix, plenty of malt as expected and then you get some slight bocky wininess, a dose of drying alcohol and roast and a clean, lightly sweet finish, with light fruit notes of banana and plum from the yeast. Body is perhaps a shade too light for all of the sweetness and bold flavors, with a bit more prickly carbonation than I’d prefer, but they are only minor complaints of mine, and overall, I drank this beer quite easily and enjoyably. As it warms, there is a good warming sensation with some dry breadiness and more chocolate and raisins mixed with rum. Though it’s much more subtle than I make it sound, the alcohol does not jump out at you, but it is there. Perhaps a thicker body would take care of this alcohol apparency.

First rating
(50 cl bottle, thanks rickgordon!)
Clear dark brown color, small tan head. Grainy and acidic scent. Metallic and sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Sweet and roasted aftertaste.
5/4/5/3/10=2.7

Second rating
(Draught at Weihenstephan Bräu-Stüberl)
Clear dark red color, tan head. Sweet, malty and roasted scent, also chocolate. Dark toffee and chocolate taste, also malty and grainy. Medium to full mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Faint apple aftertaste, mixed with chocolate.
6/4/7/4/14=3.5