Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

Excellently crafted beer. Poured from a bottle purchased in Miami Beach with a fine, tan, foamy, frothy, slightly textured head and some lace. Very dark walnut color with dark amber highlights. Aroma is malty, slight anise and rootbeer. Flavor’s the same but first dry and then sweet. Great body! Silky smooth, fine carbonation and mouth filling. Hints of alcohol. Good finish but maybe too much for a session beer.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a quickly disappearing head. There’s a small line of lacing along the rim of the glass. I smell toffee, grape bubblegum, pumpernickel bread with an earthiness and something like rootbeer. Mouthfeel is medium light. I taste wood, burnt nuts, prune, toffee more grape and sugar. There is a bitterness that lingers in the finish.

50cl bottle from Beverage Castle (Tampa, FL). Pours a clear dark brown-reddish color with a thick and foamy tan head that settles quickly but still laces the glass. Aroma is sweet malt, milk chocolate, banana, some hints of honey, caramel and malted milk. Flavor is pretty much the same -- lots of sweet malt, chocolate, maybe some hints of toffee, caramel and ripe fruit. Generally medium body with a sweet and slightly hoppy finish.

A Mes rate: bottle from the Bottle Stop in Bramhall.
What an unexpected cracker this is. Almost black brown with a thick and creamy beige head that lasts well. A ton of caramel and rich German malts on the nose with some slight hay and almost barnyardy funk plus a lovely delicate hint of wood smoke. The flavour follows on beautifully with slight dark chocolate notes giving a subtle bitterness that balances things out superbly. Glorious finish full of chewy malt and a slight nod toward the alcohol content leaving a lingering sweet smoky aftertaste. Very good stuff indeed.

Bottle. Pours a not quite opaque dark brown with ruby showing against light. Big creamy tan head that laces the glass thickly. Beautiful beer. Flavor is rich malts with hints of chocolote. Dry malt predominates in this brew which becomes slightly estery as it warms. Full bodied and mouthfilling with a very dry finish.

Pour is dark brown with a light tan fizzy head. Aroma is malty with sweet butter, brown sugar, and dark fruit. Flavor is sweet roasted malt, light chocolate, biscuits, and goodness. Very smooth carbonation. I also got a bit of toffee characters throughout the brew. Very solid beer. Would buy again.

500 ml bottle. Deep brown color, creamy tan head. Very appealing sweet aroma with some raisins. Wickedly smooth taste with a chocolaty finish, full body. Great!

Splendida doppelbock di Weltenburger, uno dei prodotti di punta del birrificio; servita nel bicchiere tozzo, si lascia bere con generosità ma interessa soprattutto le papille gustative e il naso (splendido, di prugna e zucchero candito).