Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg
Style: Doppelbock
Kelheim, Niederbayern, Germany

(3/7/08) Bottle from a trade with Koelschtrinker drank in my hostel room in Ghent. Dark brown with a big beige, rather quickly-diminishing, head. Aroma with lots of malt, notes of roastiness, some bread, caramel and maybe a bit of licorice. Malty, dark bready flavor, with caramel and hints of chocolate. Medium to full body with a soft velvety mouthfeel. Lovely!

500 ml bottle from the LCBO. pours very dark red with a small tan head. aromas of maltiness that i cant quite put my finger on but is in some way unpleasant. flavours are better but a bit muddled. sweet malts dominate with nothing distinct enough to point out. a quafable brew and in some ways quite enjoyable but i wont be rushing out to buy more. as an after thought its a lot like a good brown ale but dopplebock hhhmmmm not so much

Bottled. Pours a ruby colour, with an off-white head. A sweet caramel & toffee aroma. Dark & sweet malts dominate the flavour, sticky-like finish. An above-average Doppelbock.

500 ml bottle - pours a dark chestnut hue with slight reddishness at the edges and a thick, creamy two-finger head that laces the glass elegantly. Fresh dark rye bread aroma, along with lots of sweet malt, molasses. Very full-bodied and rich, lots of complexity - dark rye, bready yeastiness, some very slight fruitiness, hazelnut, capped off with a bitter finish. Not my favourite style of beer, but I can appreciate the quality here.

Color is dark, deep ruby brown. Head is creamy, lacy and long lasting. Lacing is nice. Aroma is sweet malts and hops. Flavour is roasty and malty with chokolate and "mämmi". Palate is soft, full-bodied and sticky.

Dark and opaque ruby brown with a medium foamy beige head that leaves a lot of lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, dark fruits, burnt toffee (tire brûlée) and some herbal notes. Flavor is burnt toffee, roasted malt, yeast, herbal hops and dark fruits. Light carbonation with a medium body.

Bottle - dark ruby red colour with a large eggshell frothy head. Very pleasing on the eye. Rusty malt aroma. A lovely malt and nut flavour, somewhat sour too and has quite a sticky mouthfeel, chocolate and malt in the finish. Very nice indeed.

0.5l bottle. Pours an opaque brown with no head. Very dark. Aroma is quite strong and smells of malt and hops mostly, like molasses too. Palate is smooth. Flavour is very very very malty. Varies from being overly malty to quite complex, with hints of caramel, toffee and nuts. Very strong.