Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

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

Bottle (from Bitter Virtue,, BB Jan 08). Lots of malty flavours toffee and liquorice with a little chocolate and a little toastyness as well. Sweet and a little sticky but not overly heavy in the mouth. Some alcohol is apparent. Despite the interesting flavours this was a bit sweet for me an lacking enough bitterness or fruity acidity to help balance it.

MIght be my favorite dopplebock for the moment. Can come off as a touch sweet, but the dopplebock style was originally meant as a replacement for food so I don’t mind a little sweetness. Tastes amazingly fresh out of the bottle-- that is what blew me away. They tasted so much like draft, that I effortlessly put down three bottles with dinner. To my palate, it definitely ranks in the elite class with the Celebrators of the dopplebock world.

Bottled: Very deep brown in color with ruby tints, topped by a generous and well retained creamy tan head. Very malty aroma, with a hint of sweetness. Perfectly roasty notes, peat, brown sugar and chocolate. The mouth feel is perfectly creamy and has an amazing texture, a perfect palate. Amazing flavor of roasted malt, dark & subtle sweetness, chewy nuttiness, rich quality chocolate, hearty bready notes, and a perfectly balancing, roasted, smooth coffeeish dryness in the finish. This is a perfectly crafted beer which is perfectly balanced. If I were to rate strictly by style this would be a five!

Deep caramel color with shaveing cream head. Aromas are caramel and some dark fruits. Sweet and malty. Flavors are still malty, but not so fruity. Caramel and roasted malts. A burnt bitter on the finish. Not bad

pours deep mahogany. aroma strong raisin/plum caramel, touches of chocolate, toffee, floral notes, and alcohol. taste is rich raisin caramel and toffee, it has a little cocoa and coffee roastiness. finishes with a sort of roasty nut dryness. this is a wonderful doppelbock, definitely one of the best ive had.

Bottle. Nice dark brown colour with a medium fairly lasting off-white head. Sweet malty caramellic aroma. Flavour of well toasted malt, caramel, bit fruity, slight chocolate. Sweetish toasty finish. Nice brew.

500ml bottle from Trafalgar Wines, Brighton. Very deep red/brown with thick lasting deep beige head. Slightly sickly malt/alcohol aroma. Some toastiness, some fruit. Entertaining in mouth. Quite rich, but nicely balanced with tingly hop and carbonation. Even a touch of coffee. Red berry fruit. Bit of sweet strawberry. Nicely suppable. Bit sweet maybe, but balanced by crisp finish.

The aroma was malty with a strong, strong caramel presence. Dark caramel led the charge coupled with some alcohol and dark fruits. The dark fruits were raisins and prunes with a light bit of molasses. The beer poured crystal clear black with a ruby highlight and a tannish head which laced the glass. The flavor was molasses and dark caramel with raisins and prunes. This one seemed to be a bit on a downward slide with a smidge of winey character beginning to build. Also present was a bit of chocolate. The body was medium with a moderate carbonation and a creamy character on the palate. The finish was dry with lasting caramel and chocolate into the aftertaste. A nice dopplebock, but a bit long in the tooth. 1pt 9 oz bottle.