Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

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

16.9 oz bottle. Clear blood brown puffs up a billowy tan head. Leaves an island without lace. Soapy burnt orange juice and leather. Fresh plums melt into dark chocolate. Gently drying with lingering notes of coffee, lime, apple and allspice. Carb is not really noticeable but still cuts through the medium body to produce a wonderful drinker. Reminds me of a good cigar.

I am generally not a fan of bocks and doublebocks as they tend to have a vegetal element that I find a bit distasteful. This beer had a vegetal element but one that reminded me more of a tasty V8 that I found to be rather pleasant. Sampled from a 16.9 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with ruby highlights and a large brown head. The aroma was sour and tangy molasses with a v8 element underneath. The mouthfeel was smooth and creamy. The flavor was rich and savor dark malts and molasses. There is again a V8 undertone. The finish is marvelously long. Very nice!

Bottle. Mahogony beer with a nice beige head. Earthy, malty aroma. Big rich carmalized malt flavor with some backing earth and spice. Lingering caramel. Medium body. Well balanced.

Bottle. Chestnut brown color with a beige head. Sweet, earthy aroma with caramel and chocolate notes as well as some dark fruit. Sweet roasted (or even burnt) caramel flavours with nuts and raisins. Medium-bodied.

Label says malt liquor, so guess what I’m envisioning? Well this is the 180 degree opposite of those cheap pale yellow american 40’s found in the bar. Slight overripe fermented grape or crushed raison aroma in wood.. Pours dark but not opaque in my happy steeler stein. Leathery intial hit on the taste buds. Nice palate but could use slightly more carbonation. Licorice finish with a little bitterness but not offensive. Has all the complexities of bitter stouts without the bitterness. That dude on the front looks like he drank a few of the 1 pint 9 oz bottles !

Dark amber with a foamy off-white head. Amlty and fruity tones. Medium to full body with an interesting malty but still bitter aftertaste.

Bouteille de 500 ml par HogTownHarry. Brun foncé, peu de collet. Arome de malte rich, de fruit murie sucré. Assé bon goût fruit rouge, un peu malté. Très bon.

This pours with a towering foamy head. As the beer slowly emerges, it’s midnight red. Deep candied fruit aroma, like cooking raisins or something. Deep an rich, this evokes dark cherries, a heavy rich red wine, and a little bit of added brown sugar. Big and strong!