Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock

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

Bottle. I had heard nothing of this beer, so imagine by surprise when I tried it from the lcbo winter release! It quickly mad up for my grand cru disappointment! Very dark drown pour, almost black. Small tan head. Very strong chocolate and caramel aroma. Taste is full bodied, with slight hops at the end and in the middle all the malty sweetness and dark chocolate flavours you can handle. Lovely. This is a wonderful warming strong malty, grainy beer, a true beer for the season that gets thicker as it warms. I will be buying more of this for sure. Re-rate. Neat to see what you think of a beer over a year alter, when your palette has changed. This one held up very well, but I think having it on a chilly winter evening (old rating) as to know (decent spring day) makes a difference. I still like it, it is among the best Bocks I have ever had, but I found the body a little thin, probably on style, but not enough to justify my overall rating. It looks good, tastes rich and caramel like, but doesn’t have a ton of aroma. A really really good Bock that I overrated before. original 9-5-9-4-16

Fricken hell - how does this rate so high!!?? Quite dark, clear with a well-retained greyish head. Toast, peanut butter, berry and soy sauce aroma - a bit weird. A bit too roasty, bitter and alcoholic and not overly malty. A bit sour and roasty with some broccoli. Not as bad as I make it sound but it’s not real good.

This is fabulous! Pours jet black with a quick fading but hazy beige head that gets reabsorbed back into the black tar rich in roasted aromas floral esters and a slight hint of cake icing! The taste is smooth, spicy, woodsy, and definitely earthy with hints of nutmeg. Nutty and balances bitters. Fabulousness!

Dark brown colour with nice light brown head. Aroma is sweet with some roasted malts. Flavor has some caramel and chocolate notes. Palate is almost syrup like. All in all a very nice doppelbock.

I saw this pour out the bottle a thick, dark brown color, but when it hit the glass it turned black with a dark brown head that soon vanished. The aroma is rich, sweet and malty. The taste is of chocolates and caramel and burnt malt and a dab of fruits. A very thick and smooth, tasty drink

A pretty red/mahogany color, lively with effervescence, transparent and a full tan head. Lace is sticky and the retention is fair. The aroma is of malt (earthy), caramel, and oak and lightly acrid. Flavor has a malty sweet start, an acerbic middle and a tart/dry finish. No strong hop finish. Palate is medium bodied, syrupy and surprisingly flat. An enjoyable double bock without the sharp acrid finishes of other brands.

A classic German doppelbock. Dark brown/red with a light brown head. Sweet and heavy aroma. Roasted malt, caramel, bread and spices. Chocolate dominates the flavor with some citrusy and fruity notes. Bitter towards the long lasting finish. Dry. A very nice and warming beer.

Almost black colored, big nice beige lasting head. Sweet caramel and chocolate aroma with roasted malts, excellent one! Strong roasted malt and caramel flavor ends with dry hopping. Chocolate lasts long with nicely dry mouthfeel. Body is surprisingly bland, after aroma and having ABV 7.2%. High alcohol content does not show in aroma or flavor, well hidden. Alcohol comes up slightly in aftertaste, gives you warm mouthfeel. With more body rating would have started with 4, still very good and complex doppelbock..